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Ordered this as "buy again". They were not in original packaging. I received two cartridges in a padded envelope that had two completely different markings. They appear to be the required size and I can only hope they both work. I am very disappointed that there is no indication that what is shipped now is not what you can expect based on your original order.True canon ink package that works with older printersI ordered this 2-pack 40 days ago and paid almost 5% more for it, so best not hesitate. On the other hand, I notice some Canon printers that have depreciated as much as 50% in price since I purchased them. Face it, the printers are mere "loss leaders" for companies like Canon. Once you buy one, you might as well be a subscriber to a monthly ink-supply plan run by the company. And bear in mind that black #5 is merely one of 5 cartridges required by a Canon 4200 printer. (The only consolation is that black #8 takes 4 times longer to run out than the remaining 4 cartridges.)The government might be able to save GM if they followed a similar model. Sell those Hummers (along with every other guzzler currently piling up in car dealers' lots) for a drastic discount: let's say ten grand apiece (but advertise a "limited supply" to assure a complete sell-out). Now give control of the oil companies to GM (or at least work out an arrangement that would allow the car-makers to set fuel prices and receive a portion of the profits--after all, what's Exxon, Conoco and Chevron without cars?) In fact, if the cost of gas soon rivals that of a new car, as is currently the case with ink cartridges and printers, you'll see two enormous benefits: 1. consumers will continue to drive their luxurious (and real big) American-made vehicles just as they saw their parents do, thus providing a regular and dependable, bottom-line profit margin to the endangered domestic auto manufacturers; 2. consumers at the same time will start to drive a lot less, thus conserving rapidly depleting oil reserves not to mention the air we breathe and the life of the planet.It's time to stop kidding ourselves: forcing Detroit to manufacture lightweight mobile tin cans that deliver only slightly improved mpg is no long-time solution. Bringing back the Eldorado, the Roadmaster, the Olds 98 and Tornado makes more sense, if not cents, for just about all of us.Like this ink very much as lasts a longer period of time in the printer versus the small cartridges.good ink quality, seller resolved problem with order, even wrote nice personal noteHi.I've been Mp600 printer and Canon ink cartridge user for well over five years. I thought it's about time I give my two cents.Pros:The product never failed to produce bad prints...ever.Changing cart is so simple..maybe even fun.Cons:Price...no matter how I look it at, it's not cheap to me. Canon made all it's RND money back long ago~All other cons I can come up is also mostly due to how the printer is intentionally engineered to be so inefficient with ink...The over engineered cart seems very wasteful because because of this.conclusion:Since my old mp600 (even if it is a wasteful ink pig) still going strong and Canon ink cartridge is so~ reliable in its quality, I can't help but recommend it.BTW, I understand that one of our local Office supply store will give you dollar credit for our empty cart we bring in..every dollar helps right?I also checked the price this morning my local Office supply store , and yes, Amazon was well over $13 cheaper!!!!Four star for the ink and ten stars for Amazon.OK, the vendor was fine and the ink works fine. I just have to mention any time I am asked for a review of these ink tanks why the ink costs about $3000 per gallon. Think I am wrong? Try the math. Iam right.On the otherhand be forwarned. Never use aftermarket ink in a printer where it is expensive to replace the head(s). What they put in those tanks is often pure junk will clog the heads and wreck your printer. The only type I would use aftermarket ink in is where the heads are part of the tanks and replaced with the tank. That way you buy a new OEM tank and you are back in business. The problem with that is finding a printer that is still built that way. I don't know if you'll find one. HP used to make them but may have decided to cash in on the ink racket. So, in closing, why is the OEM ink so expensive????This is the factory stuff and it works well. Maybe I'm overly cautious but I've stayed away from the generic stuff. The one problem I have had is due to light use of the printer it sometimes clogs the jets and I get missing lines when I print. I found that removing the cartridges and the basket that has the jets in it and simply running tap water through the jets until there is no more ink works every time. Don't touch the jets, air dry, shake off water .Again, don't touch the jets. This was after running cleaning and deep cleaning cycles and wasting a lot of ink with no success. The jet housing comes out of my MX850 with no tools. There is commercial flush on the market but the ink is water soluble and tap water did it for me. Sometimes I have to run one regular cleaning cycle afterward to flush out the last of the water and get things going again.
