i hate you, milkman epson

[solarbird]

Oh good. The Epson ink that finally got here via FedEx Overnight two weeks and a day after I ordered it for my solstice cards is apparently reacting strangely to the HP paper I was using. My cards this year were - emphasis were - green and black and red three-spot-colour output. Now, 10 hours later, they're green and black and salmon three-spot-colour output. Well, green and grey and salmon. Maybe tomorrow they'll be purple and yellow and gold. Or lilac and magnolia and puce. Who the fuck knows?

I hate this printer, I hate FedEx, I hate these inks, I hate Epson, and I think I'll hate HP paper for extra credit. Hate hate hate. Plus: hate. Also: hate.

Comments

[technoshaman.livejournal.com]

If you think it would help, I have Avery 3378 half-fold cards I'm not using... most of a box of 30.

[solarbird]

I've burned through all the black ink. Plus I need more like 80 cards.

I guess I'll send them out anyway but GODAMMIT.

[elfs.livejournal.com]

"Hey, now, don't make the forest gods drive over to the bait shop for leeches."

[solarbird]

...what?

[elfs.livejournal.com]

It's a milkman Dan reference.

[solarbird]

Oh okay. (I haven't actually seen the comic in forever. *^_^*;; )

[silussa.livejournal.com]

suspicion: age of ink.

Hate to suggest it...but newer printer might be the best solution. They often cost less then the ink does.

[cubes.livejournal.com]

Don't know what kind of printer you have, but for 5+ years now we've had spectacular results form an Epson Stylus Photo 2200 with Epson inks and Red River paper (http://www.redriverpaper.com/). Haven't used their cards (Shutterfly suits my lazy ass better for large runs like that), but their satin / luster photo papers rock my world.

ETA: Also, I have done a bit of experimenting, and have had poor results (at least compared to the Red River paper) from hp, Kodak, office-store-brand, and even Epson photo papers in this particular printer.