serryjw
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Sun Jan-23-05 04:10 PM
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Cigarettes up 50% since January 1st |
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OMG I have to stop again.....Mine are only $3.00 but most are about $4.00...How much by you?
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Sun Jan-23-05 04:11 PM
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Sun Jan-23-05 04:11 PM
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are like $4.50-$5.50 here in CT.
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Sun Jan-23-05 04:20 PM
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3. Right about three bucks a pack for Camels. |
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Don't know how much other brands are, because I don't smoke 'em.
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Sun Jan-23-05 04:21 PM
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4. $2.50 for Marlboros in NH |
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Sun Jan-23-05 04:24 PM
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5. I quit on 1-1-05 and was paying $4.79 a pack. |
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Three weeks and I aint lookin back!
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Sun Jan-23-05 04:25 PM
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7. Good boy. Don't get complacent.... |
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It's a hard battle. Proud of ya!
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Sun Jan-23-05 04:25 PM
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6. Go on-line... get em from the Native American tribes by mail. |
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It's the TAXES that are killing ya! Try some of the "off-brands".
On line, just search "cheap cigarettes".
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Sun Jan-23-05 04:55 PM
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they are $5.00 per pack.
Solution:
a) quit smoking
b) roll your own. I think the cost goes down to 26 cents per pack (?)
c) boycott the government. They are as addicted to "sin tax" as Americans are to the "sin". Show 'em who's boss.
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Sun Jan-23-05 05:01 PM
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9. I get cartons of Marlboro Menthol Light for $28 here in Ohio |
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I usually have a coupon, too, and that knocks the price down to about $25. I think if you buy individual packs you're going to pay $3-$3.20 depending on where you go. I don't know why they are cheaper by the carton, but I'm glad that they are.
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Sun Jan-23-05 05:04 PM
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10. jeez, come down to KY and they're cheeper |
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Marlboros are usually under 20 for a carton. I smoke Virginia Slims and they're 24.00 a carton here.
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Sun Jan-23-05 05:08 PM
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11. Well I don't live close enough to KY to make it profitable |
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or I would be down that way buying smokes. I live about 50 miles away from Kentucky so any money I would save would be taken up in fuel and time. I guess I could go down there and buy several cartons at a time and that would make it worth it, but I think it's illegal to move too many cigarettes across state lines.
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Sun Jan-23-05 05:09 PM
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but in NH they're $29/carton
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Sun Jan-23-05 05:15 PM
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13. Thank god I quit smoking! I remember saying I would quit |
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when they get as high as 50 cents a pack, then it was a dollar a pack...
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Sun Jan-23-05 05:57 PM
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19. LOL... When I Started Smoking In 1976...Cigarettes Cost 40-cents A Pack.. |
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... if I purchased them at the BX. An they were SO lax about who they sold cigarettes to. In fact, I think 16 years old was the legal age.
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Sun Jan-23-05 05:31 PM
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Does Einstein smoke that much????
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Sun Jan-23-05 06:38 PM
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27. nooooooo he goes into the other room when I smoke! |
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I feel quiting that I maybe harming him, but I keep my windows open! Does that help?:P
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Sun Jan-23-05 05:47 PM
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15. We Were Motivated To Quit When Our Brand Hit $45.00 A Carton (June 2002).. |
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... since then, we've saved enough to buy ourselves an RV and take a vacation to Seattle. We're about to apply this year's savings to either a new tow vehicle... or a new tow vehicle AND an RV upgrade.
At the three year mark, our savings will be over $14,000.00!!! What a collossal WASTE of money! I'm not lying... I'm not exaggerating... do the math!
52 weeks x 3 years = 156 weeks. 156 weeks x 2 cartons a week = 312 cartons 312 cartons x $45.00 a carton = $14,040.00
How odd that our motivation wasn't OUR OWN HEALTH... but the price. The fact that I feel better is just a bonus to the savings.
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Sun Jan-23-05 05:49 PM
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GASP!!! I would too. That would send me over the edge I think. forty five dollars! yikes!
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Sun Jan-23-05 05:55 PM
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18. And That Was The "Discounted" COSTCO Price... |
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... that day I went to Costco to buy cigarettes and other assorted odds-n-ends.... but came home with NICOTINE PATCHES instead.
The new higher price was because a new Maryland tax had just gone into effect... so that was a good motivator to quit... but the patches definitely helped to ease the cravings and the nicotine withdrawal.
Honestly, I had NO DESIRE to quit smoking. I liked it. I LOVED it. Cigarettes were my friend. Very comforting and relaxing (even if they were stinky... I didn't care.) But since then I've come to realize that quitting smoking was one of the best things we've ever done for ourselves.
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Sun Jan-23-05 05:58 PM
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20. i quit for 4 years awhile ago |
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and I did feel better for it, but when I had brain surgery, I started back up again just because of the stress. I keep telling my kids I'll quit again, but daauuum, I hated the weight gain.
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Sun Jan-23-05 06:15 PM
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22. Yeah... But You Can Always Work It Off If It Bothers You Enough |
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... and carrying around an extra 20 pounds is far LESS unhealthy than continuing to smoke. Smoking is not a valid substitute for diet and exercise, right?
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Sun Jan-23-05 06:24 PM
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24. 20? I wish! I think I gained 40 or so |
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and yeah yeah I know, but ego kills me every time. I hated that extra weight, shoot, I'm still overweight and I've lost the 40 I gained from quitting. One of these days.....
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Sun Jan-23-05 05:53 PM
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We dont smoke, so we dont know.
Signed Nick Oteen
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Sun Jan-23-05 05:59 PM
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Edited on Sun Jan-23-05 05:59 PM by Faye
my usual Parliament Lights are about $5.60.....
but i just found a store that sells USA Gold Lights, so i'm gonna go back to them....they are a dollar cheaper, and just as good.
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Sun Jan-23-05 06:16 PM
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23. Same price as always. |
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Sun Jan-23-05 06:26 PM
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25. A guy I know ordered a carton of Camels from France |
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He said it cost like 14 dollars including shipping.
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Sun Jan-23-05 06:34 PM
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26. I saw a billboard recently that said: |
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1 1/2 ppd x 5 years = $8,562
That would be enough to stop me cold. Good luck with quitting - I mean that. It's one of the hardest things I ever did.
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Sun Jan-23-05 07:09 PM
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28. I switched types of smokes. |
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I found a brand of little cigars that look and taste like name brand cigarettes. They are called Zee-Garelos and they cost $9.65 + tax a carton. There are several other brands in other parts of the country which are just as cheap and taste just as good.
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Sun Jan-23-05 07:12 PM
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29. 4.29 plus 6% tax at CVS, 5.40 elsewhere |
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I am ordering a sleep hypnosis tape next week. I had quite for 7 years with professional hypnosis -- I will try again!
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