The economy sucks, people are struggling to make ends meet -- and Laura Dern is paying double so someone else can pump her petrol in Brentwood. 
While the cost of self-service gas hovers just below $2 in California, Dern paid at least an additional $2, plus tip, to have someone else pump it and wash her windows at the full service station.
That "Jurassic Park" money has one helluva life span.
Filed under: Wacky & Weird
1. so what, maybe she's going somewhere important and doesn't want to smell like gas
Posted at 11:03AM on Dec 2nd 2008 by luvly
2. She went to full service. She can afford it. Who cares?
Posted at 11:04AM on Dec 2nd 2008 by hahahahahahahahahahaha
3. I am surprised she found a "full service" station. If you have the money then, go for it!
Posted at 11:05AM on Dec 2nd 2008 by Aunt LaLa
4. The real question is, who is this Laura Dern and how the hell did one of the TMZ photogs know who it was?
Posted at 11:07AM on Dec 2nd 2008 by Sono
5. Is TMZ the new Gestapo?
Posted at 11:08AM on Dec 2nd 2008 by lucy
6. Sorry, but you must be hard up for "news." Who cares if she throws her money away? Who cares about LD anyway? The most publicity she ever had was when BBT dumped her for Angelina. Surely you have someone interesting doing something interesting???
Posted at 11:09AM on Dec 2nd 2008 by Lulu
7. Laura Dern is a dog. I would have dumped for Angelina, too.
Posted at 11:16AM on Dec 2nd 2008 by Wand Waxer
8. You have full service stations out there? Wow. Haven't seen one of those in about 15 years! Only in New Jersey where that's all they have.
Posted at 11:31AM on Dec 2nd 2008 by Jenn
9. Who the hell tips gas attendants? For what? You're already paying for them to wash your windshield, check the oil, whatever. The tipping culture is way out of hand, if TMZ is right on this.
Posted at 11:33AM on Dec 2nd 2008 by Spellmaster
10. Sometimes I get gas. It passes.
Posted at 11:34AM on Dec 2nd 2008 by FarkleSleigMunsterFlazerSplatt
11. Think positive people. The good news is with folks like Laura Dern having someone pump their gas we will have one less person on the unemployment line.
Posted at 11:37AM on Dec 2nd 2008 by Brooke
12. what's wrong with that?? she has done a lot to help people in need during her career. she makes A LOT of money from society, good people find ways to pay back. people have JOBS at that gas station, spreading the wealth is NOT an evil thing!
Posted at 12:02PM on Dec 2nd 2008 by kim
13. I guess all you young turd-burglers don't remember her daddy Bruce or even the fact that if u look Laura up on imdb she ain't exactly had to sell her undies to get by on her own.
Posted at 12:07PM on Dec 2nd 2008 by HooHaa Daddy
14. Gotta love living in Canada. in the last 4 weeks gas has dropped almost in half!!!! we're at .74 cents done from $1.35. WOO! SUCKS TO BE AMERICAN!
Posted at 12:11PM on Dec 2nd 2008 by Nikki M
15. They charge $2.00 more a gallon for full service in CA?? What is wrong with those people put there.
At the most, full service is 10 cents more a gallon out on the east coast. One place is 5 cents cheaper for full service when compared to the self service place 1/4 mile down the road.
Posted at 12:17PM on Dec 2nd 2008 by Baboo
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