Feel better at the Pump

[snafu]

All these examples do NOT imply that gasoline is cheap; it just illustrates how outrageous some prices are, Compared with Gasoline.

Think a gallon of gas is expensive? This makes one think, and 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 1.5 oz $0.99 .....$84.48 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 (Evian spelled backwards is Naive)

Ever wonder why printers are so cheap? So they have you hooked for the ink. Someone calculated the cost of the ink at...(you won't believe it....) $5,200 a gal. (five thousand two hundred dollars) or $1,373.68 per litre.

So,the next time you're at the pump, be glad your car doesn't run on water, Scope, Whiteout, Pepto Bismol, Nyquil or God forbid, Printer Ink!

[marvholly]

I don't remember the last time I had to buy brake fluid.
Vicks Nyquil was on sale REAL cheap (FREE?) after a $4 coupon a couple months ago.
Who still uses whiteout????
Some brand of mouth wash goes on sale for $1/less per liter after coupons every few weeks.

I do NOT buy any of the other items on your list. Howerver Snapple, Lipton, Gatorade all go on sale at $1/less quite frequently.
My water comes from the tap - every meal.
My cartridges get refilled at Walgreens - generally on sale or w/a % off coupon.

[maat55]

Difference is that many have to buy gas where these items are not necessary. Also, cars consume far more than humans, which higher prices have a real affect.

[disneysteve]

Lists like this are always entertaining, but obviously serve no real purpose. We don't go out and buy 10-15 gallons/week of Scope or brake fluid.

And some of us do still use white-out. I know my daughter and I each have a bottle on our desks and we use it at work (though the tape kind, not the liquid kind).

[greenskeeper]

Originally Posted by snafu

All these examples do NOT imply that gasoline is cheap; it just illustrates how outrageous some prices are, Compared with Gasoline.

Think a gallon of gas is expensive? This makes one think, and 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 1.5 oz $0.99 .....$84.48 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 (Evian spelled backwards is Naive)

Ever wonder why printers are so cheap? So they have you hooked for the ink. Someone calculated the cost of the ink at...(you won't believe it....) $5,200 a gal. (five thousand two hundred dollars) or $1,373.68 per litre.

So,the next time you're at the pump, be glad your car doesn't run on water, Scope, Whiteout, Pepto Bismol, Nyquil or God forbid, Printer Ink!

I wish it did. I'm not one of the morons who pays for bottled water!

[Ima saver]

We drink almost nothing other than water. I use tap water and distill it so that it has a great taste. I have never bought bottled water.

[DebbieL]

I buy bottled water sometimes, and I hardly think that makes me a "moron". I'll buy a bottled water if I'm at school and I happen to have forgotten to bring my own bottle of water from home. I don't like the taste of tap water, so I'm not going to just fill it from the faucets. It's still better than buying that same bottle full of slop (pop). I try to remember to fill up a bottle of water at home (I just use a Brita for drinking water) and bring it with me everywhere, but I do forget sometimes.

[khosta]

This forum is pretty entertaining! And there are people out there who drink bottled water, Snapple and Gatorade daily - so teh numbers are interesting! I like the Evian one - that's funny!!! I drink bottled water, especially when at work! Thanks for the post!

[NolaP]

Interesting numbers indeed.

[shanecurran]

Originally Posted by greenskeeper

I wish it did. I'm not one of the morons who pays for bottled water!

I don't think it is moronic to buy bottled water. In some places people are not fortunate enough to be able to drink tap water because it can be harmful.

[Frugal]

Thanks for sharing the list. It just goes to show you how much we have to try to save money on all kinds of food and drink items nowadays, to even make the cost reasonable! Gas is still more of a necessity than the items you listed, however.

[shanecurran]

This post shows why it is so hard to find alternatives to gas powered vehicles. In terms of energy per $, gas is relatively cheap.

[disneysteve]

Originally Posted by shanecurran

I don't think it is moronic to buy bottled water. In some places people are not fortunate enough to be able to drink tap water because it can be harmful.

That may be true in third-world countries, but here in the US, with rare exception, it is not. Municipal water supplies are perfectly safe. In fact, many brands of bottled water are nothing more than filtered tap water. The fact that people shell out $1 or more per bottle for water that is free at the tap is mind-boggling.

[Seeker]

Water Quality by State/Location:

Water Where You Live | States | US EPA

You might be surprised at what is reported. But that's only what is reported.

If you have any "taste" to water, then it's probably not pure. I go by taste.

I filter all water for cooking, drinking etc. and store in solid plastic (non-squeezable) containers both in and out of the fridge.

[shanecurran]

Steve,

I agree that water is good most places, and I do know that some bottled water is taken from the tap. If that is the cased then it is wasteful to buy bottled water puts more waste in our landfills etc. I am just saying, not everyone has this privilege, and just because it doesn't "taste bad" to you doesn't mean that it is good.

[greenskeeper]

Originally Posted by shanecurran

This post shows why it is so hard to find alternatives to gas powered vehicles. In terms of energy per $, gas is extremely relatively cheap.

From Dr. David Pimentel:

"That is, the 38,000 kcal in one gallon of gasoline can be transformed into 8.8 KWh, which is about 3 weeks of human work equivalent.(Human work output in agriculture = 0.1 HP, or 0.074 KW, times 120 hours.)"

1 gallon of gasoline contains the same energy as 3 weeks of human work.

Nothing will ever replace the energy content and ease of transport that oil has.

[shanecurran]

Originally Posted by greenskeeper

From Dr. David Pimentel:



1 gallon of gasoline contains the same energy as 3 weeks of human work.

Thanks for the post. I didn't have exact figures. That is incredible.

[debtfreeme]

Thanks for the chuckle.

Current price in the Netherlands is about 10.26/gallon. The US consumer has it easy,and cheap.

[greenskeeper]

Originally Posted by debtfreeme

Thanks for the chuckle.

Current price in the Netherlands is about 10.26/gallon. The US consumer has it easy,and cheap.

What do all those fuel taxes go towards? I'd pay more per gallon if the taxes went towards funding govt programs instead of borrowing or monetizing the debt.

[debtfreeme]

My experience of being in the Netherlands is that a lot of government programs are supported from the high taxes. My experience with a family member was that his income tax rate was 72%. Can you imagne paying that as a tax rate? (yes he made millions of euros a year so that was the reason, but still, 72%?)

There are lots of social programs: education is subsized upto and including university. Everyone graduates with the skills to have a job. Medical care is taken care of, immigrants are supported with money and language classes until they can take care of them selves and fully function in society. There are lots of things the money goes to, including their limited military/defense, and sending moeny to other areas of the European Community as required by those agreements. And they have AMAZING public transport THROUGH OUT the country. We could never do that here with our land mass size.