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Consumer Reports 1941: Exposing the ink pirates

June 26th, 2008 Mitch Brisebois No comments

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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