NY cigarette smokers....it's now time to quit

[Yankee23]

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - The average price of a pack of cigarettes in New York will be $5.82 under a tax increase state lawmakers have agreed to. The Legislature has agreed to boost the state cigarette tax by $1.25 per pack, which state budget makers say will raise $265 million annually, much of which would be used for health programs.

This will only boost purchases from online tobacco stores, Indian reservations, and send smokers out of state for their purchases IMHO.

[domafia]

it might not raise $265 mil but there's always going to be addicts that need convenient smokes so it will raise some cash. good for NY, hope more states follow suit.

[Dr. Jack]

Holy Smokes! That is outrageous.

Dom, you are right about...

You know i thought price increase would make me quit and it doesn't. I have Indian reservation nearby if it ever gets that crazy here

[Yankee23]

There is also talk that NY city is going to add another $1.25 as well

[iggs111]

lol yank welcome to my world. $8.15 a pack in the lovely city of Chicago....

[Yankee23]

Not a smoker Iggs but it definitely interests me

[Dr. Jack]

Originally Posted by iggs111

lol yank welcome to my world. $8.15 a pack in the lovely city of Chicago....

Damn – We can still get cartons for like $28 - $30

[westcoastO]

on average i pay about $7 to $7.50 for my cigarettes if I don't get a carton. Cartons for around $35, but a 15-20 minute drive.

[Victor]

$38.98 for a carton of marlboro red hard pack over here. Last year Texas voters passed a bill for a $1.00 tax hike on a pack of cigarettes.

[revnecro1273]

Originally Posted by westcoastO

on average i pay about $7 to $7.50 for my cigarettes if I don't get a carton. Cartons for around $35, but a 15-20 minute drive.

that is not far man...just buy 10 cartons or each time...stocking up for a good price is always good....whenever i go from china to korea i usually take 15 cartons or so (2.50 a carton)...brought only 4 cartons into usa this time (14 dollars a carton for dunhill) because i never trust the us customs here...sometimes they check and sometimes they don't

[Wellahiya]

German smokers dream of such pices...

but if you are smoker, holidays in the England will seriously hurt your money-mag.... i think it was 6.50 British Pounds

add: i suppose we speak about packs of 19 cigs right?

[revnecro1273]

here is an online duty free for cigs...shipping is kind of high but even with shipping you get a carton for around 20 bucks per

http://www.online-dutyfree.com/

[revnecro1273]

Originally Posted by eekchac

German smokers dream of such pices...

but if you are smoker, holidays in the England will seriously hurt your money-mag.... i think it was 6.50 British Pounds

add: i suppose we speak about packs of 19 cigs right?

you are right man...uk prices are ridiculous...evenif you go to the duty free shop in lhr you are paying something 35 usd a carton...and that is at duty free...fricking rape

[Lukester]

Up to $11 per 25-pack over here

Anybody making minimum wage has to work almost 2 hours/day for that addiction--crazy.

Glad I quit cold turkey about 10 years ago--living proof--I survived!

Nova Scotia just passed a bill that u can't even smoke in your car if a passenger is younger than 18 years old. Expect the wave to continue throughout the rest of the Canadian Provinces...then USA always follows...they see us as a good precedent--lol.

Also soon, expect them to banish smoking outside work/government buildings.

[Wellahiya]

yeah, when my sister was working in the UK, she had collegues from czeck, and they received cigarettes in mail like every 2nd day...