Article: Gas down, not surcharges Many businesses in no hurry to pass on savings.(Business)

Byline: Gargi Chakrabarty, Rocky Mountain News

Lehrer's Flowers Inc. hiked its delivery charge by $1 to $12.98 last month after struggling with rising fuel prices all summer.

Today, Denver pump prices have plunged almost a couple of dollars a gallon from July.

The Denver florist, however, is not trimming its charge.

"With the weak economy and everything, I don't know if the charge will change," said Rhiannon Hinkley, a store manager. "If things go very well, and fuel prices keep going down, we will pass that on to customers."

Lehrer's is not the only business that's maintaining the status quo, despite the plummeting prices of ...

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