It’s so they can print the tracking dots.
For the unaware: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/household-printers-tracking-code/
I do love it when a snopes article is about something being true.
My wife found a black and white Brother laser MFP at Goodwill for $15 and it has been an absolute game changer for us.
Welcome to the Brotherhood.
I don’t have a Brother printer. It was not the best purchase I ever made (because I do not own one).
And you have to buy them yellow paint NOT because they ran out, but because it got caked in the hose and clogged it up.
Uncannily relevant, I just had this happen with my Epson printer the other day. Is there any printer you can get these days that doesn’t do this?
Brother BW laser. Can’t require yellow ink if it only uses black toner.
Ha jokes on you, I’ll just call HP Painters instead! 😜
They’re a good choice if you want your house bricked.
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