Price of cigarettes

[Wozza]

Noticed the price of fags in the newsagent next to work - £8.50 for 20, or £4.75 for 10.

Realise this is more than usual (I'm in central London), but f**king hell, when did that happen?!

When I gave up a decade or so ago, it was £4.75 for 20.

20/day at £8.50 is £3100 a year. Mental.

 

[Psychobilly freakout]

I remember going to the local scuzz shop and buying seps before going to school 10p each !

 

[The Grockle]

I used to smoke Lucky strikes (about 30 a day) but when they hit £6.50 a pack I turned to rolling tobacco, I now smoke less and spend about £15 a month….simples!

 

[Simster]

I gave up around 15 years ago, but when I lived in Canada 20 years ago as a 21 year old, I remember thinking they were all mental paying the equivalent of £3 a pack ($6.35 CAD) as we were only paying around £1.80.

Aside from irresponsibly forgoing certain essentials, I genuinely don't understand how the unemployed can afford tabs these days, which is harsh considering they are so addictive.

 

[CHAPPERS]

Aside from irresponsibly forgoing certain essentials, I genuinely don't understand how the unemployed can afford tabs these days, which is harsh considering they are so addictive.

They don't pay duty of their fags! 200 Mayfairs down the Bat & Ball for 20 quid innit.

 

[TranmereGull]

Just packed up. My Marlboro Light love affair was costing £60 a week.

Sort of overcomes the desire to light up in the end.

 

[Commander]

I cannot understand why anyone smokes anymore. As an ex smoker I know I'm the worst kind, but even so, £8.50 for 20? That's a holiday in the Caribbean every year. Mental.

 

[CHAPPERS]

Smoking is cool, that's what you're forgetting.

 

[Paris]

 

[TranmereGull]

Smoking is cool, that's what you're forgetting.

Agreed.

The coolness of standing outside a warm pub in December freezing your arse off in a persistent sleet shower is fonz like in its coolness.

I love smoking but its increasingly a mugs game.

 

[Bold Seagull]

Some interesting facts:

Cigarettes cause about one death per million smoked.

A 12m (40ft) container... houses 10 million cigarettes, which means that each container will cause about 10 deaths.

A factory such as Hongta's in Yuxi [China] is responsible for generating 25,000 or 30,000 deaths per year from lung cancer. And about twice that number from other diseases.

Cigarette makers make about a penny in profit for every cigarette sold, which means that the value of a life to a cigarette maker is about $10,000.

In 1919, lung cancer was so rare, medical students would jump at the chance to attend an autopsy to view this rare disease. 80 years later, lung cancer claimed 1.1million lives in a year, 85% of those directly attributed to tobacco.

 

[Psychobilly freakout]

Some interesting facts:

Cigarettes cause about one death per million smoked.

A 12m (40ft) container... houses 10 million cigarettes, which means that each container will cause about 10 deaths.

A factory such as Hongta's in Yuxi [China] is responsible for generating 25,000 or 30,000 deaths per year from lung cancer. And about twice that number from other diseases.

Cigarette makers make about a penny in profit for every cigarette sold, which means that the value of a life to a cigarette maker is about $10,000.

In 1919, lung cancer was so rare, medical students would jump at the chance to attend an autopsy to view this rare disease. 80 years later, lung cancer claimed 1.1million lives in a year, 85% of those directly attributed to tobacco.

The above is why we should not smoke... simple

 

[maltaseagull]

I packed up in July and even though cigarettes are much cheaper here, I have still saved enough to pay for flights and hotel to come over to see Bolton and Bristol City .

Also thanks to Shuggie

 

[The Large One]

I've never smoked, so the chances of me saving £3,100 a year are non-existent.

 

[c0lz]

My wife and I Gave up smoking when it was just over £2.00 a pkt, blimey a couple smoking these days is £19.00 a day that's mental

 

[TranmereGull]

I've never smoked, so the chances of me saving £3,100 a year are non-existent.

You could always unsubscribe to all that porno?

Not buy an STH next season?

Move out of Brighton?

Thats a $7000 bill right there

 

[Tricky Dicky]

I've never smoked, so the chances of me saving £3,100 a year are non-existent.

Why not take up smoking, then give it up - then you save a load of money, simples.

It's that sort of maths that made Georgie boy chancellor.

 

[Brovion]

I've never smoked. Why aren't I rich?

 

[The Large One]

Why not take up smoking, then give it up - then you save a load of money, simples.

It's that sort of maths that made Georgie boy chancellor.

Fair point.

It's a bit like walking home instead of taking a taxi will save me more than walking home instead of taking a bus.

Happy Birthday, BTW.

 

[BensGrandad]

I packed up smoking cigarettes about 1970 whjen I was smoking 60 Capstan Full Strength a day imagine that price now. I then started smoking cigars and they have shot up in price but gave it all up in 1995.