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  Consumer Pain Goes Beyond The Pump
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Last EditedArmyDem  Jun 24, 2008 01:40pm
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MediaNewspaper - Washington Post
News DateTuesday, June 24, 2008 07:00:00 PM UTC0:0
DescriptionGas Fees Added in Several Industries

By Ylan Q. Mui
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, June 24, 2008; Page A01

Two dollars for pizza delivery.

An extra $1.70 to ship a $20 package.

And a $10 surcharge for lawn-mowing service.

The rising cost of fuel is rippling far beyond what consumers pay at the pump. Companies across an array of industries are instituting fuel surcharges that are nibbling away at consumers' pocketbooks. Like the airline industry with its baggage fees, businesses say they are being squeezed by higher gas prices and must pass on the costs to survive.

"We're going to be paying higher costs across the board whether you pay it in the form of a surcharge or you pay it in the form of higher prices," said Noreen Perrotta, finance editor at Consumer Reports, who recently paid an extra $10 to have her lawn mowed. "We'd better get used to it, and we better start budgeting for it."
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