PUEBLO, Colo. -- A gas station in Pueblo, Colo., is refusing to sell motorists less than $7 worth of gasoline, according to a report by KOAA-TV.
The sign at the Gas Stop location advertised $2.74 for a gallon of unleaded gasoline. But "sure enough, right there on the sign, it says, 'No gas purchases under $7'," customer Randall Harris told the news outlet. "To me that's totally discriminating towards the poor," he added.
Harris tried to buy less than the $7 minimum, but was turned away, the report said. He needed gasoline, though, [image-nocss] so he eventually paid the $7 minimum.
A clerk at the store told KOAA that, in fact, their policy was "No gas purchases under $7." The TV station attempted to find out why, but the owner could not be reached for comment, it said.
Gas Stop isn't doing anything illegal, said the report. Bart Miller, an attorney with the Office of Legislative Legal Services in Denver, told the news outlet that there are no state laws that would prohibit a store from requiring a minimum purchase on gasoline.
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