Index: test/fragment_cache_test.rb
===================================================================
--- test/fragment_cache_test.rb	(revision 2542)
+++ test/fragment_cache_test.rb	(working copy)
@@ -97,6 +97,14 @@
     ActsAsCached.config[:store].expects(:set).with(key, content, 60)
     @view.cache(key, { :other_options => "for the kids", :ttl => 60 }) { _erbout << content } 
   end
+  
+  specify "should be able to skip cache gets" do
+    ActsAsCached.skip_cache_gets = true
+    ActsAsCached.config[:store].expects(:get).never
+    _erbout = ""
+    @view.cache { _erbout << "Caching is fun!" }
+    ActsAsCached.skip_cache_gets = false
+  end
 end
 
 context "Action caching (when used with memcached)" do
Index: lib/acts_as_cached/fragment_cache.rb
===================================================================
--- lib/acts_as_cached/fragment_cache.rb	(revision 2542)
+++ lib/acts_as_cached/fragment_cache.rb	(working copy)
@@ -87,7 +87,11 @@
     end
 
     module Extensions
-      def read(*args) FragmentCacheCache.cache_store(:get, args.first) end
+      def read(*args)
+        return nil if ActsAsCached.config[:skip_gets]
+        FragmentCacheCache.cache_store(:get, args.first)
+      end
+      
       def write(name, content, options = {}) 
         ttl = (options.is_a?(Hash) ? options[:ttl] : nil) || ActsAsCached.config[:ttl] || 25.minutes
         FragmentCacheCache.cache_store(:set, name, content, ttl)