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Months after Action 9 first exposed major convenience store chains charging an extra tax on coffee drinkers, some stores are still charging the tax even though they aren’t supposed to under Florida law.

“The state cheerfully is taking our money, and there’s no repercussion, there’s no answer, there’s no concern,” said Paul Olkowski of Lake County.

But some of the major chains have stopped charging the tax. In November, Action 9 first showed many convenience stores charged sales tax on canned and bottled coffee drinks. The problem is the ready-to-drink coffees are considered a food product and aren’t subject to sales tax, but stores may have been charging the tax for decades.

Cracking a refreshing can of cold coffee, for Paul Olkowski, it now leaves a sour taste in his mouth.

“Well, you know, I enjoyed them a lot more prior to this happening to me,” Olkowski told Action 9 Consumer Investigator Jeff Deal.

Two years ago, he realized his local Walgreens didn’t charge sales tax on ready-to-drink coffees, but the RaceTrac near Minneola did. He bought two cans for $6 and his receipt showed 42-cents tax.

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