Hewlett Packard
Hewlett Packard Overview
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Hewlett Packard has a 1.8 star rating from 656 reviews, with 33% likely to recommend; most consumers report dissatisfaction and 77% unfavorable feedback, and 70% say they won’t reuse HP products.
Positive Feedback
Some customers note good product performance when devices work and occasional helpful agents who resolved issues, highlighting value on price at times.
Negative Feedback / Risk Areas
- Frequent Hewlett Packard customer complaints about poor customer service, long hold times, and hard-to-reach support.
- Problems tied to Instant Ink and billing, refunds, subscriptions that can disable printers after cancellation.
- Warranty, repairs, and replacement delays with unclear return or refund processes.
Key Takeaways for Future Customers
- Read Hewlett Packard reviews before buying and consider competitors for printers.
- Document orders and calls; expect slow warranty or repair turnaround.
- Be cautious with Instant Ink subscription terms and verify billing and refund policies.
The generated data is based on reviews and questionnaires provided by PissedConsumer.com users.
Hewlett Packard has a 1.8 star rating from 656 reviews, with 33% likely to recommend; most consumers report dissatisfaction and 77% unfavorable feedback, and 70% say they won’t reuse HP products.
Positive Feedback
Some customers note good product performance when devices work and occasional helpful agents who resolved issues, highlighting value on price at times.
Negative Feedback / Risk Areas
- Frequent Hewlett Packard customer complaints about poor customer service, long hold times, and hard-to-reach support.
- Problems tied to Instant Ink and billing, refunds, subscriptions that can disable printers after cancellation.
- Warranty, repairs, and replacement delays with unclear return or refund processes.
Key Takeaways for Future Customers
- Read Hewlett Packard reviews before buying and consider competitors for printers.
- Document orders and calls; expect slow warranty or repair turnaround.
- Be cautious with Instant Ink subscription terms and verify billing and refund policies.
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So much time wasted on hold and never an answer
printer support is horrible. Ill never buy another HP product again.
no one ever answers the phone. You are put in that endless button pushing infuriating process where you NEVER get any one to talk to you.
User's recommendation: buy another brand
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Verified Reviewer |After I canceled insta ink my printer stopped working
Here's how they want to help ya, It's *** that I must subscribe to Insta Ink to get any help at all!!!Action NeededInstall your Instant Ink cartridge(s).Hi Michael,You are currently on the 10 pages per month plan of HP Instant Ink but recently installed one or more store-bought cartridges in your HP OfficeJet Pro 6978 All-in-One Printer.If you have HP Instant Ink subscription cartridges on hand, install them now.HP Instant Ink can not monitor your ink levels and ship you more ink when you're running low if you have store-bought cartridges installed.Can't find your cartridges? Here are a few things you can check: ImageCheck the status of your recent shipments from your dashboard.
Shipments may have been delivered sooner than needed, check around your workspace for an HP Instant Ink box. ImageVerify or update your address. View and change your address from the Overview page on your dashboard. ImageRequest replacement cartridges.
If you're unable to find your previous shipment, or your address has recently changed, contact HP Instant Ink support or use the Virtual Assistant to request replacement cartridges.
Have questions? We're here to help.
So I got pissed and cancelled my Insta Ink subscription. I purchased the recommended HP ink. Regardless, since then, I haven't been able to use my printer. I spent 4 hours today trying to figure it out. I did everything they told me to do, and it still won't print, but I bet my bottom dollar if I sign back up for Insta Ink it'll work just like the last time. I spent a lot of money on this printer, and it sucks that it won't work unless I sign back up for the Insta Ink.
HP is a bunch of scammers, and they take advantage of their customers. They're a bunch of scammers!
- Its a decent printer
- Scammers
Preferred solution: Full refund
User's recommendation: I'd highly NOT recomend HP especially if it has an Insta Ink option
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Verified ReviewerResolved: Dishonest
Wrong company when doing report. I let them no.
I printed about 20 pages after that I didnt have any more ink so I contacted them when I tell you them foreigners and then Pakistan people are the worst it was fruitless. It was horrible. It took me four days to get a supervisor. The guy told me he sent me a return label.
He lied when I got to Fedex the man told me to call him back and the reason why they didnt give me that return label is because they wanted me to pay for it I called them back. I had to threaten them. Thats why I got a supervisor so tomorrow which will be 8/12 2025. im going back to Fedex to try to send it back.
The guy kept saying he sent me a return label. It never came to my email. They just liars and they are the worst foreigners. You cant understand them.
They put you on hold for hours and I recorded the phone calls. Dont do business with HP instant ink if you dont have to and whatever you do dont agree to accept one of their brand new printers because it runs out of ink after you print 20 pages so they tell lies and they false advertise.
Preferred solution: Full refund
User's recommendation: Don’t do business with them
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Verified ReviewerThey lock your printer if you don't use their ink
Hp makes you use their ink program and refuses to unlock your printer if you decided to not use their ink. They are unhelpful and refuse to understand restrict your printer.
Finally I uninstalled the app and then my printer worked just fine. Wish I could give negative stars ..
User's recommendation: Do not buy an HP desk jet
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Verified ReviewerTHE WORST CUSTOMER SERVICE
I had cancelled the paper portion of my subscription, but received a shipment nevertheless. I tried 4 times to reach someone at HP who would tell me how to return the paper and have the charge reversed.
When I finally reached the person who seemed to know what he was talking about, I was disconnected. HP cares nothing about their customers' time or satisfaction.
User's recommendation: Don't get involved with HP!
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Verified Reviewer |ENVY Printer problem
Had used it for one print, then it never worked again. It was replaced by HP after I spent 20+ hours on the phone.
Same issue with the replacement. Now I can't get a resolution to have the second replacement sent. Very difficult to speak to a real person. No help to get a different model to fix the problem.
Now they have my printer, money, and I have neither! Terrible service.
- Usually great products
Preferred solution: Just get a printer that works. The envy 6155e is not acceptable.
User's recommendation: Avoid HP Envy 6155E printer
Warranty is worthless
warranty is worthless. I had a problem with scanner and they agreed it was under warranty.
but they want it returned and will repair but it will take 3-5 weeks and I cant be without printer that long.
They just said sorry and hung up. It also takes forever to get anyone who speaks English on the line.
User's recommendation: buy Epson
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Verified ReviewerVery poor service-- Dishonest sales person
My bad I was talked into buying the HP Envy 6100 with the automatic ink supply. DO NOT DO IT The printer is not worth a penny.
It is extremely difficult to scan and then e-mail. You can not e-mail to more than one person at a time. It does not have an auto feed. You can not scan directly from the printer.
The service is is horrendous.
The agents and their supervisor do not know the unit. They insisted that I could not use shortcuts from the computer but you can.
Of course it always takes over 30 minutes to get them on the phone. But I am sure that you already know that.
- Name recognition
- Not able to talk to advanced tech or supervisor
- Time to get them on the phone
Preferred solution: Full refund
User's recommendation: Try Brothers or Epson
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Verified ReviewerHard to contact. Envy printer leaves much to be desired.
Do not deal with HP.. They are really not interested in real customer service.
I have spent over 5 hours with support personnel trying to solve an issue with the Envy printer. (I also spent over an hour waiting to be connected to an agent)
The printer is about a month old. It worked for about four weeks.
Four agents plus one supervisor have not fixed the issue.
User's recommendation: Try another printer company.
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Verified ReviewerImmense disappointment and HP failures
I tried to order a laptop on line. When I went to compete the order delivery in 2-3 days was stated on the web site.
When I got my first (and only) confirmation it stated delivery would be 10/10. If I had known that I NEVER would have ordered. This occurred on a SATURDAY. I tried to contact HP and was defeated by their web site and phone POS at every step.
I finally got a REAL CSR, MeriAnne, who found my order number and went to work on my problem.
The real problem was created by HP and its absolutely ridiculous business model. it appears to be geared to making all of HP's screw ups the consumers' problems.
Like TOO MANY corporations today, they evade and avoid direct customer contact with a real live human being but maintain a defective VRU and chat application.
Today I received a denial of my cancellation demand. Considering HP stated a delivery date A MONTH AWAY I don't believe the order can't be canceled NOW.
- Customer service
Preferred solution: Full refund
User's recommendation: Don't buy HP
Financial transaction
Have accounts call me at 712-229-****.
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Preferred solution: Accounting.
Update billing
I was cut off from my previous call. I need to update my billing information. Sounds like something simple to do, but obviously not.
Preferred solution: My billing updated.
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Verified ReviewerDo not honor warranties
I bought an HP desktop computer 10 months ago. This month, the computer stopped working.
I called support and they tried to instruct me how to fix the computer but nothing would work. Then said they would send me a flash drive if I paid them $44. I didn't have any choice. It was either throw away a $600 computer or pay the fee.
So, what does a warranty mean to HP?
Nothing. You're on your own when you buy a HP product.
- Do not honor warranties
Preferred solution: Price reduction
User's recommendation: Buy an outside insurance policy or do not buy a HP product.
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Verified ReviewerMy HP 8740 printer is not working it has a message that says one of the cartridges is bad
My HP printer 8740 will not print. It shows a message that says something is wrong with the cartridges.
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Verified ReviewerWhere is my refund?
I noticed two charges on my statement: one for 1181 and one for 741 from HP. So I called there, and they said it was for the printer.
I looked at my email, and it said they wanted payment for a printer that I paid off last year that was stolen and the account was closed. So I called, and the girl said I had to make a payment on this; that's what it was for. I kept trying to tell her that I already paid it, and it was last year. It's been closed since.
I asked, 'Well, what was the other charge for?' I looked in an email, and they billed me for an old printer that I haven't even used in over a year. Why did they even turn that on? I didn't even turn on that service. So anyway, this girl is arguing with me about the 1181 payment for the printer that I already paid off, and I said to send me the email on that—just send me an email—and then she sent me one email with a file, and the file was blank.
So I called back over there, and they said I had to send screenshots of whatever; some girl was trying to help me because this was like the sixth time I was calling in there because it kept transferring me between HP Instant Ink and All-in-One Plan. The printer was on the All-in-One Plan, and that was for my old printer. They put it on an All-in-One Plan—why they did that, I don't know. Who opened that account?
I don't know. Then she said to find out if it was from Instant Ink who billed them or if it was the All-in-One Plan, but the bill said Instant Ink. So anyway, I got off the phone with her because I felt bad. I didn't want her to wait while I was sitting here trying to go through my statements to find them, and I figured after that it wouldn't be any problem once I figured out who billed me wrong.
So we're going to get another email, I'm assuming from that girl who was arguing with me, who said, 'Oh, this account was closed.' Hello, that's what I've been saying! Then she said I still owe for this account, for the one that I don't know who turned on. I said I don't even know where this account is, and I said the guy told me when I paid it off because I wanted to get another printer. She said I should just open up another email account and get a different printer.
I said, 'Okay, find the soonest,' which I did. The printer I bought had three months of free printing on it, and then I signed it up for the paper. I figured, 'Oh good, it's the same paper when I run out of ink, so I'm all set.' That's what I thought. So I never got any paper, so I canceled it.
I figured that my printer was still on because I had three months of free ink, but they turned off the service because I didn't pay for the paper. I think I got one or two months free; I can't remember on the paper, but I canceled it before it was supposed to bill me because I never got any paper. So then they turned off my service, and I couldn't print anything. I'm still fighting with them about the refund.
I said I want my money back on this 11.81 for this printer, you know, and all this blah blah blah. I just got frustrated and said, 'Okay, you know what, just never mind and close everything. I don't want you; I don't want your paper; I don't want anything.' I said, 'Just close everything and make sure everything's okay.' So we'll see if both of those payments are for paper. How much does paper cost?
I think I was on the 1.99 plan, and that was canceled, so I don't know where they're coming from. I can't get a straight answer, and I keep getting transferred. I must have made phone calls to these people, and then after I told her I just canceled it and I said I didn't want to talk to anybody anymore, I just hung up the phone. She sent me an email to my other email—two different emails about that account.
What is going on? Oh, and then they sent me a $30 gift card to Sniffed or something like that for Fabletics. No thanks.
So everything's unresolved, right back where I was. I'm just pissed off going to talk to them.
- I thought it was convenient to do instant ink
- Dealing with an hp customer service with instant ink so it seems to always be a problem and i always thought it would be a real nice convenient to always have ink for the printer
Preferred solution: Full refund
User's recommendation: Absolutely not
Printer issues absolutely zero support
No one can figure out how to send me replacement printer heads because currently the printer is located in Colombia and they dont have the tools to do it from the United States. Additionally, they cant give me a valid number to call in Colombia
Its amazing with the company the size and they specialize in printers. They cannot get me what I need.
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Hewlett-Packard Company (or simply HP) was founded in 1939 by Bill Hewlett and David Packard. The company is headquartered in Palo Alto, California. This information technology corporation specializes in computer systems including personal computers, laptops, servers, computer peripherals, computer software, consulting and IT services. The slogan of the company is: "Invent". The company is usually referred to as HP. Hewlett-Packard Company is represented worldwide, manufacturing in addition to computers, a variety of printers, photo and video cameras and ink cartridges. According to the revenues, Hewlett-Packard is the largest IT company in the world and the first seller of personal computer systems.
Hewlett Packard is ranked 650 out of 6206 in Appliances and Electronics category
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“The delay wasn’t caused by the age of the printer or ‘lack of office supplies.’ It was caused by HP disabling printer functionality when an Instant Ink subscription is inactive — even when genuine HP cartridges are installed. HP support confirmed this by instructing me to reinstall Instant Ink cartridges before they would continue troubleshooting. That policy is the issue being reviewed.”
Why the $1000 loss? It sold for around $475, new, with no subscription.
Which warrants the question, why did you allegedly pay full price only to later sign up for their ink program? You get a HUGE discount on the printer by signing up at purchase.
In addition, that specific model is from 2016 and was discontinued mid-2022. Your little story doesn't add up.
Because I had a project that I was working on and My insta Ink ran out. I contacted the company asking them where my refills were and they told me i would have it within a week, However i didn't receive the Ink until 2 and a half weeks later and I lost the job because it went over the project deadline.
That's when I called them and canceled the Insta Ink. They even wanted me to pay for the extra paper usage that I went over. I explained to them I was trying to print something to get to my client so I can try and delay the project for another week until I received the ink. I didn't receive the ink until I canceled the subscription and then I tried using their ink but printer wouldn't work because of that, I then spent 75.00 on different ink and neither of the inks work.
In all reality, I should add another 75.00 onto what I lost in total and that wasn't including the price of the printer. That was my loss of the Job and Client.
You need to invest in better equipment.
No *** Any suggestions?
Your potential client dodged a bullet if a 9 year old discontinued printer, your lack of office supplies and reliance on mail-order ink caused a time delay.
Actually I should be suing them for the lose of the project, Client and any other projects I would have gotten.
I will not ever buy any HP products!!!!!!! I really hate that company.