<p>So me and my roommate dont have printers. I was just wondering if theyre needed or not because someone told me you need them to print a bunch of stuff and it will save you money. I dunno. Looks like my roommate doesnt know or doesnt care and Im too shy to really bring it up and say 'are you gonna get your own printer or not?' which is kinda rude but thats basically wat i think id have to say. and if it is necessary id have to bring it in soon from home and im scared he will mooch off it all year and maybe print a ton</p>
<p>Get a laser printer and you’d care less about mooching. The cost per page is just too low to care about unless you’re printing books or something.</p>
<p>I thought ink for laser printers is still a lot</p>
<p>Both of my kids have their own printers at college. They’ve never had a problem with someone mooching. No one is going to use it unless you give them permission. If you notice that you’re roommate is using it while you’re not there, speak up.</p>
<p>Honestly, it’s time people learn how to verbally communicate with others.</p>
<p>I DO communicate with others. But what do I say if he asks? I gotta say yes. I have to be polite! Then sometimes he goes and prints 50 pages and sometimes only 2. Check yourself before you act like you know everything</p>
<p>“But what do I say if he asks? I gotta say yes. I have to be polite!”</p>
<p>Why not say: “You can use it again this time, but if you want to continue to use it, you’re going to have to chip in to buy replacement ink cartridges.” </p>
<p>Or, you can say—“You need to buy your own printer because I can’t afford to have you using mine.”</p>
<p>Or, you can say—“No, You can’t use my printer any more. If you need to use a printer, I suggest you buy your own.”</p>
<p>This is what communication is all about. You don’t tell someone they can use your printer just to be polite. If you don’t want him to use the printer, let him know. He can’t read your mind. This goes for everything in life. You don’t agree to something just because you don’t want to get the other person upset. If you continue with this way of thinking, you’re going to set yourself up to a life of being used by other people.</p>
<p>In short, you can’t complain about him using your printer if you continue to give him permission to use your printer. He’s using it because you gave him permission to use it.</p>
<p>If you don’t want him to use the printer, then tell him.</p>
<p>And you’re going to live with him for like 7 months. You should try to be straightforward like he’s your best friend. It’ll be a nightmare and awkward if you don’t.</p>
<p>Maybe ask him not to hog all the paper, and ask him to buy the paper or ink.</p>
<p>Basically, talk to him like he’s a good friend.</p>
<p>At my college b/w printing is 0.03$/page so actually it’s way cheaper to print at school.
If you can get easy access to the printers at school, why bother? Printers are cheap but the ink is probably not and and maintenance work for the printer is so annoying. Maybe it’s even faster to print it out at school.</p>
<p>Where I attend, I do not know a single individual who has brought a printer along. Printing stations are available in each dormitory and are quite pervasive in each library. The service is inexpensive and only requires the contribution of a fairly meager sum of money (to an online account) relative to what would be required for the maintenance and additional obligations associated with a personal device.</p>
<p>I bought a printer and brought it with me to school, and I’m really glad I did. Its nice to be able to print something off while you’re getting ready for class, and not have to walk to the campus computer lab and wait for a computer/printer to be available and then pay for it. It’s also nice because you bring it home with you at the end of the year so you have your own personal printer to use during the summer.</p>