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Speaking of: The guy in front of me at the bodega this morning bought a pack (pack) of cigarettes for $12.50 -- nm

Posted by ty97 Nov 6 '13, 08:31

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the whole vapor bar business is booming out here and the vapor e cigs -- nm - Capstern Nov 6, 08:51
just imagine if 100% of that went into health care and cancer research. -- nm - zork Nov 6, 08:46 1
- or at least 100% of the taxes -- nm - zork Nov 6, 08:46
I wonder what a pack of Dunhills cost in NYC. On occasion that was my ciggie of choice. -- nm - Diva Nov 6, 08:45 2
- Close to $20 -- nm - Krusty Nov 6, 08:47 1
  - dang. -- nm - Diva Nov 6, 08:53
they're going up by $5.25/pack here over the next 2 years. they'll apparently be "well over $20/pack." -- nm - mafic Nov 6, 08:43
I can get blown for the cost of 2 packs of smokes. - groiny Nov 6, 08:38 2
- Having to pay for it now? You're off your game, Groiny. -- nm - Qale Nov 6, 08:39 1
  - I can cook at home anytime, sometimes I like to eat out. nm -- nm - groiny Nov 6, 08:39
Saw this on Reddit recently -- (link) - con_carne Nov 6, 08:37 [Image]
Yeah, I'm quite happy I'm done wasting so much cash for cancer. Prices are ridiculous. - Krusty Nov 6, 08:34 19
- maybe if they weren't buying cigarettes all the time, they wouldn't be so poor. -- nm - znufrii Nov 6, 08:35 18
  - Also, being poor sucks, and having a cigarette is one of the cheapest forms of pleasure possible. -- nm - Roger More Nov 6, 08:53
  - Addiction sucks -- nm - Krusty Nov 6, 08:36 16
    - well, there's places to go where you can get help to quit, if you really want to. - znufrii Nov 6, 08:37 15
      - If only they worked. Around 3% of people that use the patch or gum quit. You should know, quitting is one of the most difficult things for people to - Krusty Nov 6, 08:40 14
        
        Spend a week in hospital with a pulmonary embolism and you'll quit...... - Meg Nov 6, 08:43 1
        
        that only works with some people. nm -- nm - groiny Nov 6, 08:43
        
        I will quit when they are 15 bucks a pack....... - random smoker Nov 6, 08:42 4
        
        so true for most -- nm - zork Nov 6, 08:51
        
        they upped the taxes here by 25% in 2010, and consumption dropped by ~10%. -- nm - mafic Nov 6, 08:49 2
        
        Krusty's point notwithstanding, the same thing had happened in NYC, over several rounds of price increases and restrictions. -- nm - znufrii Nov 6, 08:52 1
        
        adult smoking rate in NYC dropped for 22% in 2002, to 14% in 2010 -- (link) - znufrii Nov 6, 08:54
        
        it's more like 25% -- nm - decline Nov 6, 08:41 6
        
        I've never read or heard a number that high. I've never heard it get it double digits. - Krusty Nov 6, 08:46 5
        
        hmm. I wonder if they don't consider the patch drug therapy. Here, cancer.org says it -- (link) - decline Nov 6, 08:48 1
        
        I wish they'd link to those reports. I don't trust statements like that. -- nm - Krusty Nov 6, 08:50
        
        IMO, it is mostly a mental thing. nm -- nm - groiny Nov 6, 08:47 2
        
        Yes, it's not as much physical as mental but it's as difficult to quit as hard drugs. -- nm - Krusty Nov 6, 08:48 1
        
        how much of that is the person really wanting to quit though? - groiny Nov 6, 08:49
that's cheap for NYC - znufrii Nov 6, 08:33
Cheaper than a gun. -- nm - Spawn Nov 6, 08:32 3
- How. Say pack a day, 300 days a year. -- nm - Truman Nov 6, 08:34 2
  - Meant the single pack, obvie. -- nm - Spawn Nov 6, 08:36 1
    - Ok. But usually no one just buys one pack over time - Truman Nov 6, 08:37

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