I smoked in high school and early college and quit before I graduated.
I then joined the Army and went overseas and did not restart smoking. So I oblivious to the cost of cigarettes.
I came back to the states and the first time I bought cigarettes since early college was for my brother around 2001/2002. He was broke and came over for Thanksgiving so decided to get him a carton of cigarets as he was out.
I was floored. A pack of cigarets was 10 bucks a carton cost 100 dollars. 10 bucks a pack.
I the mid-90’s I could get a carton of Camels at the reservation for $14.25. Last time I went (around 2004) a carton was $125. I quit smoking long enough ago that I have to assume the price now is somewhere in the $300 range.
I figure I quit smoking around 1990. I am not sure what I was paying for a pack, but the number that keeps popping up in my head is 4:25USD.
I remember cigs being about $2.25 my first years of smoking from '93 in southern California. I used to be able to steal quarters from my brother’s jar to buy a pack.
I stopped 20 years ago… I smoked ~3 packs per week and the cost was less than 10$ (Canada), when it was more than that, I stopped. It is now 20$ for ONE pack.
I stopped smoking thirty years ago partly because cigarettes were $7 a pack and that’s just ridiculous. Now the same size pack is over $50 (Australia)
So story time.
I smoked in high school and early college and quit before I graduated.
I then joined the Army and went overseas and did not restart smoking. So I oblivious to the cost of cigarettes.
I came back to the states and the first time I bought cigarettes since early college was for my brother around 2001/2002. He was broke and came over for Thanksgiving so decided to get him a carton of cigarets as he was out.
I was floored. A pack of cigarets was 10 bucks a carton cost 100 dollars. 10 bucks a pack.
I the mid-90’s I could get a carton of Camels at the reservation for $14.25. Last time I went (around 2004) a carton was $125. I quit smoking long enough ago that I have to assume the price now is somewhere in the $300 range.
It blows my mind.
I figure I quit smoking around 1990. I am not sure what I was paying for a pack, but the number that keeps popping up in my head is 4:25USD.
I smoked Camels filtered and Marlboro Reds.
I was shocked by how much the price had jumped.
I remember cigs being about $2.25 my first years of smoking from '93 in southern California. I used to be able to steal quarters from my brother’s jar to buy a pack.
Yeah I can’t remember the exact number but it sure wasn’t 10 bucks.
I stopped 20 years ago… I smoked ~3 packs per week and the cost was less than 10$ (Canada), when it was more than that, I stopped. It is now 20$ for ONE pack.
Left Australia a decade ago, so I’m curious what the price of vapes/e-cigarettes are.
I assumed all the smokers would move on to them because that’s what tobacco companies are pushing these days.
No idea, sorry, as I’m not in the market. I have a vague memory that vapes are now only available on prescription.