How much counterfeit tobacco out there?
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Fair enough old boy.
I smoke e cigs and also cigs.
I just wondered if counterfeit is huge.
To be on topic you could ask whether e cigs are counterfeit as some are absolutely crap.
Sorry for asking the question,
I smoke e cigs and also cigs.
I just wondered if counterfeit is huge.
To be on topic you could ask whether e cigs are counterfeit as some are absolutely crap.
Sorry for asking the question,
I think some e-cigs are unreliable, electronic - have you found some you like?
This is a great forum for reviews and comparisons and for finding reputable suppliers.
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)Dunno about counterfeit e-cigs, but I guess some of the more experienced forum members could enlighten us without defaming anyone.
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Fake cigs are about in the UK, but not in such massive quantities as you might think. Mostly cigs that taste bad are from Eastern Europe and are just old, leading to a degredation in flavour. If the packages are in English and look like British cigs packaging wise then the chances are they could be fakes if the prices are low and they taste 'different'. The taste problems are because they don't use the same quality of tobacco, nor the same blends as the legit manufacuters.
Searching on some of the B2B websites will show up loads of Chinese companies in particular specifically advertising that they can make fake cigs at seemingly excellent prices.
For the last couple of years I've been smoking legitimate european cigs (but not UK) and even they seem to have a slightly different taste even though they're manufactured in the same plant in as the British ones.
I'd suspect there are also companies out and about ripping off the e-cig designs, patent or not! It's just the way of the world..
Searching on some of the B2B websites will show up loads of Chinese companies in particular specifically advertising that they can make fake cigs at seemingly excellent prices.
For the last couple of years I've been smoking legitimate european cigs (but not UK) and even they seem to have a slightly different taste even though they're manufactured in the same plant in as the British ones.
I'd suspect there are also companies out and about ripping off the e-cig designs, patent or not! It's just the way of the world..
I cannot mention poor e cigs but some just have no drag at all and you have to suck like you were trying to get petrol from a car and then the light flashes meaning no more drags for an hour or so.
But Mirage do a good e cig.
With regards to real cigs I bought a pack of tobacco but it definately wasn't the real thing as it was not rolly baccy but cig baccy all in bits.
I still smoked it as I was skint and had to. But the pack was totally original and other mates agreed it wasn't fine and wirey like virginia but thick like mashed up cigs.
They really know how to copy the packs.
I would say mirage is best but I haven't tried njoy yet. Njoy are supposed to be the best according to most.
But Mirage do a good e cig.
With regards to real cigs I bought a pack of tobacco but it definately wasn't the real thing as it was not rolly baccy but cig baccy all in bits.
I still smoked it as I was skint and had to. But the pack was totally original and other mates agreed it wasn't fine and wirey like virginia but thick like mashed up cigs.
They really know how to copy the packs.
I would say mirage is best but I haven't tried njoy yet. Njoy are supposed to be the best according to most.
Not much counterfeit tobacco exist. The tobacco that does is black market/organized. The FDA protect their interest in the market very well.
I was in Egypt recently and local cigs were 40p equivalent/pack Fake Cinese M'boro were the same but genuine x2 the price. You could easily tell by the packaging and smoking them they did taste "off" could give you stomach ache. I started on e-cigs when the duty - frees ran out. Won't (I hope) be going back.
E-cigs are made in China on expensive production lines and, by definition, can't be fake. Juice is another matter and it does vary, you have to find some you like.
E-cigs are made in China on expensive production lines and, by definition, can't be fake. Juice is another matter and it does vary, you have to find some you like.
Lots.
Locally at home, dodgy cigs used to be even more widespread. Two or three years ago I could go around to my friends and ask his neighbors to get me some cigs or I could sit in a pub beer garden and someone would come over selling cartons. You could pick them up on the building sites too.
There are only two places left in my town which I know for certain sell dodgy cigs.
The car boot on Sunday. Up to 10-15 east europeans stand at the rear entrance of the local car boot selling various brands.
One of the £1 shops in town sells tobacco and cigarettes from the back store. These are brands I've never heard of. They taste of wood shavings and smell and burn terrible.
Locally at home, dodgy cigs used to be even more widespread. Two or three years ago I could go around to my friends and ask his neighbors to get me some cigs or I could sit in a pub beer garden and someone would come over selling cartons. You could pick them up on the building sites too.
There are only two places left in my town which I know for certain sell dodgy cigs.
The car boot on Sunday. Up to 10-15 east europeans stand at the rear entrance of the local car boot selling various brands.
One of the £1 shops in town sells tobacco and cigarettes from the back store. These are brands I've never heard of. They taste of wood shavings and smell and burn terrible.
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