[Wingy]

Check again William. Weeks ago I got a HP Officejet 7135, and the box says very clearly that the cable is not included. There is a list of contents on the side of the box. At the bottom of the list it states,"USB cable not included". The installation instructions assume that you have a cable of the proper length, and gives you the correct method for plugging it in. No where does it state that a cable is included.

I bought a new car once and it came with a quarter tank of gas. I laughed when another buyer was going completely NUTS on his salesman for his less then full tank. Why do some people want more than they pay for?

Once again, Be Well.....

[william clark]

I'll say it once more. I have looked that box over several times, very thoroughly. NOWHERE does it say "cable not included." Only be scouring the list of included items do you get that indication.

And by the way, it's incorrect to say that printers never come with cables. My prior Epson printer came with one, as did the Canon I have hooked up to my Mac

[william clark]

And, incidentally, your car analogy is fundamentally flawed. The customer could leave the lot and use the car on a quarter tank of gas. However, if the car came battery-not-included, it would be a different matter. The car can be operated on a quarter-tank. This OfficeJet cannot be operated with what came packaged.

I still say that it is disrespectful to the customer if the product doesn't come with at least enough components to allow you to get through the setup procedure. That said, I could live with it if I did have advance warning, because then I could have made an informed decision (and in all likelihood, would still have purchased the item with the knowledge that I'd have to provide the cable). But since there was no such warning on the packaging (apparently they've learned a lesson somewhere, if other devices are carrying the warning now), I bought it with false expectations.