You know Rivets - I bet that would not have happened in the U.K. They would have just told you to bog off (and I don't mean buy one get one free!) Anyway, if Evo will permit me, may I suggest that you try
here for similar ink prices in the U.K. if you need them. We are running three Epsons at the moment, they have only had one batch of Epson ink in them (the one supplied when they were new) and I have been using ink from this source for Epson printers now for over 10 years without any problem at all.
P.P.