Why 🐵 UnitedStatesNews-NoOpEd picked: ‘It’s enraging’: lawmakers call for action after Guardian investigation into convenience store overcharges

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Source: theguardian.com

<p>Congress members say pricing practices at 7-Eleven and Circle K stores underscore everyday Americans’ affordability struggles</p><p>Five <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/house-of-representatives" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">US House</a> members have called out pricing practices at the US’s two largest convenience store chains in response to <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/sep/24/7-eleven-circle-k-convenience-stores-overcharge" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">an investigation by the Guardian</a>.</p><p>The Guardian <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/sep/24/7-eleven-circle-k-convenience-stores-overcharge" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">found</a> that 7-Eleven and Circle K stores frequently charge customers more at the register or pump for snacks, gas and other items than the prices they promise on the shelf or on outdoor fuel signs.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/03/convenience-store-overcharges-us-congress" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a>

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