🖖 Honoring Spock: The Most Illogical Aspects of the Copier Industry
On Friday at lunch, I saw the scrolling marquee announcing that Leonard Nimoy had passed away. Leonard was best known for his iconic role as Spock in the original Star Trek series. (I wrote this ten years ago, thought it would be a great re-post)
Like my mother, I’ve always been a fan of science fiction, believing that one day, everything we’ve read and watched will become reality.
Spock, a Vulcan, followed a path of pure logic. While his species were capable of extreme emotions, they developed techniques to suppress them.
So, in honor of Spock, let’s explore a few things about the copier industry that would undoubtedly make him raise an eyebrow. 🖖🤨
🚀 The Most Illogical Aspects of Copiers
From Spock’s mouth to your ears:
1️⃣ 🖨️ Why can I buy a small A4 MFP (copier/printer/scanner) for $300 with built-in Wi-Fi, yet adding a wireless card to a mid-size copier costs $400–$600?
2️⃣ 📜 My maintenance contract includes a set number of pages each month for a fixed cost. Why aren’t unused pages rolled over to the next month? I’m paying for them—why must I lose them if I don’t use them?
3️⃣ ⚠️ Wait, my brand-new system is only warrantied for 90 days?!
4️⃣ 🖍️ You’re telling me that if I purchase or lease a system but don’t take a maintenance/supply agreement, I ALSO have to buy startup supplies? The system doesn’t come with toner?
5️⃣ 📞 I’ve been contacted by four different salespeople, all selling me the same Ricoh system. One is a Savin dealer, another is Lanier, the third is Ricoh Americas, and the last one is a Ricoh dealer. Isn’t there such a thing as protected territories?
Someone once told me, “Life is like a roll of toilet paper—the closer you get to the end, the faster it goes.” 🎭🧻
🔹 What’s the most illogical thing you’ve encountered in this industry? Drop your thoughts below! ⬇️
-= Good Selling =- 🚀
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