I think that at the time of the '77 NYC blackout, Con Edison had a surcharge for blackouts.

Some software companies also have charged for bug fixes.

And before the airlines, railroad pricing had a lot more to do with competition than anything underpinned by actual costs.

But I think the banks have them all beat. They're a declining-cost industry that has saved far more in labor costs then they've spent on new technology, yet rather than passing on some of the savings they've actually steadily raised fees and invented new ones.