Consumer Reports 1941: Exposing the ink pirates
June 26th, 2008
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In 1941 a ballpoint pen cost $9. With such a high cost, trusty Consumer Reports built this pen testing machine to compare how long different brands of pens would last. Nearly 70 years later, consumers are still being pillaged by the ink cartridge pirates... A short history of ink gouging: 1888 - ...
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