When you create a PerlTk callback that will take arguments, using the [] syntax, the Tk::callbacks documentation says:

the contents of the [] are evaluated by perl when the callback is created

Therefore, your code, 

$mw->Button (
  -command => [\&print_entries, $user_x->get(), $original_y],
);

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is roughly the equivalent of this: 
my $command_sub;
{
  my $x_at_time_of_sub_definition = $user_x->get();
  my $y_at_time_of_sub_definition = $original_y;
  $command_sub = sub {
    print_entries(
      $x_at_time_of_sub_definition,
      $y_at_time_of_sub_definition,
    );
  }
}
$mw->Button (
  -command => $command_sub,
);

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Instead of telling PerlTk to create the callback, create it yourself with an anonymous sub. This should work for you: 

  -command => sub {
    print_entries(
      $user_x->get(),
      $user_y->get(),
      $original_x,
      $original_y,
    );
  },

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In reply to Re: Tk -textvariable doesn't change when Entry widget changes by Util
in thread Tk -textvariable doesn't change when Entry widget changes by Petras

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