25 cents in a cigarette machine back in the 50's 2 years ago about 5.50. I actually bought cartons in the military for 5.00 back in the early 70's.
How much did a pack of cigarettes coast when you started and how much when you switched?
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I started in 1976. Gas was about $.50/gallon and I remember being ...... if I had to buy cigs from a machine because they were $.50 instead of $.35 at the store. Minimum wage was $2.10.
Before I quit I was rolling my own (for 2 years) at about $1.20/pack (buying the tobacco in PA, where loose tobacco was taxed differently. Before that I would buy cartons in WV where they were $5.20/pack. Right now in Maryland they average about $7.00/pack. Gas is $3.60/gal and minimum wage is $7.25.
I seem to remember buying a pack in NY or NJ a few years back and paying over $10.00.
Before I quit I was rolling my own (for 2 years) at about $1.20/pack (buying the tobacco in PA, where loose tobacco was taxed differently. Before that I would buy cartons in WV where they were $5.20/pack. Right now in Maryland they average about $7.00/pack. Gas is $3.60/gal and minimum wage is $7.25.
I seem to remember buying a pack in NY or NJ a few years back and paying over $10.00.
When I first started smoking in 1996, a pack of Marlboro Lights was $1.85 per pack. Before I quit two months ago, I was paying $58 for a carton of the same brand. I think the single pack price is like $6.35ish.
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40 cents a pack in 1976. That was in NYC. I quit once in 07 when they were somewhere in the $4 a pack range and I started back up this past August. I quit again when I discovered vaping last month and the cigs I was smoking were $5.19/pack her in Oklahoma City, back in NYC over $11 a pack.
started buying my own cigs at 17 or so, 1967, about 25 -30 cents a pack...... quit 2 years ago this month ......paying $48. carton, and between $6 & $8 pack if pressed ....
.....I smoked 2 packs a day ....figuring $5 a pack, I have not spent more than $7,000 on reg cigs .....whew
.....I smoked 2 packs a day ....figuring $5 a pack, I have not spent more than $7,000 on reg cigs .....whew
I don't remember exactly how much a pack was when I started - about $2 probably in Pittsburgh, 1993.
When I quit last August, my brand was $10/pack just outside Boston.
Most I ever paid was just shy of $15 in NYC, last July.
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When I quit last August, my brand was $10/pack just outside Boston.
Most I ever paid was just shy of $15 in NYC, last July.
-C
lol when I started smoking it was .25 a pack. School lunches were .35 cents and my Father left that much every day for mysef and my two sisters. On my way to school I would stop at the gas station and get a pack of smokes for a quarter and a soda for a dime. to this day, my dad doesn't know what my "lunch" entailed.
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Bit over a buck a pack when I started; last year when I quit they were up to around $12...
Down under, when I started smoking 10 years ago I'd buy a 20 pack of Dunhill Blues for about AUD$9 or $10. Currently cigarettes are so heavily taxed in Australia .. a 20 pack of Dunhill Blues is $22 AUD.
I started smoking at the age of 19 when I joined the military. At that time I could get a carton of cigs in the Commissary for around $5; less if I bought generics. When I quit 18 months ago I was paying for one pack ($5) what I paid for a carton when I started. Is that crazy or what???
I remember one time,my best friend came over and had a pack of Marlboro reds.
He was like,Dude lets head out to the field and smoke these up.
Not wanting to be uncool,i was like let's go!!
One right after another, we smoked that whole pack until it was gone with no breaks in between..
Once one was about to go out he would light another and hand it to me.. it was like 20 or 30 minutes or how ever long it took to smoke about 10 smokes each..
It was like him being Bill Murry and me Chevy Chase in Caddyshack, when Bill Murry was making Chevy Chase smoke that bluegrass and drink that bad wine..
every time i see that scene i think of us out there trying to act cooler than the other one just suffering through it..
It's funny now, but terrible time that day..
I never felt more sick than i did on the walk back..I have no idea why i never quit that day.. Being cool really sucked that day
He was like,Dude lets head out to the field and smoke these up.
Not wanting to be uncool,i was like let's go!!
One right after another, we smoked that whole pack until it was gone with no breaks in between..
Once one was about to go out he would light another and hand it to me.. it was like 20 or 30 minutes or how ever long it took to smoke about 10 smokes each..
It was like him being Bill Murry and me Chevy Chase in Caddyshack, when Bill Murry was making Chevy Chase smoke that bluegrass and drink that bad wine..
every time i see that scene i think of us out there trying to act cooler than the other one just suffering through it..
It's funny now, but terrible time that day..
I never felt more sick than i did on the walk back..I have no idea why i never quit that day.. Being cool really sucked that day
Smokes were $.25 a pack in vending machines at the bowling alley, when I first tried them. Usually got the French fries, tasted better, and was only 15 cents. They were $6 a pack at the reservation when I started to vape, ~$9 at the supermarket. That was a year ago, don't know/care how much they are now. Although that would mean I would have to recalculate how much I haven't spent on tobacco, and could justify a new rba. hmm.....
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I started in 2002, and I was only 15 so my mom was the one buying me cigs, so I am not positive on what they cost. Although if I remember correctly they were around $3-$4 a pack and $30-$35 for a carton.
When I quit (just over 3 months ago) the cost was around $8.50 for Camel 99's, and $6.50 for Pall Mall Reds (I switched to PM's the last year I was smoking to save a bit of money).
I love vaping!
When I quit (just over 3 months ago) the cost was around $8.50 for Camel 99's, and $6.50 for Pall Mall Reds (I switched to PM's the last year I was smoking to save a bit of money).
I love vaping!
Man when I started they were 4 now the 7
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They were the same price as a gallon of gas...35 cents.
Now, 5-6 bucks a pack, depending on the brand.
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Now, 5-6 bucks a pack, depending on the brand.
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I could get a carton of off brands for around 18.90 when I started, and a pack of them for 1.90. When I quit I wasn't smoking off brands, and I was paying close to 6.00 a pack, while smoking a carton a week! All prices in USD.
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