Letter: Beware Of Gas Gougers

On Jan. 11, I pulled into A&D’s on the corner of Fourth and Best to fill up my truck, attracted by the gas price sign of $1.35. I started filling up with the regular, 87-octane, unleaded and noticed I was being charged $2.05 per gallon. When I brought this to the attention of the clerk, he said it was because I chose to use the “red handle” which was the “special pure gas” trucked in just for them and not available in most other places. Yes, I should have noticed the tiny $1.99 designation on the pump and I should have expected the five-cent charge for debit cards. But a 50 percent increase?/ Dave Paquin , Coeur d’Alene Press letter to editor. More here .

Question: Do you feel cheated when you realize that the price shown on the gas pump doesn’t include an additional charge of 5 cents or so, for paying with a debit or credit card?