creative kits and papers

I've tried just about every HP paper type together with my HP Deskjet 5655 to resolve smearing problems. A4 or Letter sized Premium Photo Paper Glossy or Plus Glossy will smear seriously. If you look at the prints you get a feeling that the color is building up on top of the paper rather than being absorbed by it. You can even feel it. And if you put water on it, you can wipe it practically white clean in 10 seconds. Doesn't matter if you wait 3 minutes or 3 months, result is the same.

However, make the same prints on 4x6in or 10x15cm HP Photo Paper, and they come out perfectly. You can even wash!!! the photos 10 seconds after printing and not a single trace of ink will come off. I blame the paper, but I'm starting to think that the HP printers only use the Photo Ink for small papers and that the regular Ink is used for large papers (I don't see any other pattern in my test results). I've wasted hundereds of dollars trying to get permanent printouts on Letter/A4 sized paper, but so far failed. I'm currently limited to using it for 4x6in printing only.

FANTASTIC photo quality paper, but sheets stick together as they go through the HP printer.........other than the nusiance of having to reinsert the paper, this product is outstanding!!

You can not get better color from your computer printer for pictures then by using Hewlett Packard Glossy Paper. HOWEVER
unless you live in 30% Relative Humidity year round it will wrinkle like a lasagna noodle. Bite the bullet and buy the much more expensive Premium PLUS Photo Paper unless you want to keep your pictures under glass or only show them in the winter. Please note, under glass does not mean in a frame, they will wrinkle there also.