A literal description of my state of mind
A literal description of my state of mind
This came via email, and I haven't checked the numbers (not going to, either), but the gist of it is correct.
Posted by Ted at April 2, 2004 10:11 AM | TrackBackCompared with Gasoline Think a gallon of gas is expensive? This puts things in perspective.
Diet Snapple (16 oz @ $1.29) = $10.32 per gallon
Lipton Ice Tea (16 oz @ $1.19) = $9.52 per gallon
Gatorade (20 oz @ $1.59) = $10.17 per gallon
Ocean Spray (16 oz @ $1.25) = $10.00 per gallon
Brake Fluid (12 oz @ $3.15) = $33.60 per gallon
Vick's Nyquil (6 oz @ $8.35) = $178.13 per gallon
Pepto Bismol (4 oz @ $3.85) = $123.20 per gallon
Whiteout (7 oz @ $1.39) = $25.42 per gallon
Scope (8 oz @ $3.99) = $59.04 per gallon
And this is the REAL KICKER...
Evian water (9 oz @ $1.49) = $21.19 per gallon?!?
$21.19 for WATER - and the buyers don't even know the source.
So, the next time you're at the pump, be glad your car doesn't run on water, Scope, or Whiteout, or - God forbid - Pepto Bismal or Nyquil.
If every person needed to use 2-5 gallons/day of any of those, the price would drop to a much more reasonable figure. After all, tap water is only a few cents/gallon.
With all of those, you are spending more on the bottle than on what's in it. Just imagine having to buy a couple 5gal (at about $12 a piece) gas cans with every fill up.