If you don't smoke, you may not know how much you are saving. DW and I gave it up 25+ years ago, when the price of a carton went up to almost $7.
We were stunned when we heard about the current cost. This site gives the average cost/pack in the US compared to other countries. (check out Canada and Australia).
Cigarette Prices - from the Tobacco Atlas
We remember when the cigarette machines required a quarter, and you got 2 or 3 cents back inside the cellophane pack... and before that, the wooden machines that worked like a toothpick dispenser. Put a penny in and roll the handle for one cigarette.
OMG... remember when... "Hey buddy, got a cigarette?"
My "habit" was about 1- 1/2 packs a day. Let's see, at the current price that would be....
We were stunned when we heard about the current cost. This site gives the average cost/pack in the US compared to other countries. (check out Canada and Australia).
Cigarette Prices - from the Tobacco Atlas
We remember when the cigarette machines required a quarter, and you got 2 or 3 cents back inside the cellophane pack... and before that, the wooden machines that worked like a toothpick dispenser. Put a penny in and roll the handle for one cigarette.
OMG... remember when... "Hey buddy, got a cigarette?"
My "habit" was about 1- 1/2 packs a day. Let's see, at the current price that would be....
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