Here's some water cooler conversation for you: Gasoline is hugely inexpensive if you compare it with the cost of many common household liquids. One blogger did, and found that the cost of 2% milk is $3.99 a gallon, Dawn dish detergent is $11.43, Kikkoman soy sauce is $18.21, and Krazy Glue is an incredible $2,322.29 per gallon.
Of course, this comparison -- provided by Xin Lu of our partner blog Wise Bread (Xin is also The Baglady) -- won't help your pain when you're paying at the pump, but it is entertaining.
Think those drinks you purchase aren't expensive? Consider this: Starbucks frappuccino iced coffee is $20.48 a gallon, Monster energy drink is $12.80, and Snapple peach tea is $7.68. Arizona ice tea is a relative bargain at $3.99. Coca-Cola and Pepsi are $5.33.
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