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Less cigarettes in a pack but same price and packaging?
yeahbuddy
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My mum had been a smoker for about twenty years and has seen the price if twenty increase dramatically. She was told today when buying a pack that there are only 19 in a pack of twenty due to something to do with the EU. There still the same price and still say '20' on the pack. Anyone know anything about this and has it been going on long?
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Tell her to try ecigs.
http://www.mysupermarket.co.uk/tesco-price-comparison/Tobacconist/Richmond_Superkings_Cigarettes_19_per_pack_x_5.html
Luckily we know the shop owners as they are neighbours for about six years so we know there not croaks. they were the ones who suggested e-cigs, she just can't get used to them.
some dumbass told mummy about it!
;-)
probably some cheap ass shoppe keeper nicking ones out of packs
It does appear that some have gone to 19
http://www.mysupermarket.co.uk/tesco-price-comparison/Tobacconist/Richmond_Superkings_Cigarettes_19_per_pack_x_5.html
http://www.mysupermarket.co.uk/Shopping/FindProducts.aspx?Query=chesterfield%20
whilst others ( seemingly more premium brands ) remain at 20
http://www.mysupermarket.co.uk/Shopping/FindProducts.aspx?Query=benson%20and%20hedges
http://www.mysupermarket.co.uk/Shopping/FindProducts.aspx?Query=silk%20cut
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Yes most have and it does state on the pack that there are 19 cigs.
OH brought a 200 pack duty free from Cyprus two or three months ago and only just noticed on the last '20' that there were only 19 per pack. This has been kept very quiet from all the loyal customers!
I smoke the green ones and they are a lot cheaper then the premium brands packs of 20
Are the greens the menthol ones?
When I opened this thread my first 2 thoughts were:
1. They mean fewer! Can I resist posting this?
2. Nah, someone else will have beaten me to it, I predict by post 11...
Wasn't far out
Secondly, it doesn't say 20 on the packs with 19 in otherwise they'd be contravening description laws.
Finally, all cigarettes are sold in packs of 20 in all countries outside the UK. Whenever i escape the UK i smoke Marlboro 100's (Superkings) so using that brand as an example, they cost around £4.80 in Belgium down to as little as £1.70 in Serbia (2013 prices).
The Government takes the biggest cut, hence the high prices compared to other countries.
Packs of 10 are subject to been banned from 2016 and menthol cigarettes by 2022, providing it gets approved, but most Countries in the EU are in favour so would seem this is likely.
They better not get rid of menthol I'll be screwed! Packs on 10 I'm not too fussed about though.
My brand have gone down to 19, but cost about 30p less I think. And they say 19 on the packet too.
Yes and when you push the button on the top they get stronger AND the king size are the same price as the standard size - result in my book
Having said that, this isn't even a new thing. The 'value' cigarettes have been packs of 19 for a good while now.
Mayfair, B&H Silver, Marlboro etc are all 20's.
Pesky EU freaks ban everything. Water will soon face privatisation no doubt. I only like menthol ****. I only smoke socially and occasionally puff on an ecig. Nothing beats a super king menthol for me though
All normal outlets such as Garage forecourt stations, Motorway service areas etc, had their shelves emptied. The Government took 42,000 outlets down to just 5,000 by forcing 'licenced' premises on the public. These licenced premises are very peculiar places. Tiny little shops with blacked out windows and doors with a small '18' sign outside. Their external appearance bears a strong resemblance to Sex shops in the UK!
Never seen anything quite so crazy in all my life because now, unless you know precisely where these places are, you have to drive around looking. I imagine their road accident rate will increase but they don't seem to think that's important.
Also as you can read from the two links below, it's been wide open to corruption with licences being handed to those 'currying' political favour.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-23146659
http://hungarianspectrum.wordpress.com/2013/09/16/the-troubled-tobacco-shop-concessions/
Worth adding that every other country in Europe has a normal approach to tobacco sales.
I'm not sure that means it's 'right' though, even if Hungary have gone overboard and gone about regulation the wrong way.
I've always thought it both unusual, hypocritical and bad for public health in that alcohol is way more strictly regulated than tobacco.
Anybody can sell tobacco legally, basically. It's such an 'appallingly lax' system everywhere.
What a bunch of ridiculous weirdos. How bizarre...
Edit: just read your last link. That is pretty funny. Most of the people I know try and smoke **** or tobacco from people who have been on holiday or buy from a cash n carry. The losses the Hungarian government are making brought a smile to my face
I don't think it's ridiculous or weird to want greater tobacco control.
It sounds as if the situation in Hungary has been particularly susceptible to corruption - but assuming licences are issued on a normal, neutral basis I fail to see the issue.