Cost of a pack of smokes in your area?
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I don't really know, but I overheard a funny conversation at Walgreens. A woman was buying a pack of Capris and the cashier was saying "Oh my God, these are the most expensive cibgarettes? $9.85? For these little things? Are you sure you want these ones?"
Oh, in AZ.
Oh, in AZ.
Out here in BC i used to smoke belmonts and du mauriers which cost 11.60 or something rediculous for a 20 pack! The states are waaaaay cheaper...but i do like canadian tobacco better 
The cheaper smokes like canadian classics were about 9 bux
The cheaper smokes like canadian classics were about 9 bux
I am happy to say that I haven't bought a pack in so long, I have no idea how much they cost!
the cheapest i was paying for a pouch of drum tobacco was $26.69 before tax. the most expensive was about $29.
they're likely more than that in my area now, they seemed to go up about $2 every 6 months. the one place i used to go to regularly hiked up their price because i mentioned offhand that they still sold pouches of drum for under $25, when the nearby macs were asking a few dollars more than that. ;>.<
they're likely more than that in my area now, they seemed to go up about $2 every 6 months. the one place i used to go to regularly hiked up their price because i mentioned offhand that they still sold pouches of drum for under $25, when the nearby macs were asking a few dollars more than that. ;>.<
We pay in average 5$ for a pack of 20, cheaper are below 4$. The price for one brand is almost the same everywhere, because we have cost labels with complicated holograms printed by our government on packs (to block cheap Russian cigarettes black market)
Last I knew was at least 7.50$ a pack.... by now it could be $8.
Now I'm seriously curious and may have to take a little trip to the corner store soon....
Now I'm seriously curious and may have to take a little trip to the corner store soon....
Around here we were paying $5 to $6 a pack for marlboros. But we relocated here to Oregon less than a year ago. I grew up and spent most of my life in New York State....before we left we were paying $12 a pack.
Big tobacco is really hitting southeast Asia with everything they've got. Getting the kids hooked at a very young age. Very sad.
At the Wawa here in NJ, Marlboros are $7.13 + 7% sales tax. Generics & Pall Malls are $5.84 + tax. Some other brands are in the $8.00 range. Interestly a couple of years ago Walmart was $8.50 + Tax a pack for Marlboros when the Wawa was under $6.50. Now at my local Walmart, they don't even carry them. Guess they went stale, nobody I know would pay $2.00 a pack more when they can go 2 blocks to another store that is cheaper.
Sure glad I quit 'em.
Sure glad I quit 'em.
About $4.50 for generics and $5 to $6 for name brands here in Tampa, FL. 20 per pack. My brand of choice (before I started vaping) was Basic, and they ran about $5 a pack.
Sounds like my situation Dave
; except just outside of Philadelphia, cartons run ~$55 to $60.ETA:
Seems strange that California wouldn't have one the higher prices on cigarettes
What A Pack Of Cigarettes Costs, State By State
By Nate Hopper | June 15, 2011
51. West Virginia: $4.74
50. Louisiana: $4.82
49. North Dakota: $4.91
48. Kentucky: $4.97
47. Idaho: $4.99
46. California: $5.19
45. Alabama: $5.27
44. Georgia: $5.29
43. South Carolina: $5.42
41-42. Indiana, Wyoming: $5.50
40. North Carolina: $5.51
38-39. Nebraska, Virginia: $5.55
37. Tennessee: $5.56
36. Missouri: $5.58
35. Oregon: $5.59
34. Mississippi: $5.75
33. New Hampshire: $5.87
32. Nevada: $5.95
30-31. Arkansas, Colorado: $5.96
29. Montana: $5.99
26-28. Delaware, Iowa, Kansas: $6.00
25. South Dakota: $6.03
24. Texas: $6.07
23. Florida: $6.08
22. Oklahoma: $6.19
21. Ohio: $6.22
20. Minnesota: $6.53
19. Maryland: $6.70
18. Pennsylvania: $6.80
17. Arizona: $6.87
16. New Mexico: $6.88
15. Michigan: $6.90
14. Utah: $7.22
13. Maine: $7.97
12. Washington, D.C.: $7.99
11. Wisconsin: $8.11
10. Vermont: $8.23
9. Connecticut: $8.25
8. Massachusetts: $8.30
7. New Jersey: $8.35
6. Rhode Island: $8.60
5. Alaska: $9.14
4. Illinois: $9.67
3. Hawaii: $9.73
2. Washington: $9.89
1. New York: $11.90
Methodology: Prices were obtained by calling a gas station in each state's most populous city and asking the clerk for the price of a pack of Marlboro Reds with tax. Memphis, Tenn., was toughest (nine phone calls). The gas station in Milwaukee, Wis., had the only employee who ended the conversation with "have a good one."
Also: http://www.tobaccofreekids.org/research/factsheets/pdf/0202.pdf
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Holy cow!! Twenty comes in a pack here. Marlboros are almost $5, and I switched to Sonomas which are about $3.45. At the grocery store yesterday, they were $3.00. Oddly, this is after my guy and I quit smoking, so I think they are missing our business !! At Go-Mart, I would get a carton for $32 after tax and everything on a good day.
!! At Go-Mart, I would get a carton for $32 after tax and everything on a good day.
$8 sounds about right for brand names here in Mass. Stopped buying those a long time ago in favor of roll your own. Those were costing me less than $3 a pack. We also have a store with a high speed rolling machine where you can get a carton for $26.50. Taxes are supposed to be going up soon though, yet again! They are using our "sin tax" money to make everywhere smoke-free! grrrrr... Glad I have switched almost totally over to using my pv!
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