A pack of 20 bensons & hedges

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Tivaliman

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Just some info on tobacco.

When I first started to smoke openly, a pack of 20 Bensons & hedges cost about £3.25 in 1996. Now it costs about £12! Everyone I know smoked about 2-3 packs of it on a daily.
We all switch to Amber leaf 12.5g which was about £3 in 2014.
The tobacco industry is already suffering a great deal of loss because of the increase in taxes, anyway. To say that is as a result of the vaping community directly affecting the sales is ridiculous! I didn't start vaping to affect the tobacco industry! I'm worried about my health!
Every time the government makes a decision, people generally assumes it's because of another unrelated incident!
I'm not agreeing to anyone's sense of reasoning. I'm not born to validate someone else's intellectual prowess, {Moderated}.
I want everyone in the Ecf to really look into their self and know why they don't want to smoke any more and why they switched to vaping. Renew your self belief...
How is it affecting non- smokers? How does it affect those who continue to smoke? We are free to make our own choices. Who are these people, who continue to think we should all think the same? That we should think like the do.
Story of my life " don't do that, what would people think!" " how am I going to explain it, when they ask?" "Bro, we best mates an all, but I don't want to be associated with what you do!"
" you changed, last time I saw you "

Just... Just wtf!! Incase you didn't realize, I don't smell "horrible" the thing you hate most about me and others like me.
Maybe it's just an excuse, because there are other qualities you have they intimidated by and maybe, just maybe, you have opened new opportunities for you self and finally be better off than those haters! Maybe, at last they've recognized the big {Moderated}. I've been giving them!

Keep vaping, keep loving it!
Peace!
 
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That was inspiring, but perhaps a bit rambling.
I guess what I'm saying is I'm not sure I get your point exactly.

But I do know it's somewhere in there, and I probably agree with it.
Could you maybe clarify, or at least summarize?
:thumb:

If I'm getting it right, and I'm not sure that I am...
It sounds as though your friends are being chodes about your vaping?
 
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No need to worry guys,
I'm just having one of those bizzare days!
Yep dc2, you hit the nail on the head. My mates acknowledge tobacco is expensive , that they smoking the cheaper stuff. But they still think it's worker. The non smokers don't know what they want ?!? I'm Confused there. But mostly I think because they have a say in the matter when it comes to legislation in the uk. The decisions been made and set to be finalized in one year.
Sorry for rambling, lol.
 

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I vape for the sake of my health; saving money and sticking it to the man are secondary.
Your absolutely right, man! I've cooled down today. Lol, I think I was just frustrated. I still have half pack of tobacco left, sitting right there in front of me and I've not touched it for two weeks!
 
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    Your absolutely right, man! I've cooled down today. Lol, I think I was just frustrated. I still have half pack of tobacco left, sitting right there in front of me and I've not touched it for two weeks!


    That's cool. I have a half pack in my glove box that's been there for over two Christmases.

    I got into vaping by hearing an ecig advert on a libertarian podcast. How's that for a piss off?
     
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    Your absolutely right, man! I've cooled down today. Lol, I think I was just frustrated. I still have half pack of tobacco left, sitting right there in front of me and I've not touched it for two weeks!

    May I tell you one thing you got Wrong earlier.

    Taxes are added on Top of Retail Pricing. Not in place of or as a Portion of the Companies profits. They are Government Bonus Funds for continuing to allow sale of a Known killer.

    No on can say Companies that reap Annual Profits year after year and spent millions every MINUTE advertising their Product, is suffering financially.

    I'm sure they can afford to give up profiting from me.:D
     
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