yikes

 I got some ticker shock today

    I had the oil changed in the van.  I had it changed last May and I realize although I had about 5,000 miles, oil has a tendency to break down over time.  To be safe, I acted.

    Afterwards I stopped at Office Depot to price printers.

    Several weeks ago I had a paper jam in my printer.  I pulled the paper out.  In pieces.

    Since then it has printed, but it makes a noise that sounds like paper is jammed.

    There is a filament that the paper slides over and that seems to be very loose.

    The printer I looked at was about $350.  

    I asked how much the cartridges were.

    Hold on to your wallet!

    Since it is a color printer it takes 4 cartridges.  Each one is about $90,  They sell a bundle of 4 for a little over $300.

    The printer does come with a starter set that is about 50 percent of a regular cartridge.

    I have fairly new cartridges.  The ink level is good.  But I know they were nowhere near that price when I bought them.

    I need to see if my cartridges will fit the new printer.  If they do, then fine.

    Meanwhile I will continue to use this one until it no longer prints correctly.

    That will be the night I need to print off a  document to keep me in the country.

    My next shock was looking at desk chairs.

    The $300 one was not veery sturdy.  The $700 one was nice.

    That is why I am still using Julia's chair.

    And no, I can't order one on line.  I have to sit in it to be sure I like it.

    While I didn't spend any money, I got a good idea on what things cost.

    Wonder if the tariffs have anything to do with that?

Peace and Love

        But especially Peace