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| HP Photo Value Pack | 
 enlarge | List Price: $47.15
Buy New: $29.06
You Save: $18.09 (38%)
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (based on 26 reviews)
Category: CE
Publisher: Hewlett Packard
Studio: Hewlett Packard
Brand: Hewlett-Packard
Label: Hewlett Packard
Media: Electronics
Autographed: 0
Memorabilia: 0
Batteries Included: 0
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 7.2 x 9.3 x 3.1
MPN: PHOTO VALUE PACK
Model: PHOTO VALUE PACK
UPC: 829160897400
EAN: 0829160897400
ASIN: B000AY8DDW
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Print In 1.2 Million Colors | | • | Paper Quantity 150 Sheets | | • | Paper Size 4 x 6 Inch Borderless | | • | Glossy Paper Finish | | • | 1.60 Lbs (WxLxH) 3.10" x 7.20" x 9..30" |
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Product Description
Print in 1.2 million colors for as low as 24 cents a print! This affordable combo of HP Vivera inks and HP Advanced Photo Paper includes a set of six HP 02 custom cartridges and 150 sheets of 4 x 6" Advanced Photo Paper.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 21 more reviews...
 Hp Value Pack June 21, 2008
This item met my need at the time. The saying, you get what you pay for holds true. I brought this item knowing full well that you don't get as much ink in the containers as you do when you buy the non value packs that cost more money. I did the research and it is a fact that these value packs are not completely filled by the manufactures. But I knew what I was getting. Sometime you have to opt for value over quantity. But this is genuine Vivera HP Inks. Just in smaller quantity.
 Sneaky, but still a bargain. June 18, 2008
As has been said before, these aren't the same size as regular 02 tanks. However, this package is a lot cheaper than regular 02 tanks! A combo pack at Sam's club with all 6 inks is about $60, vs. $35 for these with 150 sheets of Advanced paper. Just because the tanks aren't full doesn't make this a bad deal. Prints on Advanced paper are nearly as good as "Premium Plus" paper, but dry much more quickly. There is a slight loss in sharpness and contrast, but it does not show color dithering.
There is not enough ink (especially yellow) to make all 150 prints, but this is still probably the cheapest way to do photo printing on HP printers that use 02 ink. They look excellent, the paper has good gloss, and the cost per sheet is lower than the supplies if sold separately. It's not quite as thick as Premium Plus, so the prints don't quite feel like "pictures" the way Premium Plus does.
As a whole, this is still a good deal for the money. It is sufficient to print most of the pack of paper of excellent pictures.
 Hard to reach May 15, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I ordered the wrong HP cartridge. Tried several times to call with no luck. I e-mailed them and they got back after a couple of days. They said they would credit the shipping charge and send me a mailer label to return the item. They did credit the shipping but 2 weeks later I have not received a return label.
 hp "scams" customers; not full ink tanks March 22, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Thought this was an excellent value when I ordered it. BUT . . . nowhere is the information shown that you are NOT getting full "tanks" of ink. I purchased two of these packages because of the "bundle" price. What one receives is a bit less of a bargain than first imagined: the custom ink cartridges are standard hp units -- but filled to only 60%- 70% of their normal capacity. I.e., will print ~ 150 photos instead of ~240... (Note -- this was confirmed by hp support after an hour-long phone call!) Shame on hp for perpetrating this fraud on its customers! Shame on Amazon for not doing its homework and passing on this fraud w/o warning its customers. CAVEAT EMPTOR (buyer beware) is not the slogan I have associated with Amazon on other products and past purchases!
Amazon price mistake~ Here is the math : March 9, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
On the HP Photo Value Pack, the package states 24 cents per photo. The package includes 150 sheets of photo paper.
24 cents x 150 sheets equals $36.00
As I write this, the price above is listed as:
List Price: $47.15
Price: $35.99
You Save: $11.16 (24%)
The "list price" of 47.15 would not add up to .24 cents per photo !
I always understood the list price to be set by the manufacturer (HP), which in this case would not match the promotional packaging(also HP)
The Amazon "sale" price of 35.99, should be the list price.
I hope this is not deception on the part of Amazon.
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I have found that these HP Photo Value Packs are subject to some deceptive marketing on the web because buyers understandably think that they are getting standard volume ink cartridges in the deal.
Also on a popular auction site, The HP Photo Value Packs are opened, and the 150 sheets of photo paper, and ink cartridge sets sold separately.
So although they are genuine HP ink, some believe that they are buying standard full cartridges.
The ink in the HP Photo Value Packs are "custom" cartridges, meaning they are filled with only enough ink to print 150 photos.
The standard HP individual cartridge (from the HP website):
HP 02 Light Cyan Ink Cartridge (C8774WN#140), and
HP 02 Light Magenta Ink Print Cartridge (C8775WN#140),
are listed at 240 photos.
So without the original box, you can not easily know if you are buying a much lower volume of ink.
Beware of sellers~ Amazon or auctions who may let you believe that the ink tanks you are buying are the standard full ones.
Here is a clue to watch for in auctions where sellers have the unboxed (but individually sealed) sets of ink:
The sets from opened HP Photo Value Packs will have 6 tanks. If Black is included in the set, ask questions, it may be from a HP Photo Value Pack.
Black is often sold separately, for example, 5 tanks in this HP Combo Pack: HP 02 Inkjet Print Cartridge Color Combo Pack (CC604FN#140)
~John
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