> From: Julia Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Robert Seeberger wrote: > > > > You Think A Gallon Of Gas Is Expensive? > > > > The following will make one think, and put things in perspective: > > I believe these are convenience store prices, and the amounts given are > smaller ones that would jack up the price a bit more. I'll comment on a > few that I *know* how much I paid for them when I last bought them. > > > Gatorade 20 oz $1.59 .......... $10.17 per gallon > > I can get Gatorade 64 oz 2 for $4 or $2 ...... $4.00 per gallon > I think I could get it more cheaply if I bought it in gallon jugs; I'm > guessing $3.89 or less. > > > Ocean Spray 16 oz $1.25 .... $10 .00 per gallon > > Ocean Spray 64 oz $3.29 ......................$6.58 per gallon > > > and this is the REAL KICKER...... > > > > Evian water 9 oz for $1.49 ........ $21.19 per gallon. > > > > $21.19 FOR WATER! ....and the buyers don't even know the source. > > I can get Glacia at the checkout at HEB (assuming they're stocked at the > checkout) for $0.50 for 20 oz., which works out to $3.20 per gallon. > (And it's Canadian water. Why a Texas grocery chain is importing water > from Canada, I couldn't tell you, but it tastes OK, anyway.) I can buy > a 1-gallon bottle of water at the grocery store for less than $1. It > won't necessarily be "name brand" water (I haven't priced gallon jugs of > Ozarka lately, and don't remember from the last time I did how much it > was), but I think it'll work out to be cheaper than gasoline. (And > Ozarka indicates their sources.) > > And as Kneem pointed out, distilled isn't all *that* expensive, and > that's what you'd probably want to put in your car if you were needing > water as a fuel source.
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