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	Podcast:		Sunday Morning
	Episode:		Why you're paying too much for your printer ink
	Category:		News & Politics
	Duration:		00:12:00
	Publish Date:		2021-09-04 22:45:00
	Description:		Printer ink is now regarded as the most expensive liquid in the world -- ahead of Champagne, Chanel No. 5 and even human blood -- but there is no reason for it to be so expensive. Indeed, replacement cartridges cost around 23 cents to make but often retail for around $60. It's an economic trend called the "razor and blades model", where an item -- in this case a printer -- is sold at below cost, but the complementary consumable products, such as ink cartridges, are sold at a disproportionate price in order to recoup the money. Tech correspondent Helen Baxter explains.
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