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Mr. Li is the office director of a small company and is also responsible for purchasing printing consumables. A few days ago, he bought a batch of toner cartridges and ink cartridges in a small shop in Computer City.
Soon, there was a problem with the printer in Mr. Li's unit-the printed documents were blurred, the nozzles of the two inkjet printers were blocked, and the selenium drums of the two laser printers were leaked. "Toner leaked everywhere." When it was sent to the manufacturer for repair, the defendant was told that "the manufacturer does not undertake the warranty obligation when using counterfeit consumables". At this time, Mr. Li realized that the toner cartridges and ink cartridges he bought in the store were indeed cheaper than the genuine ones he bought in the "assured store" before. It turned out that what he bought was a "fake" made by illegal vendors with discarded real toner cartridges and ink cartridges. Mr. Li was very angry and dialed the complaint number.
The counterfeiting of toner cartridges and ink cartridges has become an industry.
The survey shows that the printing consumables market in China is booming at present. Many people sell their used toner cartridges and ink cartridges to vendors who recycle consumables, and vendors then sell these discarded consumables to counterfeit dens. After simple treatment, they can go back to the regular consumable counter-from illegal recycling, fake ink filling to putting it on the sales counter, which has formed a "fake industrial chain" and directly disrupted the normal market order. When consumers buy printing consumables, they are likely to fall into the trap of counterfeit and shoddy products.
It is thought-provoking that every link of this "fake chain" has led to people being cheated without knowing it, and even the counterfeiters themselves have been cheated.
Street recycling is not worth the candle.
At present, in every medium-sized city in China, there are cases of illegal recycling of toner cartridges and ink cartridges, and illegal vendors engaged in "recycling consumables" abound. In some cities, they are called "strings".
A card that says "Recycled Toner Drum and Ink Cartridge" and a worn-out bicycle are the common outfits of "string string". They either squat on street corners or walk around the streets, buying second-hand consumables from unknown or greedy people. "String" is the end and the most basic link of the whole "anti-counterfeiting chain" and the source of counterfeit toner cartridges and ink cartridges. They will sell empty toner cartridges and ink cartridges to counterfeiters.
And "strings" are often social idlers or migrant workers. Their unlicensed operation has violated the Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) on Public Security Administration Punishment promulgated at the beginning of 2006, and "string string" must always avoid being investigated by law enforcement departments.
Fake ink, the environment is worse than "coal mine"
After the consumables are recycled, counterfeiters only need to clean the discarded toner cartridges and ink cartridges to make them look brand-new. Then the ink is filled, ink or toner is injected through the ink injection hole, and then fake trademarks and packaging are affixed, so it is difficult for laymen to identify the authenticity at a glance.
This process sounds easy, but it is not so easy for the person in charge of the operation.
The fake places of toner cartridges and ink cartridges are often hidden, and some even hide in closed basements. There is black dust in the air, mixed with sweat, and the face, body and hands of the ink writer are all black. Because the formula and production process of fake inferior ink and original ink toner are different, there are hidden dangers in heavy metal content and carcinogenic components, and long-term contact is harmful to human body, not to mention directly sticking to human skin or entering the respiratory tract of "ink-filled" workers.
However, most "ink-filled" people are ignorant of such consequences and exchange their meager income for health damage. Like recyclers, they also violated national laws. Once investigated, he will be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment and a huge fine for the crime of producing fake and inferior products.
Miscellaneous fish pearls harm the interests of consumers.
After the successful transformation, the fake goods were put on the shelves for sale at a price similar to that of the real goods. Some insiders said that "mixed selling is a common trick of many small and medium-sized consumables stores". Putting a fake one in several ink cartridges or toner cartridges is easy to hide people's eyes and ears. Most refurbished toner cartridges and newer models of ink cartridges flow to the nearest market, while the old models are "distributed to the frontier" and flow to remote areas. This is also a loophole that people in remote areas lack recognition knowledge.
The harm of the sales link is self-evident, which not only disturbs the normal market order, but also causes unscrupulous traders to seek ill-gotten gains, and also seriously damages the rights and interests of consumers of printing consumables.
What's more, many consumers who buy printers are also implicated. They encounter what people often call "drum pulling"-unscrupulous merchants take out the original toner cartridges in the printer packaging and sell them with refilled or refurbished toner cartridges. The consumer bought a genuine printer, but went home with a fake toner cartridge. The fake ink in the fake toner cartridge is like a "chronic poison", which erodes the dignity of consumers and the reputation of printer manufacturers bit by bit with poor printing quality and damage to printers. Finally, consumers suffered heavy losses and fell out with manufacturers, and the original stable, harmonious and trusted market environment no longer existed.
Fake toner cartridges and ink cartridges are called "printer killers" and "environmental killers"
Many consumers, who don't know enough about toner cartridges and ink cartridges, think that there is little difference between refurbished products and genuine products, and the cheap price is higher. In fact, the real loss may have just begun.
The first consequence of fake consumables is the quality problem: the handwriting printed with fake toner is particularly poor in imaging, and many of them only leave vague traces on paper, and the storage time is relatively short. Secondly, counterfeit consumables lead to poor printing quality, increase the cost of reprinting, and increase the damage probability and maintenance and replacement cost of users' printers, such as nozzle blockage and toner leakage encountered by Teacher Li at the beginning of the article.
In addition, after repeated use, toner cartridges and ink cartridges are often discarded when they cannot be refurbished. A drop of ink can pollute 60 cubic meters of water. If it leaks after landfill, ink and toner residues will pollute a lot of soil and groundwater. This result is fatal to nature.
Advocating genuine products requires the cooperation of manufacturers and users.
In order to break this rampant "fake chain", the relevant law enforcement departments have taken many measures, and the majority of manufacturers have also taken all-round measures of production, sales and recycling.
HP, a printer and printing consumables manufacturer, has loaded multiple anti-counterfeiting marks on its consumables products. Manufacturers such as Epson and Samsung have also taken actions to strengthen market education and teach consumers the opportunity to distinguish between true and false consumables. In addition, Hewlett-Packard and other companies have also accelerated the channel construction in China, and set up consumables assured stores. In terms of recycling, manufacturers began to recycle waste consumables themselves, attracting people to participate in the reasonable recycling of consumables, protecting the environment, and blocking the key link of the "anti-counterfeiting chain".
As consumers, we must first learn the ability to distinguish between true and false consumables, and then know how to buy consumables in "specialty stores" and "assured stores". Hewlett-Packard Company's recent "I'm Really Wonderful-HP Printing Consumables Authentic Action" in eight cities in China provided a good platform for consumers to learn and buy. In addition, consumers must participate in the recycling of consumables of regular genuine manufacturers, and do not give illegal "counterfeiters" any opportunity.