MetaFilter posts tagged with prices

Cost of a dozen eggs: $5.29

caddis — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 04:38:25 -0800

Evolution of the household 1950s to today, with values adjusted for inflation. (via Geek Press)

Craigstistics

Korou — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 08:50:42 -0800

Craigslistindex graphs data pulled from Craigslist listings. On the front page you can compare the costs of different regions. Listed in further detail are: rental, real estate, auto, and overall pricings; as well as personal and job listings. (via Mashup Awards, more Craigslist Mashups)

Give us this day our daily unleaded

ericbop — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 09:10:24 -0800

St. Louis group Pray at the Pump is trying to lower gas prices the old fashioned way - by praying for them.

$4 gas, not that bad

dov3 — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 16:46:12 -0800

According to TIME, there are at least 10 things good about high gas prices. Such as four-day work weeks, less pollution, and fewer traffic deaths.

Anger Management Gas Station

msamye — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 16:36:28 -0800

"Your anger just earned you a car wash, ma'am." Gas prices in California are hovering around an upsetting $4.58 per gallon. One gas station in the Bay Area is offering stress relief: a chance to dunk a Shell employee and an Express Rant for an Express car wash. The owner, Bobak Bakhtiari, tells NPR: “Cashiers are trained to really encourage all forms of expression during the rant. Well, except for throwing a chair through the window.”

The fix is in

never used baby shoes — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 22:37:05 -0800

Gasoline prices fixed. 11 Quebec companies and 13 individuals were charged today in a gas price fixing scheme. The Competition Bureau conducted a lengthy investigation into the allegations. One of the companies will not be challenging (link to pdf on the page) the findings. In the meantime, the industry is claiming that these are "bad apples" in an otherwise competitive market. Meanwhile, in the US, 62% of those polled believe that "unethical behaviour" is to blame for gas prices.

Lee press-on car

XMLicious — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 05:16:25 -0800

The Tata Nano (pic) is a car that costs less new than the amount I've spent on gas during single car trips, recently announced to the auto market in India. The Chery QQ ^, successful , wide ly ex por ted, and recognized as the Hostage Taker's Vehicle of Choice by China Car Times, is the runner-up for the world's cheapest car but is still approximately twice as expensive. Yes indeed, the price of gas is not going to come back down. So much for my coast-to-coast road trips. Forbes magazine's The World's Cheapest Cars (javascript slideshow)

Roberts Supremes reverses 100 years of antitrust law

dejah420 — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 12:13:33 -0800

There's been much talk about the Supreme's decisions on desegregation and free speech, but another ruling with broad consumer impact has gone relatively unnoticed. In a 5-4 decision [PDF], the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a 96-year-old ban on minimum pricing agreements between manufacturers and retailers. Dissenting opinion believes that this ruling will hurt consumers, raise prices and keep new retailers out of the marketplace. The 1911 ruling that was overturned was Dr. Miles Medical Co. vs. John D. Park & Sons which decided that it is always illegal for a supplier to dictate minimum prices to a retailer.

Got Gas?

dejah420 — Wed, 07 Sep 2005 19:05:53 -0800

Oil companies, not environmentalists behind refinery shortages. The Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights (FTCR) today exposed internal oil company memos that show how the industry intentionally reduced domestic refining capacity to drive up profits. Internal memos from Mobil, Chevron, and Texaco show different ways the oil giants closed down refining capacity and drove independent refiners out of business. In related news, petroleum industry analyst Tim Hamilton showed that from January 17th to April 18th 2005 gasoline prices jumped 65 cents per gallon and refiner profits rose [pdf] by 61 cents per gallon.

I can't afford my gasoline.

Guerilla — Wed, 07 Sep 2005 15:08:16 -0800

I can't afford my gasoline.

"Every night MSN Autos analyzes prices from over 90,000 gas stations across the nation to show you gas prices in your neighborhood."

celerystick — Thu, 01 Sep 2005 08:38:03 -0800

"Every night MSN Autos analyzes prices from over 90,000 gas stations across the nation to show you gas prices in your neighborhood ....Don't eally know if this is as up to date as it says it is. Put in a zip code you know and see what you think. After loading a page you have to scroll down to the bottom to see the local gas station data. A timely link for U.S. readers.

Gas prices too high? Try Europe.

Postroad — Sun, 28 Aug 2005 07:18:04 -0800

Gas prices too high? Try Europe. $7 a gallon? That's what drivers in Amsterdam pay. But Europeans have long adapted to high prices.

Pop Goes the Global Housing Bubble

sien — Thu, 16 Jun 2005 17:42:24 -0800

The Global Housing Price Bubble is bursting. Prices are already declining in Australia and Britain. The Economist has another story that outlines how a global bursting of this bubble could be deleterious to the world's economy. The bubble is bigger than the stock market bubble of the late 90s. Will there be a smooth landing or will spending collapse when it cannot be funded on housing price gains?

And You Believed It?

keswick — Wed, 24 Sep 2003 18:08:55 -0800

In a move sure to please independent record store owners and further alienate everyone else, music giant Universal has scrapped its to lower CD prices to a MSRP of $12.98. Just when you thought they might be getting it.

(Don't) Steal This Album! It's now cheaper.

msacheson — Thu, 04 Sep 2003 09:22:16 -0800

Music label Universal to lower CD prices. Is this move a bit like raising a white flag? (via Curlio)

DMCA hates deals!

the biscuit man — Thu, 21 Nov 2002 06:33:32 -0800

Black Friday. The meaning of which brings either joy, bewilderment or disgust. Several retailers have sent DMCA notices to several deal hunting sites forcing them to remove any ads or information that reveal any specials that will be offered. WTF!? What other inane uses will the DMCA be used for?

magullo — Wed, 12 Jun 2002 11:14:52 -0800

Music industry makes first mature move in years!
Universal and Sony will respond to piracy by selling CDs at $9.99 - and singles at .99. How easy was that? (Link requires free registration but well worth it, IMO)

jfuller — Thu, 30 Aug 2001 13:04:24 -0800

Good reason to move. (Or not, as the case may be.) Lessee, if I make $45k per year and own a little house in Athens GA I'd have to make $67K in Atlanta, $89K in DC, $133K in SF, $150K in Manhattan. No wonder all my friends who did move to Manhattan are all stark, staring bonkers now.

marknau — Wed, 29 Aug 2001 18:41:30 -0800

Unocal seems responsible for driving up gas prices by taking shameless advantage of regulations and patent law. Why did our government get ambushed by a basic loophole that any first-year lawyer would think of? Maybe it's involved with too many things to do anything right?

aflakete — Fri, 01 Jun 2001 11:22:29 -0800

If you're on the road this summer and on a budget, you might want to check out Gas Price Watch. Volunteers report on gas prices in their area around the country and in Canada.