| £16 a pack! 09:24 - Feb 28 with 5421 views | ITFCson |
Does anyone on here smoke regular cigerettes purchased in this country? Even if it can be afforded I cannot fathom how anyone could justify paying such a price! |  | | |  |
| £16 a pack! on 09:28 - Feb 28 with 4431 views | BanksterDebtSlave |
Mine have Gucci written down the side and I smoke them just because I can. |  |
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| £16 a pack! on 09:28 - Feb 28 with 4435 views | DanTheMan |
Addiction can make things very simple to justify in your own mind, unfortunately.
I only know one person who smokes now, hoping this might be the kicker for him to stop. |  |
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| £16 a pack! on 09:36 - Feb 28 with 4357 views | MattinLondon |
I think that if someone is addicted to them then that person will be able to justify the expense. In the same way that a regular pub goer can justify a couple pints per day or a gambler can justify a daily flatter. Thankfully smoking is on the way down.
Off topic, but I only just found out that Menthol cigarette were banned a few years ago - but how can they be banned but so many different flavours for vapes are allowed. Does t seem to make sense. |  | | |
| £16 a pack! on 09:40 - Feb 28 with 4337 views | Blueschev |
I only buy them when I'm drunk so I don't notice. My brother in law brought a 30g pouch of baccie from Ipswich station the other day and it was £32! |  | | |
| £16 a pack! on 09:41 - Feb 28 with 4329 views | Basuco |
At 20 a day that is £5,840 PA, that would be a decent pay rise if someone gave up, why anyone would pay out this sort of money to knowingly harm their own health and put at serious risk those around them defeats me. But as a life long non smoker that is easy for me to say. I also think vaping is another cigarette type health time bomb for those that move over to this. |  | | |
| £16 a pack! on 09:44 - Feb 28 with 4308 views | Basuco |
| £16 a pack! on 09:36 - Feb 28 by MattinLondon |
I think that if someone is addicted to them then that person will be able to justify the expense. In the same way that a regular pub goer can justify a couple pints per day or a gambler can justify a daily flatter. Thankfully smoking is on the way down.
Off topic, but I only just found out that Menthol cigarette were banned a few years ago - but how can they be banned but so many different flavours for vapes are allowed. Does t seem to make sense. |
The tobacco industry is a major political donor, currently to the Conservatives, I am sure this will change quickly should we get a change of government. Same applies to the oil industry as well. | | | |
| £16 a pack! on 09:45 - Feb 28 with 4301 views | NthQldITFC |
| £16 a pack! on 09:36 - Feb 28 by MattinLondon |
I think that if someone is addicted to them then that person will be able to justify the expense. In the same way that a regular pub goer can justify a couple pints per day or a gambler can justify a daily flatter. Thankfully smoking is on the way down.
Off topic, but I only just found out that Menthol cigarette were banned a few years ago - but how can they be banned but so many different flavours for vapes are allowed. Does t seem to make sense. |
Menthol - how to ruin a smoke without changing the way you smell afterwards! Several exes were convinced otherwise, but I suppose the upside for them was that they were happy to have a Benson off me when they'd run out, whereas I'd rather get dressed and trudge down the shops than inhale that paint stripper taste trying to get a drag.
Lovely old days. [Post edited 28 Feb 2024 9:46]
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| £16 a pack! on 09:54 - Feb 28 with 4241 views | Rimsy |
Very few smokers pay those prices. Several shops in town where they'll sell you their specials. Box of 200 for thirty odd pounds. Obviously the Exchequer are missing out on Duty with those sales. I've never smoked by the way. |  |
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| £16 a pack! on 10:32 - Feb 28 with 4115 views | Guthrum |
I gave up when it went over £2 a pack, thought it was too expensive. |  |
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| £16 a pack! on 10:37 - Feb 28 with 4084 views | Meadowlark |
| £16 a pack! on 10:32 - Feb 28 by Guthrum |
I gave up when it went over £2 a pack, thought it was too expensive. |
I remember charging 40p a cigarette if someone asked me if they could smoke one of mine, so they must have been around £8.00 when I stopped.  |  | | |
| £16 a pack! on 10:49 - Feb 28 with 4048 views | Blueschev |
| £16 a pack! on 10:37 - Feb 28 by Meadowlark |
I remember charging 40p a cigarette if someone asked me if they could smoke one of mine, so they must have been around £8.00 when I stopped. |
You tight git! | | | |
| £16 a pack! on 11:03 - Feb 28 with 3980 views | NthQldITFC |
| £16 a pack! on 10:37 - Feb 28 by Meadowlark |
I remember charging 40p a cigarette if someone asked me if they could smoke one of mine, so they must have been around £8.00 when I stopped. |
How much for the light? | |
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| £16 a pack! on 11:30 - Feb 28 with 3921 views | J2BLUE |
| £16 a pack! on 09:41 - Feb 28 by Basuco |
At 20 a day that is £5,840 PA, that would be a decent pay rise if someone gave up, why anyone would pay out this sort of money to knowingly harm their own health and put at serious risk those around them defeats me. But as a life long non smoker that is easy for me to say. I also think vaping is another cigarette type health time bomb for those that move over to this. |
20 a day? More than one per waking hour?
Actually, thinking back to previous jobs where it seemed absolutely fine for smokers to disappear for 10-15 minutes every hour that does seem about right. |  |
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| £16 a pack! on 11:35 - Feb 28 with 3883 views | Bent_double |
Having just got back from Brazil, where a pack of 20 costs just over £1, it surprised me that more people weren't smokers, well maybe they were, but it didn't seem like it.
Was almost tempted to fill a suitcase with packs and bring them back, help pay for the trip. |  |
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| £16 a pack! on 11:36 - Feb 28 with 3881 views | The_Flashing_Smile |
| £16 a pack! on 11:30 - Feb 28 by J2BLUE |
20 a day? More than one per waking hour?
Actually, thinking back to previous jobs where it seemed absolutely fine for smokers to disappear for 10-15 minutes every hour that does seem about right. |
20 a day isn't massive, relatively. I remember people being 40 a day smokers. They'd be bankrupt now at those prices! |  |
| Trust the process. Trust Phil. |
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| £16 a pack! on 11:39 - Feb 28 with 3863 views | ITFCson |
| £16 a pack! on 11:35 - Feb 28 by Bent_double |
Having just got back from Brazil, where a pack of 20 costs just over £1, it surprised me that more people weren't smokers, well maybe they were, but it didn't seem like it.
Was almost tempted to fill a suitcase with packs and bring them back, help pay for the trip. |
I once filled my small suitcase in Doha coming back from Australia. I got pulled at Heathrow, they checked my big suitcase and not the small one and sent me on my way - a hairy moment! | | | |
| £16 a pack! on 11:40 - Feb 28 with 3856 views | Ewan_Oozami |
You should see the current price of Battenberg! Ludicrous! Mr Kipling must be raking it in! |  |
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| £16 a pack! on 12:04 - Feb 28 with 3785 views | GlasgowBlue |
| £16 a pack! on 11:30 - Feb 28 by J2BLUE |
20 a day? More than one per waking hour?
Actually, thinking back to previous jobs where it seemed absolutely fine for smokers to disappear for 10-15 minutes every hour that does seem about right. |
My old man was a regular 40 a day man. Maybe even more, as he would light one as soon has he had finished the last one.
Betcha can't guess what he died of. |  |
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| £16 a pack! on 12:40 - Feb 28 with 3670 views | blueasfook |
| £16 a pack! on 12:04 - Feb 28 by GlasgowBlue |
My old man was a regular 40 a day man. Maybe even more, as he would light one as soon has he had finished the last one.
Betcha can't guess what he died of. |
Same with my old man. We couldn't get him to quit no matter what. He didn't get lung cancer but he had COPD in his later years |  |
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| £16 a pack! on 12:42 - Feb 28 with 3646 views | DanTheMan |
| £16 a pack! on 12:04 - Feb 28 by GlasgowBlue |
My old man was a regular 40 a day man. Maybe even more, as he would light one as soon has he had finished the last one.
Betcha can't guess what he died of. |
My dad was similar, although he did massively cut down. The damage had already been done though. | |
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| £16 a pack! on 12:42 - Feb 28 with 3645 views | _clive_baker_ |
I'm not sure if its cost or better education about the risks, but its noticeable how few people smoke now compared to even 20 years ago. When I first started going out the smoking ban was being introduced in pubs and clubs and often the smoking areas were busier than the club. I've been known to dabble but never considered myself a smoker and very rarely (if ever) not had a few pints first.
I rarely see anyone smoking nowadays, although vaping does seem to be very common which people are getting addicted to. The industry was always going to find a way to protect its financial health amid dwindling demand for cigarettes. |  | | |
| £16 a pack! on 13:21 - Feb 28 with 3531 views | StochesStotasBlewe |
| £16 a pack! on 09:28 - Feb 28 by BanksterDebtSlave |
Mine have Gucci written down the side and I smoke them just because I can. |
Mrs SSB still smokes 20 a day.
This morning, she said she was going to quit after hearing about the price increase.
I’ll believe it when I see it though. |  |
| We have no village green, or a shop.
It's very, very quiet.
I can walk to the pub. |
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| £16 a pack! on 13:41 - Feb 28 with 3433 views | J2BLUE |
| £16 a pack! on 12:42 - Feb 28 by _clive_baker_ |
I'm not sure if its cost or better education about the risks, but its noticeable how few people smoke now compared to even 20 years ago. When I first started going out the smoking ban was being introduced in pubs and clubs and often the smoking areas were busier than the club. I've been known to dabble but never considered myself a smoker and very rarely (if ever) not had a few pints first.
I rarely see anyone smoking nowadays, although vaping does seem to be very common which people are getting addicted to. The industry was always going to find a way to protect its financial health amid dwindling demand for cigarettes. |
The number of vape flavours is insane.
Clearly an industry growing at a massive rate. | |
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| £16 a pack! on 13:44 - Feb 28 with 3419 views | yorkshireblue |
| £16 a pack! on 11:40 - Feb 28 by Ewan_Oozami |
You should see the current price of Battenberg! Ludicrous! Mr Kipling must be raking it in! |
You could say he is "caking it in" |  | | |
| £16 a pack! on 15:02 - Feb 28 with 3223 views | WeWereZombies |
| £16 a pack! on 13:44 - Feb 28 by yorkshireblue |
You could say he is "caking it in" |
Whilst for the users it is just money down the marzipan... |  |
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