Compared with Snapple, whiteout, and Pepto Bismol ($123.20/gallon), gasoline is surprisingly inexpensive. $21.19 for WATER - and the buyers don’t even know the source. No wonder Evian spelled backwards is Naive.”
Gas prices are a huge issue for most pocket books these days. Gas is a product we can’t get along without and high prices are putting a kink in most budgets.
When I came across this article on the price of gas I thought it was fun and interesting. I hope you enjoy it too.
“Gasoline remains cheap. That’s right; it is a relatively inexpensive commodity. It takes 100 million years to create; Then it needs to be explored and found, drilled into and pumped out of the ground, shipped, refined into gasoline, then transported to your local gas station where some guy pumps it into your car for about two and half bucks …
Hey, it’s not like you don’t have other options. The Journal and Consumer reports put out a chart of “most fuel-efficient vehicles by category.” There are lots of hybrid models coming out. You could go pure electric. Or, you can adapt your driving habits to be more fuel efficient (I drive a stick, but not for that reason).
As a kid who grew up loving muscle cars, I assumed that by the time I was 40 gas would be $5 a gallon (which it is in Europe). So I don’t complain about gas under $3. I tank up thankfully. How cheap is this drilled, transported, refined gasoline? Cheaper than water:
Other “Refined” Products Compared with Gasoline:
Product Unit Cost Price per Gallon
Lipton Ice Tea $1.19/16 oz — $9.52 per gallon
Ocean Spray $1.25/16 oz — $10.00 per gallon
Gatorade $1.59 /20 oz — $10.17 per gallon
Diet Snapple $1.29/16 oz — $10.32 per gallon
Evian water $1.49 /9 oz — $21.19 per gallon
Whiteout $1.39 /7 oz — $25.42 per gallon
Brake Fluid $3.15/12 oz — $33.60 per gallon
Scope $0.99/1.5 oz — $84.48 per gallon
Vick’s Nyquil $8.35/6 oz — $178.13 per gallon
Pepto Bismol $3.85/4 oz — $123.20 per gallon
$21.19 for WATER - and the buyers don’t even know the source. No wonder Evian spelled backwards is Naive.
Be glad your car doesn’t run on Scope, Whiteout, Pepto Bismal or Nyquil.”
Sometimes all we can do is find the bright side….
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