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Kinko's: Your Branch Office

You've seen the commercials. Some guy running to Kinko's at 2 A.M. because he has to have three hundred copies of this brochure in full color in four hours or his boss will be really pissed or something like that. So, I figure it's fair to assume that the main reason Kinko's exists is to save Yuppies' jobs.

So that would account for the price of copies and other services there. Capitalizing on the problems of capitalists(as ironic as that may be) is all right and good but the fact is the young proletariat needs to make copies to. We've got flyers to put up, we've got zines to put out, we've got leaflets to pass out, we've got hall passes to forge, etc.

Which brings us to the purpose of this text file. In Toledo(419 ac) where I exist, Kinko's, and places like it, are basically the only places to get this type of thing done. They're expensive and they're a pain in the ass to deal with. So do it, Co-Opt Kinko's and make it _your_ branch office!

Key Counters

(a) Steal one counter and make most of your copies on it, then a couple on an in-store counter - turn in the in-store counter.

(b) If the counters are thrown hard on the floor, the numbers get messed up. You can claim that it fell and that "you only made four copies."

© On the wrong side of the counter is a circle with writing in it, something like "wrong stop". If you push a push-pin between the O's, the counter returns to zero. This ruins the counter though, so it can't be used again.

Copy Cards

(a) If the magnetic strip is scratched up, it often will no longer work. You can go and claim you had more money on the card. Don't get too ambitious, but if you have multiple cards and visit multiple stores, it may work out to a tidy sum.

(b) You could claim the copy card machine ate your five dollar bill or something without giving you a card. Be persistent if hassled.

The Machine

A paper clip in the back of the copier will override the counting function, it re-routes it so that the counter is not attached and the copier is just like a normal copier.

Other Places

Other copy places that are good to use are Office Max and Office Depot. They have self-serve copiers with no counters and often no manager around.

Conclusion

Share this information with others. You're welcome to copy, distribute, upload, download, update, and reprint this file as much as you want as long as you acknowledge it's author(me). I guess the only question that remains is: Who the fuck is Kinko?