Five bucks for a pack of smokes?

[Dirty Habit]

:ghey:

I guess that's really the end of it. I know cats in michigan pay even more. Ive been trying to quit, my girl went on the patch. Looks like I'll follow.

Maybe Ill buy those wheels I wanted with the money Ill save this year.lol.

[reaxion]

dude its an average of 8 dollars a pack, upwards to 9 and some change here in chicago, in cook county. outside of cook county though, no tax, which is also about 5 bucks. i remember when I started smoking, packs were like 3 50, 3 75...my how times have changed. then again that was also when premium gas was 1.07 a gallon

[karl wasabi]

:ghey:

I guess that's really the end of it. I know cats in michigan pay even more. Ive been trying to quit, my girl went on the patch. Looks like I'll follow.

Maybe Ill buy those wheels I wanted with the money Ill save this year.lol.

It's just like your user name. Smoking is a dirty habit. It's good that you quit. :o

[Teddy]

Smokes are for Blokes!

[dmragecm]

I heard its around $11 in nyc. Good thing I quit this week, 4 days going strong baby ohhh yeaaaaa.........fuck id love to blaze a stoge right now tho. but im not going to :bigok:

[ZX88]

smoking cigs is nasty.

[xtreme_s14]

I quit just recently.. Going on 2 weeks, which is a A LOT longer than the past few times I've tried to quit! Please, feel free to pat me on the back! Thanks

[dmragecm]

I quit just recently.. Going on 2 weeks, which is a A LOT longer than the past few times I've tried to quit! Please, feel free to pat me on the back! Thanks

*pats on the back, high fives" no homo lol.

seriously dude I know how you feel. I used to quit for like 3 days and then bum cig a here and there for like a week. then before you know it im at the counter, marlboro lights please. fuck that shit. im tired of everything about it. the smell, the price, the after taste and the fact that im slowly killing myself

[JayDee M Rolly]

I quit just recently.. Going on 2 weeks, which is a A LOT longer than the past few times I've tried to quit! Please, feel free to pat me on the back! Thanks
ill give you one when i see you lol, now you make me wanna quit, i quit for a month in during the new year.


mild sevens are too good though damnit. if the prices go up anymore then ill quit forsure.

[Phlip]

One filthy habit I am glad I never picked up.

[anthony240]

hearing news like that makes me wanna smoke!

yea i quit for 5 years, then picked it up again hangin around new smoker friends. smoking sucks.

[drftwerks]

i love it.
cant wait till it hits 10$

[MandTPhotography]

Smoking is fail.

[S14DB]

But the SCHIP saves the childrens guys...

[Taniguchi_Is_#1]

$5 is cheap. i'm glad i quit last year.

[BustedS13]

i think it's like 3 bucks a pack here? a little less maybe

[I LUV MY S13]

cigs are disgusting..wouldnt mind ganja tho ha..i quit that tho

[soreballz]

Djarum Blacks are like 6.50 per pack. Good thing I don't smoke much.

[DataXUnknown]

I was gunna say, it's 8 bucks for a pack at the anaheim shell station next to in n out...

[ALTRNTV]

Good shit. Hopefully it makes the fuckers who like to smoke around me want to quit.

[REVGASM]

just went up 60%+

$10 in chicago i hear

[atutt]

A pack of smokes is approx. $11 here...

[LongGrain]

glad to hear people are trying to quit

[LeftNutOfGowd]

I just payed 5.43 out in CA for a pack of Marboros

[speedgod^s13]

6.50 here in Hawaii, and that's cheap. Most places, it's high 7's, low 8's. I love smoking, ain't going to quit anytime soon.

[KDL323]

HAHA, time to start bumming off friends now.

[Avante]

california sin tax is:

158% on cigarettes

shit is nuts.

i just saw that notice at a gas station.

its like 6 dollars a pack or something.

we dont have it as bad as arizona though. yikes.

[C. Senor]

i dont personally smoke. but i was getting gas and this lady was like give me 4 packs. then the guy rang her up and it was like 20 bucks and she was like nevermind. i'll take 2. i kinda laughed a little. it sucks they went up so much. but it's cool that atleast some of you are trying to quit.

[cc4usmc]

One filthy habit I am glad I never picked up.

Word. That and dip.

[zorak]

I don't smoke alot.

I've been smoking from the same pack for about a month.

[JayDee M Rolly]

i think its safe to say if it keeps going up, people are atleast gonna cut down if not quit.

i know i am, a pack of mild sevens right now are 5.82 at my neighborhood famima but if i go to the store next to school its like 6.40.

[s13tilldeath*]

yea im 2 weeks strong..... hell yea but i still want to burn a cig so bad........

i really dont care about the price though yea it sucks but i really enjoyed smoking....

i just figured it was time to quit... haha ill probally go back to smoking next week.... lol

[SexPanda]

yay living on an army post... 3.30 for marlboros, 3.90 for newports.

[XperienceM5G]

I don't smoke alot.

I've been smoking from the same pack for about a month.

Lucky
I used to do that... When I was 12.

It's like 8 bucks a pack here in AZ now.

[sideways7]

Buy tobacco in a pouch/can and roll them yourself. Its way cheaper.

I only smoke when I drink so Friday, Saturday, and Sunday my lungs take a beating. It also doesnt help that you can smoke inside the bar that I frequent.

[WanganRunner]

They're like $6.50 in DC now.

[DCP94]

i wonder how much money i have saved by never smoking?? enough to buy my 240 :rofl:

[tougekid]

i quit 3 wks ago.
a friend of mine went back to NY a few wks ago. said kids were selling lucys for a buck.

[ANVIL]

packs of cigs are like 8 bux for cheap ass brands and like 9.38 for regular brands up here

[Andrew @ 240sxMotoring]

In CT it's like $7-8 for a pack. You'll see $10-12 at the Casino.

And the tax just went up again. After they raised it last month.

[DALAZ_68]

I heard its around $11 in nyc. Good thing I quit this week, 4 days going strong baby ohhh yeaaaaa.........fuck id love to blaze a stoge right now tho. but im not going to :bigok: there around 12 after taxes last i checked

I quit just recently.. Going on 2 weeks, which is a A LOT longer than the past few times I've tried to quit! Please, feel free to pat me on the back! Thankscongrats...just carefull for that bitch temptation


I used to quit for like 3 days and then bum cig a here and there for like a week. then before you know it im at the counter, marlboro lights please. fuck that shit. im tired of everything about it. the smell, the price, the after taste and the fact that im slowly killing myself

im the same, that how its starts, and im sick of it all, hate holding my baby nephew knowing he can smell it a bit...he called me stinky, broke my heart...so i had a cig...lol...

on the real though, its getting to the point were i am gonna quite, but for now its my crutch

Buy tobacco in a pouch/can and roll them yourself. Its way cheaper.

I only smoke when I drink so Friday, Saturday, and Sunday my lungs take a beating. It also doesnt help that you can smoke inside the bar that I frequent.

isnt there a new spitless chewing tobacco that comes in lil pouches or something? could never like the stuff...

im the same way...during the week i might have a smoke if i had a long 14 hour shift with like one 30 minute meal time if that, but i usually only smoke during the weekend's when i drink heavily...or, like stated be4, certain friends.,..

[andmattsayd]

6.95 for newports.
fail.

[origin_s135]

i just bum cigarettes from friends, plus most of the time i only smoke it when i am out drinking.

[drftwerks]

2 for 8 something at walgreens 2 min form my house

[smellslikecurry]

8 something now in long island

was like 450 a year ago

nyc is ridic now

[XeroX]

Yea man i smoke a pack a day...price was never an issue tho, its mostly just my health...i dont think its BAD to smoke on occasion, im a firm believer in the fact that anything is good in moderation (tony sinclair) :p

but yea, i quit for like a year and a half, then started back up again about 3 years ago maybe....i cant member...its funny cause once you actually quit, your so happy! its very empowering...then you just fail and smoke like an idiot...ughhh...

Smoking = the stupidest thing ive ever done...

[WERDdabuilder]

about 6+ for newports for me =\. lucky that would last me like 2 weeks.

[HalveBlue]

yay living on an army post... 3.30 for marlboros, 3.90 for newports.

No shit.

God bless AAFES!

Seriously, this shit is ridiculous.

I thought shit was getting taxed heavily here in Europe because they only give you 17/18 cigarettes in a normal box these days (all for around 3.70-4.00 Euros, depending on where you by them)

But fuck, $10/pack is nucking futs.

Well, time to light up a Lucky Strike and enjoy the smooth taste of cancer. :Ownedd::Ownedd::Ownedd:

[WERDdabuilder]

i think its safe to say if it keeps going up, people are atleast gonna cut down if not quit.

wont happen man. in times like this with all the stress of money/job/econ people will buy buy buy to keep themselves sane.

[SlideWell]

$7+ in most places here for Camels. $6.25 total is the cheapest ive found without going to the Indian Reservations, where they are $40-somethin a carton, limited to 3 per person. Marlboros are about $8. cheapest ive found are $6.65 total.
oh yeah, WA State Sales Tax just went up to 9.5%, and 10% on fast food.
I remember paying $2.30/pack for newports in Florida back in 2001. shiiet. i simply cant afford to smoke or drink our ridiculously taxed alcohol in this state.

[blueshark123]

the way the prices are goin its gonna be cheaper to smoke weed lol

[aNskY]

$8.25 here in NY

i buy them online from the inuits, they are like $4.50 this way. it was around $3 a few weeks ago though :rolleyes:

[90hatchie]

im happy i dont smoke :-)

[dmragecm]

1 week strong mothafuckas! I feel great! All you guys talking about you're gunna quit. just fuckin do it!. I was at the mall yesterday and they had that electronic cigarette thing at a kiosk. That might help some of you guys quit.

[mkiv98]

1 week strong mothafuckas! I feel great! All you guys talking about you're gunna quit. just fuckin do it!. I was at the mall yesterday and they had that electronic cigarette thing at a kiosk. That might help some of you guys quit.


and here's what it looks like:

YouTube - The biggest advantage of the electronic cigarette (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiqfGVmBD6U)

[BustedS13]

3.89 for marlboros at the grocery store just now, 35.99/carton

i don't smoke, but throwing tax on shit that most people don't do is a really lame cash grab.

[BustedS13]

im happy i dont smoke :-)

When the Nazis came for the communists,
I remained silent;
I was not a communist.

Then they locked up the social democrats,
I remained silent;
I was not a social democrat.

Then they came for the trade unionists,
I did not speak out;
I was not a trade unionist.

Then they came for the Jews,
I did not speak out;
I was not a Jew.

When they came for me,
there was no one left to speak out for me.


:trogdor: :trogdor: :trogdor: :trogdor: :trogdor: :trogdor:

[SexPanda]

When the Nazis came for the communists,
I remained silent;
I was not a communist.

Then they locked up the social democrats,
I remained silent;
I was not a social democrat.

Then they came for the trade unionists,
I did not speak out;
I was not a trade unionist.

Then they came for the Jews,
I did not speak out;
I was not a Jew.

When they came for me,
there was no one left to speak out for me.


:trogdor: :trogdor: :trogdor: :trogdor: :trogdor: :trogdor:
quoted for truth... Sad, sad truth.

[S14DB]

3.89 for marlboros at the grocery store just now, 35.99/carton

i don't smoke, but throwing tax on shit that most people don't do is a really lame cash grab.

Yes it is.

State Children's Health Insurance Program - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_Children%27s_Health_Insurance_Program)
A cigarette tax increase of 62 cents—bringing the total tax on a pack of cigarettes to $1.01—an increase of tax on loose tobacco from $1.10/lb. to $24.78/lb.—an increase of tax on chewing tobacco from $0.195/lb. to $0.50/lb.—as well as tax increases on other tobacco products

Save the children, smoke...

[silviaz]

lol are you serious...... when I,m in USA I smoke tons of cigs cuz they are so cheap!
In canada, I've paid 10$ the pack of cigs, and 12$ for 18 cigars.

pretty damn cheap 5$

[LeftNutOfGowd]

Why is cancer so expensive

[HalveBlue]

Why is cancer so expensive

Marlboro Country is highly desirable real estate, bro.

Ooooooohhhhh yeahhhhhhh...

[Syncade]

Proven Fact:

SMOKING MAKES YOU COOL

[Enna]

Yes, yes it does. They have to be the harshest and worst smelling cigs. THEN you are cool.

[DALAZ_68]

Yes, yes it does. They have to be the harshest and worst smelling cigs. THEN you are cool.
Marlboro black anyone...





i stick to menthols....which is even worst...:tardrim:

[XeroX]

Well its been day 3 of my no smoking attempt!

I guess its pretty good, but i am going insane i must admit...

I didnt quit because of the price however, but after reading this thread i thought i would give it another shot, ive been smoking for the past 9 years or so, and im a little over a pack a day smoker...

this is gona suck..haha

oh well i guess the hard part is suposed to almost be done after 3 or 4 days..

[DALAZ_68]

just becarefull not to develope other habits, like chewing gum...

[Pank]

They upped the price here BEFORE the tax hike, but not after, thank god.

Plus, its looking like smoking will be illegal in BARS soon (living in NC, this is a big WTF).

everyone that whines about smokers is just too afraid to sacrifice their lungs to the "looking cool" gods

edit, i'm going to go smoke right now and thank all the people that walk by that go "fuck me that dude is awesome". I also have an airbrushed porsche 911 on my shirt, so i think you know what kind of guy you're dealing with here

[Vatche]

haters.

i quit quiting.

[S13shaka]

the pseudo sarcasim in this thread is really sad.

[dolphin]

im cold turkey... =/ been over 6 months and still CRAVING!

[Kaizen.]

One a day keeps the doctors away!

[WERDdabuilder]

Why is cancer so expensive

because it feels so good.

[drftwerks]

Proven Fact:

SMOKING MAKES YOU COOL

so true.
science has proved it.