HP Instant Ink Review - Is It Worth It? | My Secret for Full Color, Affordable Printing
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- HP Instant Ink Review - Is It Worth It? | My Secret for Full Color, Affordable Printing
Do you love pretty, colorful printables but hate having to shell out big bucks for color ink cartridges? I used to feel the same way, and after trying many less than ideal options I resigned myself to the fact that simple, reliable color printing on a budget wasn't an option. I'm so excited that I have finally found a solution that really works! It's called HP Instant Ink. (Note: Affiliate or referral links are used below:
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I got my HP printer for 15 dollars in a thrift store. I pay $3 a month for 50 pages, and it’s just amazing for me and my three roommates. We are all in college and that works for us.
3:50 The price for 50 pages per month went up to $3.99 now.
I just signed up.
After purchasing my HP Envy, I looked up the cost of replacement cartridges. I almost fainted. I can't imagine the outlay of cash needed to keep ink on hand from a retailer.
As a beader and artisan, I purchase, collect, and print a lot of patterns.
Game Changer! Thank you.
I almost got the HP envy can I ask you how does the color come out I went ahead and bought the HP office jet pro 8020e all in one and I'm not sure I like the quality of the color
KUDOS to you!! I appreciate this video SO MUCH! I love the way you broke things down and it makes since to use the service. I'm actually in the market for a new ALL-IN-ONE and I knew that it was going to be from HP but didn't really understand the Instant Ink part. My current printer is a Brother MFC-495CW and I've had it for all most 10 years (if not more). It's time for a new printer! You've answered all my questions in reference to the ink and I appreciate it! Keep up the great work. NEW SUBSCRIBER HERE!!
Thank you for sharing this again! I finally decided to join, but wasnt sure what the details were. Now I'm all set to sign up!
HP Marketing would be self-sabotaging, if they don’t buy this video from you to use in their ads! Great job, very natural, Laura.
Amazing how Laura turned this rather boring subject into fun! Never hit the sub button that quick! Thanks for the tips!
Good to hear about your personal experience. Thanks for sharing.
The quality of this video was so great! From your points, your speech, the background, sound and editing - so good! Thank you so much, very helpful! I watched other videos on this subject to decide weather or not to sign up but yours did it! Good job, thank you!
Great video, I'm sold!
Awesome video.. was on the fence about this program but am definitely enrolling after this video.
Thank you, for the video. I have an Epson with ink at 130 dollars per year for ink ($65x2, 5 cartridge's replaced at a time). I am looking at the HP 6455 and instant ink. Also thanks for the tip on paper, I looked at mine and it is 20lb. I will order the 32 lb. as you recommend.
HP Instant Ink sounds wonderful! I make junk journals and do mixed media art, so I print stuff all the time on various qualities of paper that I'll cut up or tear up all in the name of art and creativity. Sounds like I'll be returning to HP from Canon real shortly. Thank you for the info and for graciously welcoming me to your channel. With love from the Southern California desert, MK ♥️🌞🌵
How you likeing your instant ink now? Lol.
Just got my first hp printer was curious about the instant ink thank you for this video!
I think you will love it!
Love you girl keep making your good videos
Great information Laura, Thanks for the great video I just signed up. You are a Blessing
Thank you so much!!
This was the most helpful video. I was very frustrated looking for the best option for my needs. Went to best buy and got my HP right away. Thanks for explaining so well!
Great to hear!
i so love hp and the technical repressntatives are very helpful
You're kidding right🤣🤣🤣
Go into your account near the end of your monthly cycle. 1. Paying for additional pages? As mentioned, grab a higher plan to save money. But immediately go back to your lower plan. It won't 'downgrade' until the next month. Set a once-a-month reminder and you're laughing. 2. Roll-over? Yes, but you can't save all unused pages and can lose them. So at the end of the month, if this is going to happen, maybe think about how you use those pages. Print flyers, menus, etc., for a friend's business for instance.
I just found your channel while looking for review of the Hp printer and instant ink and love your channel! Have subscribed!
Awesome! Thank you!
👏🏽 love it!
So glad!
My C6280 hp printer died. I have a lot of 02 hp ink. Can I refill cartridges for my new HP Office jet 8035 printer?
Thank you for this video!! So, if I print double Sided..would that consider 1 page or 2 pages?
Also does HP Envy Photo 6255 has duplex printing?
BEWARE: You're 'renting' the ink cartridges. So if you print more pages than your monthly plan allows, you're billed for it, even with your own paper and even if the ink cartridges are full. And if you cancel your plan (like I did) the Instant Ink cartridges won't work once your subscription ends- you'll need to return them and buy new ones. This is straight from HP: " You can continue using the Instant Ink subscription cartridges until , but after that date you will need to replace them with HP Original cartridges from your preferred retailer.
Hold on hold on I'm confused. I'm in college so I'm only printing about 8-10 pages a month max. So if I get their free plan and don't go over the limit, I'm basically getting free ink?? That doesn't sound right to me there's gotta be a catch... I mean how will they make any money that way?
@@Aj-me8mo I'm assuming most people go over and incur the charge for the extra pages..on the free plan I believe it's $1 every 10 pages or so.
Right, it is charging you per page you print not by how much ink is used. If you print a page with one tiny bit of text (not sure why you would but maybe there is such a situation), then you wouldn't come out ahead.
There isn't really a catch - I think most people end up printing more and eventually pay, but if you truly do only print those small number of pages, it really is free.
@@tracyw4156 oh ok that makes sense. I'm going with the free plan then lol
Hi I have been trying to get the instant ink but it is asking for the pin code/key which is supposed to be in a flyer in the box but I can not find it has anyone else had this problem and if you did what did you do to find it!
That's so cool. Maybe next Kellogg's will come up with Instant Froot Loops. Can't wait!
Just got a new printer because I couldn’t get on the instant ink program with my old one. I recently started a small business and spent over $100 on ink in two months so can’t wait to start saving (: kool informative video tho! Appreciate it.
Thank you for the video and sharing tips. I'm in the UK. I have a HP multifunctional printer. It connects with USB cable. It doesn't have wireless option. Do you know if I could still use it with the GO insta ink?
No as it needs a internet connection
I can’t even imagine how much 💰I’ve spent on ink cartridges over the years before I enrolled in hp instant ink about a year ago! It’s seriously LIBERATING! Laura, you’re absolutely right! Hp’s Premium 32# 100 bright is AMAZING paper! [Is it ok to ❤️Paper?]
Yep, I've saved so much on this program, and it's really hard to go back to "regular" copy paper after using the 32# bright.
I bought a brand new HP printer, and I signed up for the instant ink program, but the promo code is invalid. It didn't work for me.
When I bought my HP Office jet 8010e series All in. One printer i I also bought genuine HP XL ink from my ink supplier who I have used for year and the inks cost me $134.88 so I am hoping that the instant inks will save me cost wise
The HP Instant Ink service may work well for you, but use some caution. If you enter into the agreement it is very difficult to unwind out of it. I signed up for the service because my printer is 10 years old and I feared that soon cartridges would no longer be available in retail stores. I signed up for the 100-page based on past usage ($5.99/month). After a couple months I received my first package toner cartridges in the mail (even though I still had functioning cartridges that I installed--how proactive?!). Then my teacher wife printed some worksheets for her class at the end of the school year. That 1-time event exceeded our 100-page limit to the tune of $68.15. I contacted HP Instant Ink, but even though our printer usage for June, July and August will be nil, they remained very rigid in their page limit. I decided that the penalty associated with a 1-time event was too great (since the replacement cartridge is less than $30 retail) so I cancelled the service. That did not prevent future additional charges, so I needed to block HP Instant Ink from my credit card (and may need to replace my credit card to avoid future charges). The service also continues to monitor the printer. The first thing you need to do is replace any cartridges received from HP Instant Ink. Even though you literally paid for those, they will not work after the service is cancelled. Going forward any updates sent to all current and past HP Instant Ink printers will require you to reset your printer (unplug, wait, plug back in) to make it work. This annoyingly seems to happen late at night or when you really want to print something quickly. I have discussed this with other users and the long-term solution is to replace my printer (even though it otherwise works very well). Anyway, my story is not unusual and while the service can be very convenient, you may want to reconsider how much of an inconvenience it is to pick up your cartridges while you shop at Walmart, Target, etc. The money you think you are saving can become excessive that one time you go over your contract's page limit.
Can you print glossy sticker paper with this and is the quality good X
I agree with you because I use HP printer and have their service of paying a flat fee monthly and get my ink in the mail ahead of time
What HP Envy printer do you have?
Very helpful, thank you! I'm using your referral code to try it out for free :)
I've had my HP envy for about 2 months and I love it! The HP instant ink was definitely a game changer. I previously had an Epson and I was spending approximately $75 every 2 months (depending on how much I was printing). I highly recommend an HP printer.
Totally agree!
I don't know I only printed like 3 pages and the ink is like 1/3 gone, how'd they get this 50 pages per month thing? I doubt I can print 50 colored full size photo with this level of ink left.
This is MY experience and I am not even sure if they still run the program this way....
I did not have a good experience with "HP Instant Ink". My printer came with a year of of "instant ink" and I thought that it was great - at first! It is on me for not reading the "fine print" as they say. I bought my printer in February or March. I normally print less than 200 "pages" a month. FYI - it doesn't matter if it is a full text document that fills the page or "error" pages that just have that little odd 3 characters in the corner or blank pages - it is on a page counter so it can be empty. So if your printer goes crazy when you walk out of the room and prints 50 of those "error" pages then it is counted as a page. The free instant ink takes your average of the 1st month and uses that to supply you and "charge" your account. I do payroll so 50 checks 2x a month plus about 20 pages of reports each time. All of this was great until January came around and it was time to print W2s and end of year reports AND have 3 payrolls in one month!! G*d forbid you have to reprint your W2s - 120+ employees with 5 copies for each employee. Next thing I know I am locked out of my printer and being told I can not print unless I pay the $130 bill because I have gone over my established monthly average even with the roll over of unused pages. Now if I had started my usage with January and all of the printing I did for the end of the year I would have been fine but because I started with a month when I printed very little it assumed that was how every month was going to be. In the middle of trying to get out my W2s and reports I had to call and pay this bill before I could proceed further not to mention go and buy different ink cartridges bc I couldn't use the ones that had been sent from "Instant Ink" unless I wanted to be charged further.
I am not sure if they have changed their parameters but if that is still how they are doing the "free", unless you pad your usage up front be prepared for a bill for those time you go over.
My mother had it since 2017. She pays the $9.99 for 300 sheets for her daycare. She loves it and her 8720!
I think she forgot to mention that the printer requests the ink on its own and the ink will always arrive way before you ran out of ink.
Where is the pin code/key? I cannot find it on the flyer.
What was the paper you recommend? I didn't see a link. Thanks so much!!
Here's my favorite paper: amzn.to/2dgdS57
Hi! I don't see the Envy 5535 listed on their list on compatible printers. Have you had any issues with this?
It's the 5500 or 5000 series.
I love instant ink! Great customer service as well.
Me too!!
Can I print as many pictures I want?
Thank you. Is the free plan including photos. Also what paper do you recommend for photos
charged per page used....could be B&W or Colour or a photo...per page that is printed.
'Free'? 😂
hey laura do you know if they actually monitor what you print in too ?
No, I work for them and the system does not monitor the information you print.
I work at Staples an HP rep told me about this I'm in college and I'm in a class with an e book and I have seizures so I have to print instead of reading on screen to prevent seizures each one is up to 56 (so far) pages which leaves 44 pages left for copying which we don't do that much of either so I signed up for the 300 page plan for right now just to start off. Can't wait to see how it goes. And the rollover is awesome too. Hopefully I don't go over highly unlikely but I know I'm gonna go 100 which I chose at first, plus the rollover so don't have to pay per set after that because only $11.99 (+tax) that's a steal.
I had a seizure reading your damn comment. You need to take some extra writing classes while in college dude! I’m scared for you!
Giiiirl HP should fully pay you for this review haha. I just started up my free instant ink trial and I was kind of afraid but this makes me feel a lot better about it :)
Giiirl, They probably are.
Heyy! So when it says about the pages and 0.99 for 15 pages, does that include the ink? xx
@@elliea5388 What?
Anyone had Hp deskjet 1056 ? Need some honest reviews on the longetivity of cartridges and it’s cost.
Instant Ink program is not bad, but you got to keep your eye on them and make sure they sent you extra cartridges so that it equals the money you are paying every month. They will sent out cartridges one month and then take 3 months to sent out another set, so you got to call or chat and ask for extra cartridges.
yeah. At first it was hard to tell if I was even registered at HP site. Then it took me 3 days to realize that nothing was coming. I had to get the printer setup on the laptop not just the Wi-Fi. Finally a few days later they sent it very slowly by DHL. Still waiting for my first cartridges. I feel like this video is sponsored secretly by HP.
I hate having to court pages and run out ink quickly or go over my page limit I rather buy the cartridge myself because HP cheats me all the time when I’m having trouble printing and it don’t print they still charge me
I love the convenience of HP Instant Ink!!
Anyone know if this is available in Canada? Also, is there an equivalent plan for Epson?
Yes, I believe it is available in Canada. I'm not sure about Epson.
I happily gave HP the boot today. Their InstantInk service was half-honest. They tried to force me to use their HP Photo paper, and they programmed their system to reject any use of MY PRINTER that did not match their greedy intent. I paid for their service for years. Printed documents when needed. When trying to print photos, my efforts were always met with failure and a warning, "Insert HP Photo Paper". A few times I got it to use less-costly paper, by blocking the manufacturer's imprint on the back of the paper, so the printer could not detect it, but that is too laborious. Goodbye, HP, and good riddance.
Hey, can I refill the HP instant ink with Costco refill service?
I do not think so, since these are very special cartridges.
I want to print just margins on a page. So, will that be also counted as one page? If yes, isn't that a waste?
Yes, and I agree it is a waste but that is how it works. I also don't like that they monitor your printing.
I want to ask one think? Please confirm it. I yeaterday brought hp printer with hp+ like free 6 months instant ink. When I installed hp smarr app, i got the option to activate hp+ so That i can get ink free for ) months but by mistake i choosed not to activate and now my printer is added in hp smart app and now the option is not coming back again? What should I do? Please help….
Supposedly, it's a benefit they offer ONLY once, and you don't get the offer again. In my opinion, it sounds a little silly.
I have a question. I subscribed to Insta ink. I watched your RUclips video, and thought this sounds great. That was in mid November. I received my insta ink package in mid December I followed the directions perfectly. Well now for some reason my printer will not print out anything in color. I contacted the company and they are sending me new cartridges to replace the new cartridges that I just received. My cartridges are from Malaysia. Do you know where your cartridges are from, and has anyone else had a similar problem?
This does not sound right. The return address on my ink is from a location close to where I live. You might contact HP and see what they say.
Some of the cartridges manufactured in Malaysia came defective that is why instant ink is replacing them
Well,the prices have went up!!!
FYI, this plan is not great if you mainly print BW. I tried it at the highest level and ended up with so many extra unused color cartridges since they send you both the color & BW cartridges each time. And if you stop the plan and have a lot of unused cartridges they will only work for 30 days after you stop the plan. Maybe it's great for color but ends up being a waste of money for BW since HP counts the pages you print and not the actual ink consumption of the cartridges.
with this i agree... if you do mainly BW maybe not, but i would still think it is hard to beat 3 cents per page
Ok but u can run out of ink rite in the middle of a job! I actually bought a 300 page ebook amd i know for sure I’d use up the ink, Wudnt you still be using up your ink and have too wait fir more ! Wud they possibly send u more ink, i need 2 cartridges? I’m ginna try
I love this service, especially the free plan. However it cost HP like a buck to manufacture a cartridge, yet they sell them for 20 bucks and sometimes even more. Their printers cost anything from 40 to over 100 dollars. A cartridge using the free 15 plan will last roughly 6 months if you print 15 A4 colored pages per month. So in the end, free or paid, they still earn money - But so do I (or save money rather). And that's ok in my book. I dont print a whole lot these days, except for bills, occasional documents and photos - And for that, this service is exceptional. Sometimes I use more pages, but it's only a buck for 10 pages extra. Hardly worth shedding a tear over, but HP still earns money. All in all though, I'm happy with the free plan.
The carts cost HP nothing as the empty carts you send back are reused.
I learned about this last October and bought an HP printer during a Black Friday sale. I love it. I’m not scared to print out color pages anymore. I believe that’s the biggest advantage to the plan for me. I would always print everything in B&W before. The one thing I don’t like though is that I’m working from home at the moment (I’m a paralegal) and I’m printing a lot of pleadings. I brought home the copy paper we use at the office and the ink is so dark that it shows through to the other side when printing double sided. Do you know any way I can make the print lighter?
Should be included in the printer settings, you can also change it on your computer if you wanted to. If you want more help then please share info on your printer and computer that you're using. The hp app for windows and Android both have settings which include saturation, brightness, etc that should help reduce the amount of ink soaking your pages.
Under Media Quality in your HP Printer settings, you can print in "draft" mode and it will make the print lighter
@@JB-us4zp , thank you
@@midwestmangos2452, thank you!
I just order mine I got the plan of 300 Pages for 9.99$ I didn’t know that this plan Existed I got this because I have 4 boys that they have homeschool and they Print a lot there assignments So I’m so excited to get this plan Because I am going to earn a lot of money and earn my way to the store sometimes in the store they don’t have the ink so I’m so happy
Yay!
If I print double side is still one page or two?
It's 2 pages
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Ok- I'm a homeschooler that prints a lot so I love the idea of instant ink, but what about the best color printer for 100-300 pages a month? The reviews are pretty horrid on anything new. Can you help a girl out? What are the best printers to get? This would be a secondary one, so I am not looking for expensive, just able to print color for lapbooks and picture examples for art class.
Get an Epson Ecotank. Price of the printer is high, price of the ink bottles is very cheap. I would recommend a model with pigmented inks, these are more expensive, but pigmented inks are better suited for high quality plain paper printing.
Is the ink they send you included in the cost of the monthly plan?
Yes, it's included - so there's no direct cost for the ink.
how can i pay my subscription?
You can add your credit card or you can buy prepaid cards at Costco or Amazon
I just got an email from HP today. Starting December 2020, there is no more free plan. The starting price is $0.99 a month.
People can not downgrade to the free plan once they start with paid plan. Will people downgrade to this 0,99 dollar plan if they hadde 2,99 dollar plan earlier. How many pages is included with this minimum plan and does it allow people to roll over pages to next month?
But can’t you just buy the ink as you need it?? Do you really need HP to keep track of the number of pages you print per month to determine when you need ink?? Then charging you by your printing habits so “they” can sell you “their” ink?? I can keep track of the ink I use and when I need replenish it. Charging me according to my printer usage is just over-the-top for me. Sorry!
Exactly and if your printer is having problems and didn’t print the pages HP still charges you for the pages even if it didn’t print
I just bought a new 6065e hp printer from Best Buy and I haven’t opened the box yet …..”instant ink” and the ability to shut down your printer if you try to use a cartridge made by someone else is disgusting to me and I’m surprised it’s even legal. May look at other brands and return this one …..I don’t like the idea of HP “controlling” how I use my printer and although this lady seems satisfied if you research “instant ink” it is not liked by most who use it.
my color blue comes out sometimes purple or pinkish every since i started using instant ink
Three HP printers later that were nothing but trouble, I'll pass. I can't imagine subscribing for ink.
Considering it saves a lot on ink I can't imagine paying crazy exorbitant prices to buy ink instead of using a subscription (which as she mentioned is automatically sent so you NEVER have to worry about forgetting to order any).
That being said, I'm sorry you had bad luck with the hp printers you had, what models were they so we know which ones to avoid?
Instant ink is a scam! I lost money with HP when I rollover more than 300 pages and due to bank changes I forgot to make the changes with them. They locked my printer and I was not able to print anymore. So I paid and did not get back all te pages that they owed me. It is not worth it, HP is a SCAM!
I've used instant ink since Oct 2016! I'm starting my SEVENTH year. I print 300 pages per month and I've saved 50%+. My printer is always clean and I never clean it. That's because the cartridges are very durable and never leak, break etc.
This is a big scam from HP. Absolute rip-off.
100 pages a month is hardly sufficient. Most of the time you need to print 2/3 draft ones. Also, at times the printer messes up, or the borders aren't right, etc., so you print the same doc multiple times. Even if it's a 5-page doc, you will go over your price plan within days (unless you go for the higher price plan). It still looks too expensive. It's an utter pile of ** and a lot of trouble. You have to stay at home to take delivery, then go to the post office and send it all back.
I bought an Epson EcoTank model and after a year and half of occasional home use, it still has 70% ink left! But same usage previously, with ink cartridges, I would have to buy one or the other cartridge almost every month.
The ecotank print quality is slightly lower than those, but if it's occasional home use for general purpose and official b&w documents, it's more than sufficient. Plus, I bought mine when the tech came out new. I am sure they have now improved the quality too.
Go for Eco Tank (Epson) or Ink Tank (Brother) or other manufacturers that offer tank ink. Those are a lot, lot bigger, cheaper and last ages.
With Instant Ink, it's only a great deal if you print close the maximum pages you are paying for and even better if most of your pages are in color. It is no different then going to an All You Can Eat Buffet, you pay one price whether you have 1 or 10+ dishes.
You can also use the option thats free, or the new option thats $1.
HP makes money more so on ink, not mainly printers. I cancelled my membership when I realized HP charges you for each sheet even if you type only one character. I thought I was paying for ink only, but ends us you pay for each page you print even though you pay for the paper. Thumbs down from me.
Epson printers are the worst.
This must be a paid promotion. Instant ink is a complete scam. You're paying a monthly fee, even if you're not replacing your ink. You pay for it even if you have extra ink in hand. As soon as you cancel your subscription, they will shut down your printer. They literally shut down your printer until you subscribe again. It's a complete scam. This video is a promotion for them. You're paying for printing, why would you pay for printing at home. Complete scam.
Thank you so much!!!! I needed that information
It says that the cartridges quit working, not the printer. So you would have to buy the store bought cartridges to use your printer without the service.
You are right, the only thing you end up with is the $ 2. recycle credit from Staples or Office Depot
@@JB-us4zp not true; not only will those ink cartridges not work; but they do shut down your printer for a period of time - making it impossible to print even after you cancel the plan and add in store bought hp ink. I had a friend who thought it would be a good idea to cancel the plan and just buy the ink (hp brand) herself (because hp failed to send her the ink on time like they were supposed to - and she had a 60 page essay that had to be printed the next day) to come to a notice on her printer that her printer will be down for a month unless she re-subscribes... its bullshit lol
@@malikiiltitiko850 you're right! I'm going through it now, I've had the printer for about 3 weeks now, signed up for instant ink immediately, received "starter ink cartridges" with the machine but the black has run out... I cancelled enrollment and purchased OEM HP ink cartridges but HP won't allow me to use them in the printer! The printer is sitting here and I can't use it!
Print by Subscription............sorry I'd rather own my Car !