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IndieG Mar 26th 2008 5:00 pm

You think Oil is pricey???
 
Think again......

Review the following comparison with other liquid prices:

PRODUCT US$/Barrel
Oil 108.50
Coca Cola 126.45
Milk 163.38
Snapple 237.72
Perrier Natural Mineral Water 300.61
Tropicana Orange Juice 307.44
Budweiser Beer 447.25
Scope Mouthwash 682.34
Starbucks Venti Latte 954.24
Ben & Jerry's Chunky Ice Cream 1,609.44
Pinot Grigio Wine 2,117.75
Bertoli Olive Oil 2,370.71
Jack Daniels Old No. 7 Whiskey 4,237.63
Tabasco Pepper Sauce 6,155.52
Visine A.C. Eye Drops 39,728.64
FLONASE Nasal Spray 902,304.00
Chanel No.5 Parfume 1,666,560.00

Chris79 Mar 26th 2008 5:04 pm

Re: You think Oil is pricey???
 

Originally Posted by IndieGirl (Post 6114799)
Think again......

Review the following comparison with other liquid prices:

Budweiser Beer 447.25
Pinot Grigio Wine 2,117.75
Jack Daniels Old No. 7 Whiskey 4,237.63

I better start drinking oil then!! :rofl:

Confucius Mar 26th 2008 5:08 pm

Re: You think Oil is pricey???
 

Originally Posted by Chris79 (Post 6114813)
I better start drinking oil then!! :rofl:

Please do...

Chris79 Mar 26th 2008 5:16 pm

Re: You think Oil is pricey???
 

Originally Posted by Confucius (Post 6114828)
Please do...

Thanks :unsure:

Confucius Mar 26th 2008 5:23 pm

Re: You think Oil is pricey???
 

Originally Posted by Chris79 (Post 6114858)
Thanks :unsure:

What will you do if the oil price doubles???Drink milk???

Chris79 Mar 26th 2008 5:30 pm

Re: You think Oil is pricey???
 

Originally Posted by Confucius (Post 6114885)
What will you do if the oil price doubles???Drink milk???

I might just go for bust and spend all my money and drink Chanel No 5! Damn that stuff is expensive! Not like Old Spice or Brut! :rofl:

B.Geezer Mar 26th 2008 6:48 pm

Re: You think Oil is pricey???
 

Originally Posted by IndieGirl (Post 6114799)
Think again......

Review the following comparison with other liquid prices:

PRODUCT US$/Barrel
Oil 108.50
Coca Cola 126.45
Milk 163.38
Snapple 237.72
Perrier Natural Mineral Water 300.61
Tropicana Orange Juice 307.44
Budweiser Beer 447.25
Scope Mouthwash 682.34
Starbucks Venti Latte 954.24
Ben & Jerry's Chunky Ice Cream 1,609.44
Pinot Grigio Wine 2,117.75
Bertoli Olive Oil 2,370.71
Jack Daniels Old No. 7 Whiskey 4,237.63
Tabasco Pepper Sauce 6,155.52
Visine A.C. Eye Drops 39,728.64
FLONASE Nasal Spray 902,304.00
Chanel No.5 Parfume 1,666,560.00


Wow... did you do this research yourself ?

Just think... if you could turn oil into perfume you could make a fortune!

IndieG Mar 27th 2008 2:18 am

Re: You think Oil is pricey???
 

Originally Posted by B.Geezer (Post 6115209)
Wow... did you do this research yourself ?

Naaaah, twas one of those chain emails.


Originally Posted by B.Geezer (Post 6115209)
Just think... if you could turn oil into perfume you could make a fortune!

Or even turn it into nasal spray...lol

arbroath_abroad Mar 27th 2008 6:23 am

Re: You think Oil is pricey???
 
Now if the price of oil was on a par with Budweiser, ScotsExpat and myself would maybe get a good package:rofl:

ScotsExpat Mar 27th 2008 8:13 am

Re: You think Oil is pricey???
 

Originally Posted by arbroath_abroad (Post 6117313)
Now if the price of oil was on a par with Budweiser, ScotsExpat and myself would maybe get a good package:rofl:

Here, here, AA............ How else are we gonna manage to hit our early-retirement goals if Starbucks Baristas are making almost 10 x more for a Venti Latte?????? Plus they get chance to warm MH's muffin in the morning, so she tells us..........

MataHari Mar 27th 2008 10:55 am

Re: You think Oil is pricey???
 

Originally Posted by ScotsExpat (Post 6117493)
Here, here, AA............ How else are we gonna manage to hit our early-retirement goals if Starbucks Baristas are making almost 10 x more for a Venti Latte?????? Plus they get chance to warm MH's muffin in the morning, so she tells us..........

my muffin is fine as it is thankyouverymuch....

arbroath_abroad Mar 27th 2008 11:15 am

Re: You think Oil is pricey???
 

Originally Posted by MataHari (Post 6118099)
my muffin is fine as it is thankyouverymuch....

do you call her Martha?

ScotsExpat Mar 27th 2008 11:37 am

Re: You think Oil is pricey???
 
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Originally Posted by arbroath_abroad (Post 6118193)
do you call her Martha?

IS this MH with her muffin???

MataHari Mar 27th 2008 12:27 pm

Re: You think Oil is pricey???
 

Originally Posted by arbroath_abroad (Post 6118193)
do you call her Martha?


Originally Posted by ScotsExpat (Post 6118276)
IS this MH with her muffin???

I am starting to think that maybe muffin has more than one meaning...

Patsy Stoned Mar 27th 2008 12:31 pm

Re: You think Oil is pricey???
 
Muffin the mule is NOT a sexual offence:D


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