Han Tacoma wrote:
> 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 for $1.49 ........ $21.19 per gallon.
> $21.19 FOR WATER! ....and the buyers don't even know the source.
These are convenience store prices. I can get Ocean Spray for $6.58 per
gallon ($3.29 for 64 ounces), and that's the 100% juice stuff. Don't know
the price of the cranberry juice cocktail, but it might be a bit lower.
Plus, I can get store brand of the cocktail, and that's probably going to
run closer to $4 a gallon.
Also, I can get 10 oz. of Nyquil for under $8, so that's under $102 per
gallon; I can get generic equivalent even cheaper.
As far as the water goes, if I bring my own container, I can get "Glacier
Water" at the grocery store for $0.50 per gallon. I only buy Evian if I
need the container at least as badly as I need the water. (I've bought
Evian at the theater for a ridiculous $2 for 6 oz., and then refilled it
with my own water to carry in with me at later shows that same season; and I
bought 1.5-liter bottles of Evian when I was travelling and couldn't stand
the taste of the local water.)
Kneem can give us an accurate quote on the price of distilled water, which
is *definitely* what you'd want if you were using it for some purpose other
than drinking, and it's less than the price of gasoline.
And with the gasoline, you have to bring your own container!
Julia
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