Topic: Smoking Section (do those still exist?)
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Fri 03/20/09 02:13 PM


Welcome to Michigan where a carton of Marlboro reds in the box are $63.47 And it goes up April first.



Damn MM, I could get a hooker for that.laugh


Kinda the same cuz I am getting screwed grumble

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Fri 03/20/09 02:13 PM

Welcome to Michigan where a carton of Marlboro reds in the box are $63.47 And it goes up April first.



shocked WTF?!shocked Are you serious? $63 a CARTON???

What else is in the tabacco??? Gold??

That's just wrong.

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Fri 03/20/09 02:14 PM




Saleem Light 100's. Carton. Just paid $42 for a cartoon with the new tax increase.




bad girl (brb)


I promised my child that I would quit by my birthday.scared


Quit smoking or your kids spock


Quit smoking.laugh

I want to be around for a long time for my kid.:wink:

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Fri 03/20/09 02:15 PM




I normally smoke Marlboro Medium, but since our wonderful state governor saw fit to raise the taxes on them considerably (and is fixin' to again!), I've had no choice but to revert to rolling my own. I've saved a lot of money, and I've noticed I've smoked less because it takes time to roll a pack, but they taste like ass.



Same here...but the tobacco I buy tastes pretty good! I average about $11.00 a carton of filtered smokes...


until april 1. i make my own filtered cigs. the tobacco i buy is now 1 lb for $10. april 1 it will go up to $25

i can make them for under $1 a pack but it will cost $3-$4 after the increase



Holy crap! We're neighbors! When did you hear that???


i get my stuff at pipe dreams in arlington. they had a sign posted. it's been all over the news

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Fri 03/20/09 02:15 PM


Welcome to Michigan where a carton of Marlboro reds in the box are $63.47 And it goes up April first.



shocked WTF?!shocked Are you serious? $63 a CARTON???

What else is in the tabacco??? Gold??

That's just wrong.


It doesn't surprise me. The last carton of Marlboro's I bought here in Wisconsin cost me $57, and that was already some time ago. It's cheaper to buy smokes on the reservation, because the indians here don't pay taxes.

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Fri 03/20/09 02:17 PM
i think the sign said the increase in texas will be like 150%

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Fri 03/20/09 02:18 PM
The price on the make your own stuff is going through the roof too.

The idea is to make the cost prohibitive to new smokers to discourage young people from ever starting.

Maybe if they taxed condoms this way people would stop F***ing,
at least according to Gov. thinking.

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Fri 03/20/09 02:19 PM


What's your brand? Do you buy by the pack or carton? How much do you pay per carton/pack? How often do you smoke?


I generally smoke Pall Mall Menthol Light 100's. I buy them by the carton. Usually around $22.00 per carton at the 7-11 down the street. That's about $2.00 a pack...and they burn really slow. Sometimes so slow that I'll only smoke half and save the other half for later.

How often depends on if I'm drinking or not. If I'm not drinking, about half a pack a day. If I AM drinking I can go through a whole pack in one night.


smokin drinks smokin


Used to smoke Gitanes (French) and Disque Blue (French) but in 1986 cold turkey and still don't smoke




Congrats!

Do you still smoke pipe tobacco?

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Fri 03/20/09 02:20 PM
I still have two coupons for $3 off of four packs or one carton that expire at the end of June, so I might just treat myself to those packs when I get my tax return.

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Fri 03/20/09 02:22 PM

I still have two coupons for $3 off of four packs or one carton that expire at the end of June, so I might just treat myself to those packs when I get my tax return.


What brand of rolling tobacco do you use?

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Fri 03/20/09 02:23 PM


I still have two coupons for $3 off of four packs or one carton that expire at the end of June, so I might just treat myself to those packs when I get my tax return.


What brand of rolling tobacco do you use?


i know you weren't talking to me...but i use direct buy (it's from TN). not bad tasting and the cheapest i've found. i used to smoke marlboro and many who have tried it....couldn't tell the difference

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Fri 03/20/09 02:25 PM


I still have two coupons for $3 off of four packs or one carton that expire at the end of June, so I might just treat myself to those packs when I get my tax return.


What brand of rolling tobacco do you use?


I've been using Gambler Turkish. They give me the fix, but that's about it.

It's too bad Marlboro doesn't sell "roll-yer-own" tobacco.

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Fri 03/20/09 02:26 PM
I smoke whatever is cheap long as it's Menthol 100's. When I lived in Michigan I used to go across the bridge once a week and get smokes at the duty free store in Sarnia, Canada. $10 a carton then. Not sure what they are now but sure still cheaper. When I have the money I buy by the carton otherwise I piece meal and get a pack at a time.smokin

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Fri 03/20/09 02:27 PM
Man.. am I glad I quit so long ago... I was a pack a day got up to 3 packs a day.. By today's costs = 9 cartons of Marlboro reds @ 63 ea....... $567...a month?

Now I really am glad I quit... All of you have my hopes that you too will quit someday, but to each their own..

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Fri 03/20/09 02:29 PM
Edited by Meg8771 on Fri 03/20/09 02:29 PM
Marlboro Light 100's - pack a day and paid $43.00 for a carton yesterday.

Chantix is $100.00 a bottle per month to quit, takes 3 months.

HHHMMMMMMM...... Chantix, anyone?

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Fri 03/20/09 02:31 PM

Marlboro Light 100's - pack a day and paid $43.00 for a carton yesterday.

Chantix is $100.00 a bottle per month to quit, takes 3 months.

HHHMMMMMMM...... Chantix, anyone?


I've heard too many horror stories about really bad side effects from that stuff.

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Fri 03/20/09 02:35 PM



I still have two coupons for $3 off of four packs or one carton that expire at the end of June, so I might just treat myself to those packs when I get my tax return.


What brand of rolling tobacco do you use?


i know you weren't talking to me...but i use direct buy (it's from TN). not bad tasting and the cheapest i've found. i used to smoke marlboro and many who have tried it....couldn't tell the difference



I usually get the Black Wolf brand...P2 sent me some Gambler...I don't think it's that bad...course, I was smoking generics before that! :wink:

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Fri 03/20/09 02:37 PM




I still have two coupons for $3 off of four packs or one carton that expire at the end of June, so I might just treat myself to those packs when I get my tax return.


What brand of rolling tobacco do you use?


i know you weren't talking to me...but i use direct buy (it's from TN). not bad tasting and the cheapest i've found. i used to smoke marlboro and many who have tried it....couldn't tell the difference



I usually get the Black Wolf brand...P2 sent me some Gambler...I don't think it's that bad...course, I was smoking generics before that! :wink:


where do you go? pipe dreams has the cheapest i have found

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Fri 03/20/09 02:38 PM
I smoke salmon

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Fri 03/20/09 02:48 PM
Edited by Winx on Fri 03/20/09 02:48 PM


Marlboro Light 100's - pack a day and paid $43.00 for a carton yesterday.

Chantix is $100.00 a bottle per month to quit, takes 3 months.

HHHMMMMMMM...... Chantix, anyone?


I've heard too many horror stories about really bad side effects from that stuff.


What have you heard? I recently asked my doc for a prescription for Wellbutrin so I can use it with the patch to quit. My doc wants me to do Chantix instead.