[gatrman56]

Now think back to yesteryear, and when you first started
smoking and,How much a pack of cigarettes was then???
I look back into the early 70's when smokes cost 30 cents a
pack.I went into the service and paid $2.00 a carton , and on the
cruise ships, packs were 20 cents.
How much were they when you first started ? They used to leave
smokes right on the counter in front of you ( like 7-11s) not just 1 brand
but about 5or 6 brands.It sure was alot different then.Remember some
of the brands that have come and gone too !
Phillip Morris Comanders, Tareytons, Alpine,Raliegh, just to
mention a few.

gatrman56

[the iron horse]

Great post gatrman56.

It brought back a few memories.
Yeah, I remember paying about thirty cents for a pack.

And I remember those now "gone away" brands.


Strange days we live in now that in the grocery stores the wine and beer are open and easy to access, but the tobacoo products are under lock and key.

[motleydan1]

I think a pack of Marlboro was about 1.25 when I started,now they are about 5.50.Lucky Strike are about 7.35-7.50 a pack.I laugh when I see all the beer and vodka commercials.You can get drunk and drive yet its a crime if I smoke a cigarette in public.Reminds me of a joke Dice Clay used to have in his act.

[Chief Smoker]

99 cents per pack back in the mid 80's. What's even crazier is about 6-7 years ago I was paying only $26 dollars for cartons of Marlboro in South Carolina. Then the states went crazy with raising taxes!!

[motleydan1]

And just think if we all quit,the states and government would lose alot of revenue.I bet that not even half of those taxes go to smoking prevention causes.They go to somebodys fat wallet.If they lost all their revenue they would find something good about smoking.

[the iron horse]

Originally Posted by motleydan1 And just think if we all quit,the states and government would lose alot of revenue.I bet that not even half of those taxes go to smoking prevention causes.They go to somebodys fat wallet.If they lost all their revenue they would find something good about smoking.

I wonder what would happen if the tobacco companies stopped shipping
to the states with the most restrictive anti-smoking laws?

[motleydan1]

I have heard it said that if they never sold another cigarette in the USA they would still make billions because of their overseas sales.One of these days they will find a way to make smoking illegal here.Thats ok as long as I can still get my Luckies on the black market.I dont think the health nuts realize how many people these laws hurt,not just smokers but bars,retailers,farmers etc.I will admit that smoking is bad for you but it is my choice to smoke them.