IN 1995, I BOUGHT A 5 GAL. GAS CAN FOR $7.99. IT FEATURED A VENT AND A FLEXIBLE SPOUT FOR EASY POURING. AFTER 28 YEARS, THE FLEXIBLE SPOUT LOST ITS ELASTICITY AND CRACKED. IN 2024, IT'S REPLACEMENT FEATURES VENTLESS TECHNOLOGY AND COST $44.99. THE FIRST TIME I FILLED MY MOWER, IT LEAKED AND KILLED A SPOT OF GRASS. I TIGHTENED THE CAP TO TRY AGAIN, BUT IT STILL LEAKED. I ADJUSTED AND TIGHTENED IT EVEN MORE, BUT IT STILL LEAKED. CERTIFIED BY THE EPA AS A TOTAL POS; DIGGING THROUGH THE TOOL SHED, I FOUND AN OLD FLEXIBLE SPOUT AND CAP, CLEANED THEM UP, DRILLED A SMALL VENT IN THE CAN, AND NOW MY $50 GAS CAN WORKS ALMOST AS GOOD AS THE $8.00 ONE IT REPLACED.