Whenever I feel nostalgic for the petrol price of less that $1.00 per gallon I remind myself that my husband at the time earned $60pw and as a mere female I earned $26 per week! Most necessities are much cheaper these days as a % of wages. And I note that many things seem to have shifted from the category of luxuries to that of necessities
PS
I think that running the car on OP Bundy would continue to be considered a luxury (and a waste)
-- Edited by The dog lady on Wednesday 6th of November 2013 05:49:15 PM
Duh said
07:56 PM Nov 6, 2013
Do we need reminding about how much things cost!!
All these examples do NOT imply that petrol is cheap;
it just illustrates how outrageous some prices are.
The last one might shock the socks off you.
Think a litre of petrol is expensive?
This makes you think, and also puts things into perspective. Can of Red Bull, 250ml, $2..95 ... $11.80 per litre!
Robitussin Cough Mixture, 200ml, $9.95 ..... $ 49.75 per litre! L'Oreal Revitalift Day Cream, 50ml, $29.95 ........... $599.00 per litre! Bundy Rum, 1250ml, $51.00 .... $40.80 per litre!
Visene Eye Drops, 15ml, $5.69 ... $379.00 per litre!
Britney Spears Fantasy Perfume,50ml, $29 ....... $580.00 per litre!
And this is the REAL KICKER.
Evian water, 375ml, $2.95 ...$7.86 per litre! $7.86 for a litre of WATER!! and the buyers don't even know the source
(Evian spelled backwards is NAIVE!!)
Ever wonder why computer printers are so cheap? So they can hook you for the ink!! Someone calculated the cost of the ink at, you won't believe it but it's true; $2,500 a litre.
$2500.00 A LITRE!!!
So, the next time you're at the pump, be glad your car doesn't run on water, Red Bull, Robitussin, L'Oreal or, God forbid, Printer Ink!!!!!
And - If you don't pass this along to at least one person, your muffler will fall off!!
tonyd said
10:00 PM Nov 6, 2013
Good one, Vic. Puts into perspective the $2.15 a litre I (grudgingly) paid for diesel recently at the Doon Doon roadhouse in the Kimberley!
Cheers, Tony
Gerty Dancer said
10:03 PM Nov 6, 2013
Love it! People who drink Evian worry me...
Duh said
10:44 PM Nov 6, 2013
A lover of beer said to me recently that they drink beer because it was safer than water Gerty! LOL.
Sorry about the large print on the post, came to me on an email like that I couldn't make it any smaller without stuffing it up.
Not much choice with prices in the outer regions Tony, I would imagine transportation costs etc would have a bit to do it for isolated areas.
bill12 said
11:38 PM Nov 6, 2013
All these prices are Grand, But can you run your car on them? I reckon it would be sacralidge to run your car on OP Bundy, anyway!
Whenever I feel nostalgic for the petrol price of less that $1.00 per gallon I remind myself that my husband at the time earned $60pw and as a mere female I earned $26 per week! Most necessities are much cheaper these days as a % of wages. And I note that many things seem to have shifted from the category of luxuries to that of necessities
PS
I think that running the car on OP Bundy would continue to be considered a luxury (and a waste)
-- Edited by The dog lady on Wednesday 6th of November 2013 05:49:15 PM
Do we need reminding about how much things cost!!
All these examples do NOT imply that petrol is cheap;
it just illustrates how outrageous some prices are.
The last one might shock the socks off you.
Think a litre of petrol is expensive?
This makes you think, and also puts things into perspective.
Can of Red Bull, 250ml, $2..95 ... $11.80 per litre!
Robitussin Cough Mixture, 200ml, $9.95 ..... $ 49.75 per litre!
L'Oreal Revitalift Day Cream, 50ml, $29.95 ........... $599.00 per litre!
Bundy Rum, 1250ml, $51.00 .... $40.80 per litre!
Visene Eye Drops, 15ml, $5.69 ... $379.00 per litre!
Britney Spears Fantasy Perfume, 50ml, $29 ....... $580.00 per litre!
And this is the REAL KICKER.
Evian water, 375ml, $2.95 ...$7.86 per litre!
$7.86 for a litre of WATER!!
and the buyers don't even know the source
(Evian spelled backwards is NAIVE!!)
Ever wonder why computer printers are so cheap?
So they can hook you for the ink!!
Someone calculated the cost of the ink at, you won't believe it but it's true; $2,500 a litre.
$2500.00 A LITRE!!!
So, the next time you're at the pump, be glad your car doesn't run on water, Red Bull, Robitussin, L'Oreal or, God forbid, Printer Ink!!!!!
And - If you don't pass this along to at least one person, your muffler will fall off!!
Cheers, Tony
A lover of beer said to me recently that they drink beer because it was safer than water Gerty! LOL.
Sorry about the large print on the post, came to me on an email like that I couldn't make it any smaller without stuffing it up.
Not much choice with prices in the outer regions Tony, I would imagine transportation costs etc would have a bit to do it for isolated areas.