What’s Cheaper than a Gallon of Gas?
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I was sitting here chatting with the people in my chat room when Ponzi called me with a pretty cool discovery that I thought you all would find interesting. She was calling me from BestBuy, as she was walking past the aisle that has all of the flash drives.
She noticed that a 128 MB flash drive was priced at $3.99. She couldn’t believe it since a gallon of gas in Seattle is currently $4.07 for the lowest octane. She was shocked that a flash drive cost less than a gallon of gasoline.
It got me thinking what else costs less than a gallon of gas here in the US right now. Even here in Iowa where I’m visiting my parents right now, the cost per gallon is high as well. I’m interested though, in hearing about things that you would never expect to be less than a gallon of gas… especially tech-related things. This is my challenge to you: Find me things that cost less than one single gallon of gasoline… or even less than one tank filling. Let’s try to come up with things that you wouldn’t expect to be cheaper, and would surprise us all.
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55 Comments
wikili
August 14th, 2008
at 7:03am
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June 5th, 2008
at 1:35am
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SocioBiblog
June 3rd, 2008
at 5:21am
What’s Cheaper than a Gallon of Gas?(Chris Pirillo )
weedfacebg15
June 2nd, 2008
at 2:00pm
yes first comment
AmpedFear
June 2nd, 2008
at 2:01pm
You seem really tired!
tristameagle
June 2nd, 2008
at 2:03pm
View my profile
SirAuron2763
June 2nd, 2008
at 2:03pm
you sort of sound sick
dillonp23
June 2nd, 2008
at 2:04pm
kool
shaggyolsen
June 2nd, 2008
at 2:04pm
wow i see that but i bet u are right about that
iTalkApple
June 2nd, 2008
at 2:04pm
hahahahaha thats hilarious and pathetic
commodore256
June 2nd, 2008
at 2:25pm
I got my computer for less than I could get today for a gallon of gas. (I got it out of the trash)
Ix07I
June 2nd, 2008
at 2:34pm
I got my computer for less than a gallon of gas pretty decent some guy just recently gave it to me
chiefredbeard
June 2nd, 2008
at 2:38pm
399 for a 128MB is a rip off. You can get a 1GB flashdrive on newegg for 7.99
penrinthecreativeone
June 2nd, 2008
at 3:08pm
Lots of things are cheaper than a gallon a gas. In Norway the gas costs around 2 dollars a liter, add that by ca 4 which is a gallon, and you get 8 dollars a gallon.. Theres sure alot thats cheaper..
caa1000
June 2nd, 2008
at 3:29pm
Is gas in Iowa higher than Seattle? Go to Florida for cheap gas at 3.95…
Foxontherun2
June 2nd, 2008
at 4:00pm
god i want an electric car , i dont care anymore
Spanky2k
June 2nd, 2008
at 7:29pm
$4 for a gallon?? We filled our car up with petrol costing $8.66 per gallon.
thebkid05
June 2nd, 2008
at 7:35pm
The only reason we find these prices high is because gas around 5-6 years ago was around $1.69 a gallon. Unfortunately we don’t drive Minis and other small ultra-compacts around here because they aren’t “practical” for our life styles.
wolfeedarkfang
June 2nd, 2008
at 8:16pm
What’s cheaper then a gallon of gas? A gallon of Milk. :) Unless the dairies start going on strike. Mad cows. :P
corebore13
June 2nd, 2008
at 8:38pm
i bought a 1GB flash drive for 12 bucks
Yankeesfan100
June 2nd, 2008
at 8:41pm
Can you Believe that CIGARETTES is less than a Gallon of Gas in my area?? $5.93 a gallon here
cal619guy
June 2nd, 2008
at 8:42pm
Wut?
alwayzblu
June 2nd, 2008
at 9:35pm
Gallon of milk here: 4.29
Gallon of Gas here: 3.89
so the milk is more expensive
(Charleston, South Carolina)
wolfeedarkfang
June 2nd, 2008
at 9:38pm
Perhaps there, but you gotta admit hat price isn’t too different lol. Lets hope nobody gets the idea to use milk as fuel. The cows got enough to worry about. ;)
markienoah
June 2nd, 2008
at 9:40pm
you can get a 40 oz of beer for $3.55 here and a gallon is $3.90 so stay at home and drink don’t drive this is in Memphis, TN.
tool69tool69
June 2nd, 2008
at 9:57pm
Australia pays $1.67 a litre which is a around $7.50 a gallon (Aus currency)
$7.1 US
time to get a donkey
alwayzblu
June 2nd, 2008
at 10:35pm
LOL that would be crazy lol….i can see it now..people would be stealing milk right from the cows!
Roberthalliwell1
June 2nd, 2008
at 10:59pm
i bought a 2GB flash drive for £1.89 thats cheaper than a ‘Gallon of Gas’ isn’t it?
richardwinskill
June 2nd, 2008
at 11:15pm
In the UK petrol is about 1.10 GBP per litre, which works out at around 8 USD per gallon according to Google. So if gas is around the 4 USD mark, I guess your gallon of gas is cheaper than a gallon of gas…
joelwalker71
June 3rd, 2008
at 12:26am
over $12 a gallon for petrol in uk, even more for diesel
bto4
June 3rd, 2008
at 12:56am
in us dollars?
joelwalker71
June 3rd, 2008
at 1:24am
well its about £6, which is $12 US, i no its ridicules, and its nearly all tax
NileshFowdar
June 3rd, 2008
at 1:38am
voice quality …horrible !
bto4
June 3rd, 2008
at 1:42am
wow that sucks
DavidDude96
June 3rd, 2008
at 1:54am
4 bucks for gas is terrible. i remember when it was 1 dollar
DavidDude96
June 3rd, 2008
at 1:59am
just about a year and a half ago, i baught a 512MB flashdrive for about $16, or £8.15… :(
DavidDude96
June 3rd, 2008
at 2:01am
wow, but atlest you don’t have to drive as much to get to places, things are all pretty close together there. atleast compared to the US. texas and california are about larger lol. but you’re lucky becuase it’s a more compact country where you don’t have to drive a long way. we drive to new york sometimes and it’s a 15 hour drive
my2003nsx
June 3rd, 2008
at 2:57am
Gas Prices here in California are around $4.35 for regular 87. i spend about $80 on gas a day. 10-13 city 18-20 hwy
StonemanHome
June 3rd, 2008
at 3:08am
In Sweden the gas cost 9 dollars per gallon.
truespud
June 3rd, 2008
at 3:21am
in the uk converted to dollers it is $10.46 per gallon so lets just say it takes me alot to fill up.
trebor422
June 3rd, 2008
at 3:34am
We don’t drive it because we want to, we’re FORCED into driving smaller cars in the UK because petrol prices have always been high.
Travis Reynolds
June 2nd, 2008
at 11:50pm
Here is what I came up with that’s cheaper than gas:
A disposable Camera: Those are just under $4
3 Top Quality Songs on iTunes: Thats just under $4
Blank DVD’s: Just under $4
So basically you can get about 30 pictures at $4, 12 minutes of music for $4 or about 2 hours of home movie for $4.
Man they are really rippin us off with the gas.
Travis Reynolds
June 2nd, 2008
at 11:51pm
Oh yeah, you should mention for people that do not know, that after all the salary deductions, taxes paid, and everything else.
Exon had 40.6 BILLION dollars in profit. So thats 40.6 billion dollars of spending money.
C.S. McClendon
June 3rd, 2008
at 9:02am
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8794067&type=product&id=1205537712348
Here, a full featured cordless phone for less than half a tank of gas here in Orlando.
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8454576&type=product&id=1183767792894
And here, Mcafee Anti virus.
S.Dalrymple
June 3rd, 2008
at 2:49pm
Well to offset the prices, I invented a new cologne. I am marketing it as GAS-So-Lean. It smells exactly like gas! EXACTLY! My sales pitch is.. Smell like a million dollars. I even charge 4 times more than what it should be, and I am thinking of doubling the price at the end of June. -Sound familar? §
docharv
June 3rd, 2008
at 5:52pm
Not exactly on point, but, for us oldtimers who remember when gas prices first went ballistic back in 1974 with the oil embargo. Let’s say we have an average of $4/gallon. Well in 1974 that would have been only 92 cents. At the onset of the embargo the average price was around $1.10. By the next year it was up to $2.45/gallon. That would be equivalent to a per gallon price today of $10.68!
ZiggyFish
June 3rd, 2008
at 7:28pm
$4.07, that’s not that much, we pay 5.67 (Australia, 1.50 a liter) for a gallon of petrol
ZiggyFish
June 3rd, 2008
at 7:53pm
Just to be pedantic (don’t forget today is the cheapest day of the week), Note prices are in AUSD, and conversion is is based on 3.78541178 liters per gallon.
In format of ‘Date – $PerGallon ($PerLiter – type)’:
04/06/08 7:36 AM – $5.37 ($141.9 – ULP (unleaded))
04/06/08 7:06 AM – $5.71 ($150.9 – PULP (premium unleaded) – the standard petrol)
04/06/08 7:14 AM – $6.54 ($172.9 – Diesel)
04/06/08 7:36 AM – $2.49 ($65.9 – LPG)
roalgumo7
June 3rd, 2008
at 8:26pm
Wow, usbs are really getting cheaper, a bit reasonable tough. And I got to say, we must find a way to stop using current gas and use some other sort of fuel that’s cheaper and won’t end up with petro :O
Alec Pozner
June 4th, 2008
at 9:50am
I recently heard that they were going to advertise the half gallon prices for gas as opposed to the full gallon. This’ll make it seem like you’re not paying as much, but in the long run, you’re paying the same exact amount, it’s just advertised cheaper.
Todd B
June 4th, 2008
at 12:40pm
Gas in the U.S. has long been cheaper than in Europe. The European governments intentionally inflate the price with taxes to – get this – ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO LEAVE THE CAR AT HOME. They figured it out years ago. It’s cheaper for the gov. to pick up the tab for (massive) mass transit than building all their infrastructure around the car would be. We’re finally learning this lesson the hard way.
Many say mass transit works in Europe because the countries are so small. There is some truth to that but given enough pain at the gas pump even the most ‘patriotic’ American will give in and take the bus. If we’re lucky the price will go even higher! Let’s hope it hits us hard and fast and the politicos actually take the right steps.
1. Cut taxes on train lines (owners pay property tax on the entire length of track.)
2. Add taxes to long haul truckers (8 times more efficient to move a ton of freight by train than truck – truckers are supported by the AFL/CIO the most powerful lobby ever to exist. More trucks = more members = more power.)
3. ADD taxes to gasoline. (If it don’t hurt, we won’t convert.)
Conner
June 4th, 2008
at 6:48pm
for less than a gallon of gas i could get a new cell phone :P so i just got a scooter it gets 99mpg :D
OmniDragon
June 6th, 2008
at 9:02pm
The first flashdrive I bought was a 512mb Sandisk for $70. And right now, I can’t even get 3/4 of a tank of regular gas for that. I don’t know what else I could get that’s equivalent to the price of a gallon of gas. I think gas here is like $3.80 right now, so I could get almost 4 songs on iTunes for that :O
Leo Wan
June 6th, 2008
at 10:29pm
go to a 99 cents store
Daan Berg
June 9th, 2008
at 2:56pm
Think about ice cream: it’s now way cheaper than a gallon of gas in the Netherlands. I don’t know how it has been in the U.S., but ice cream has been a big business in the Netherlands, so ice cream has been pretty expensive for a while.