Internet Smoke Shops Lure Tax-Averse Cigarette Buyers

Newhouse News Service ^

[giznort]

Amen brother - I'm with you!!!!

[Libertarianize the GOP]

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[brat]

Good! Its time to put the government of tyranny out of business! I hope and pray that they will receive even LESS money than before those abusive increases.

[HowlinglyMind-BendingAbsurdity]

It ought to be illegal to be a doctor in the USA without having a working knowledge of the US Constitution. 8 posted on 7/31/02 8:03 PM Pacific by ikka

LOL! Or without being able to speak English.

[BJungNan]

Thanks!

[blondee123]

"Rep. Martin Meehan, D-Mass., is drafting legislation in Congress to prohibit Internet sales to minors and require that cyberstores be licensed in every state in which they do business."

Remember to freep this legislation if it comes to a vote! I'm sooooo sick of our government telling us to wear seat belts, not to smoke etc. Is this communism or what?? I'm also enjoying those cyber cigs!! Makes me feel good to outsmart this state & their damn tax increases!

[Freedom4US]

Yep. And guess what -- This whole article is quoting so many morons I'll have to pass on hitting each "point" they made till later.

But you can bet your bottom dollar they will leverage tax laws through under guise of anti-tobacco legislation for ALL internet sales eventually. Frcking "liberals" are all about 'choice' as long as it's their choice.

The sad and honest truth, the biggest anti-smoking movement prior to ours was Nazi Germany, so I don't expect any of them should be offended when we call them Nazis.

[brat]

WOW! I just ordered and can't wait to see how it works out! Have you had problems or has everything gone smoothly? This is hands down the best price I've seen anywhere!

[Drew68]

I'm not a smoker. How much do packs normally sell for?

Depends on location.

A pack contains twenty cigarettes. A carton is ten packs. Smokes purchased by the carton are cheaper per cigarette than packs purchased individually.

In Colorado (which has "average" prices nationwide), a pack of premium-brand cigarettes go for around $3.75/pack. Cartons can be around $30 --sometimes less if stores have them on sale. (Premium brands are the non-generic, "popular" brands like Marlboros, Camels, Winstons, Salems, Benson & Hedges, etc...) Generic or "discount" brands like Basics and Dorals can go for under $3 per pack. Many cigarette manufactures run promotions like "buy two packs get one free" to try and compete.

I almost always buy whatever brand is on sale or part of a promotion.

New York City is currently making headlines as having the highest price for smokes-- $7+ per pack. In Ohio, it is a felony to posess more than $60 worth of smokes that do not contain an Ohio tax stamp (cartons run for $40 in Ohio but people have been fleeing to Kentucky where they are just over $20).

Hope this helps.

[Lee_Atwater]

This almost makes me want to start smoking.

[krizzy]

I have been ordering smokes off the net for at least 3 years.
the only problem, was when I didn't place the next order soon enough.

[grimalkin]

http://yesmoke.com/eng/index.asp

That's where I purchase mine... Camel 100s for around 16-17 dollars (depending on shipping). They're fast too.

[grimalkin]

Have you had problems or has everything gone smoothly?

I've ordered from them several times and never had any problems. I usually get them in less than one week.

[Freedom4US]

Yes, everything goes smoothly. The thing to remember, though - you aren't getting USA cigarettes per se. They are manufactured under license in Europe, say. They don't taste as strong to me, but they are far better than the el cheapo brands. Avoid Chinese smokes. The Colombian "bronco" brand at 10 bucks per carton aren't too bad, but kind of rough.

[brat]

"They don't taste as strong to me".........Oh dear...taste is everything, which is why I can't do generics. Good to know they're exceptable tho....$14.95 for Camels and only $2.oo for priority shipping is fantastic!

[seeker41]

Camels are my brand as well. Gonna have to get me some at that price. Puffing away as I type.

[brat]

LOL THANKS ALL!

[dixie sass]

I buy Basic and pay almost $2.50 a pack. I have got to stop smoking and start eating lots of Chocolate!

[jenny65]

The real bargin is found here:

http://yesmoke.com/eng/index.asp

Holy sh**! I've been smoking for 18 years and never paid that low a price. Are they reliable? Is the fact that they're overseas a problem legally? I've never bought smokes online before. I guess I'm afraid one day I'll get a bill in the mail from the state for all the "back taxes" I owe.

I was on vacation in Missouri (Lake of the Ozarks) just last week, and paid $26 for Marlboro lights. Here in Illinois, they're about $10 more. Like a fool, I only bought one carton and it's long gone. Dammit.

[Nam Vet]

"It ought to be illegal to sell across state borders," says Crane

Just what part of free trade between states so specifically addressed in the Constitution does this assh*le not understand?

Nam Vet