Think Gas is expensive?

I can’t stand it when I see things like this comparison between the cost of a gallon of gas and the cost of a gallon of other liquids like Gatorade or brake fluid because it’s not an apples to apples comparison. It makes no sense.

My guess is that this has some ties to the oil industry, one of its public affairs firms or a guerilla marketing firm because gas prices are a 1) already higher than they have been in the past, and 2) almost always go up around Memorial Day weekend, which starts today. They need to thwart the publicity a little.

They have reason to try to circulate information like this because people will start talking about it over dinner and at work.

John: Wow, gas is expensive.
Ralph: You think gas is expensive . . . (that’s exactly what they want to happen).

Here’s one I found online . . .

• 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
• 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