IMac with free printer query

Couldn't find anywhere appropriate to post this.....
Two years ago I purchased a new iMac direct from Apple (Ireland) which came with a free HP Photosmart C4680 printer/copier/scanner. At the time I already had a printer so the HP has stayed in its box until now. I opened up the box recently to find that the power cable was missing. Phoned Apple to be told that this was not a mistake and that all those printers were shipped without power cables and it was up to the customer to source one themselves, which they say is the reason they were able to give them away free!!! According to Apple it's a very common cable which should be easy to find. It is in fact an unusual 32V cable that can only be sourced from China at a fee of nearly 80 euro.
I was so taken aback by this that I didn't really argue my case when they said that they weren't willing to do anything about it.
Has anyone ever heard of this strange practice of it being up to the customer to find a power cable for a product as common as a printer?
Does the two year gap mean that Apple are under no obligation to help even though the shipped product was missing a vital component?
I really don't want to have to throw a brand new printer in the bin.
Thanks.

It sounds like the Apple rep was describing is a USB printer-to-computer cable, which many printer manufacturers stopped including years ago. A power supply/cord is somewhat fundamental to the printers operation.  Two years later is a bit of a stretch to expect Apple to honor what sounds like a packaging defect by HP.  Have you contacted HP about a replacement power supply?

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