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Gas savings -- at a price

Freer Well, here's one way to deal with the high price of gas: Turn your car into a moving advertisement (maybe those prices aren't so bad afterall):

In an era where drivers are feeling accelerating pain at the pump, Irvine, Calif.-based FreeGasHelp.com promises free gasoline for motorists willing to turn their cars or trucks into rolling billboards for local businesses if they drive over 1,000 miles a month. An advertiser gets plenty of on-the-road exposure; drivers get gasoline. In exchange for slapping a magnetized advertisement on his white truck, Fetty gets a monthly prepaid gasoline card, typically worth about $33.

What do you think? Aren't drivers already bombarded with enough ads? Hit COMMENT and SPEAK OUT!

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Way too many ads out there. Why do we need to commercial everything? People should just find ways to save gas . . . there is plenty of examples at http://summergassavings.com for example.

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