How much would you pay for a bottle of Snapple?

Question

The next time I spend $9.00 for an 8oz. bottle of shampoo, I won't feel so guilty!

These examples do NOT

imply that gasoline is cheap;

it just illustrates how outrageous some prices are....

You will be really shocked by the last one!

Think a gallon of gas is expensive?

This makes one think, and also puts things in perspective.

Diet Snapple 16 oz $1.29 -$10.32 per gal

Lipton Ice Tea 16 oz $1.19 -$9.52 per gal

Gatorade 20 oz $1.59 -$10.17 per gal

Ocean Spray 16 oz $1.25 - $10.00 per gal

Brake Fluid 12 oz $3.15 - $33.60 per gal

Vick's Nyquil 6 oz $8.35 - $178.13 per gal

Pepto Bismol 4 oz $3.85 - $123.20 per gal

Whiteout 0.7 oz $1.39 - $25.42 per gal

Scope 1.5 oz $0.99 -$84.48 per gal

And this is the REAL KICKER...

Evian water 9 oz $1.49-$21.19 per gal! for WATER

(Evian spelled backwards is Naive)

Ever wonder why printers are so cheap?

They have you hooked for the ink- $5,200 a gal

Glad your car doesn't run on water on aly of these items!!

Answer 1

Apples, and oranges my friend.

Most people need gas to get to work, and they do not need many of the other items on the list.

The prices stated are correct, and that in and of itself should tell everyone that the current system does nothing but rip the consumer off.

Isn't free enterprise wonderful?

Answer 2

Yeah, but I use a gallon of fuel every day to drive to and from work.  I don't use most of those items every day.  In fact, I don't use many of them at all.

Bgee, if you think you're being ripped off don't buy those items.  If enough people don't think the items are worth the price the price will come down.  If the amount of profit doesn't justify the effort to produce the products then, the products will go away and clear the way for other products that you might deem worthwhile.  That's the wonderful thing about free markets.  There is competition and nobody needs to be ripped off.

Answer 3

Mind blowing.