Holy Smokes-$36.99???!!!

[hrh_disney_queen]

Is that what a carton of cigarettes cost now?!!! Jiminy Cricket...

 

[luvmy3]

I think thats a bargain, around here I'm pretty sure they are upwards of $60+

 

[hrh_disney_queen]

I think thats a bargain, around here I'm pretty sure they are upwards of $60+

I had no idea!!??

 

[Pigeon]

I recently noticed that around here they start at $75 or so while standing in the grocery store checkout line with my child. I pointed that out to my pre-teen daugher and did some math with her to figure out how much smoking costs per year. She couldn't believe people take it up!

Adorable pets, hrh. Is that a Bernese?

 

[JerseyJanice]

I think that's a good thing.

When I first smoked in my teens, cigarettes were 60 cents a pack. I would split my school cafeteria lunch (which also cost 60 cents) with my best friend so she could take her 60 cents of lunch money to buy a pack of cigarettes and split them with me.

FTR, I quit smoking about 14 years ago, but the same friend is still puffing away. I can promise you that if cigs cost as much then as they do now, neither one of us would have taken up smoking.

 

[luvmy3]

I think that's a good thing.

When I first smoked in my teens, cigarettes were 60 cents a pack. I would split my school cafeteria lunch (which also cost 60 cents) with my best friend so she could take her 60 cents of lunch money to buy a pack of cigarettes and split them with me.

FTR, I quit smoking about 14 years ago, but the same friend is still puffing away. I can promise you that if cigs cost as much then as they do now, neither one of us would have taken up smoking.

I used to spend all my lunch money on cigarettes and my dad would get a bill at the end of the school year

I remember when cigarettes were $1.10 a pack and I also remember saying I would quit when they reached $2. I have no idea how people can afford to smoke these days.

 

[JerseyJanice]

I used to spend all my lunch money on cigarettes and my dad would get a bill at the end of the school year

I remember when cigarettes were $1.10 a pack and I also remember saying I would quit when they reached $2. I have no idea how people can afford to smoke these days.

Why do you think I never went back to smoking? I can't afford it as an adult.

Actually, that's not entirely true. I have reached a point where I really hate the smell of it. The thought of trying to smoke now makes me gag.

 

[hrh_disney_queen]

I recently noticed that around here they start at $75 or so while standing in the grocery store checkout line with my child. I pointed that out to my pre-teen daugher and did some math with her to figure out how much smoking costs per year. She couldn't believe people take it up!

Adorable pets, hrh. Is that a Bernese?

Yes, that is my Zoey.

 

[jen0610]

$36.99 would be for the generic, no brand name cartons around here. If you want the top brand - Marlboro or Camel - you are looking at $50.00+.

Crazy isn't it. One of the girls DH works with smokes Camels. She prefers the smoke whatever "blend" they come out with. Our friend who use to smoke would buy the "blended" kind as well and HOLY COW were they costly. 6/7 bucks a pack. I don't even know if he could have boughten a carton, as I never saw a sign with carton pricing for these types of Camels.

 

[ohiomom28]

Where can I find a carton for $36.99??? I don't smoke but DBF does..even the generics are not much less than name brands. At least $50 a carton

 

[luvmy3]

I'm guessing the OP lives in a Southern state. I remember when some family friends would go on trips down south and bring cartons back for everyone because they were so much cheaper down there.

 

[minniecarousel]

The costlier, the better.

 

[Deb in IA]

The costlier, the better.

Totally agree. I'm hoping it gets to $100 a carton.

 

[Uuaww]

You want cheap? A carton here costs $19 or so.

 

[Darsa]

The costlier, the better.

Could not possibly agree more with this statement.

 

[Papa Deuce]

I don't smoke but I know someone who told me he paid $67 a carton.

 

[cinmell]

The person in front of me at BJ's the other day paid $62.05 for a carton of marlboro lights, I couldn't believe it! We were at the self check out and an employee had to bring the cigarettes to the customer. The price is announced once you scan your items at the self check out registers. When she scanned it, I couldn't believe the price, I was in shock. And I'm guessing it's a little cheaper at BJ's than at a regular store b/c my friend's sister will only buy them at BJ's b/c they are "cheaper" there.

 

[hrh_disney_queen]

Where can I find a carton for $36.99??? I don't smoke but DBF does..even the generics are not much less than name brands. At least $50 a carton

I'm guessing the OP lives in a Southern state. I remember when some family friends would go on trips down south and bring cartons back for everyone because they were so much cheaper down there.

Yes, I am in Savannah. This was at Kroger for Marlboro brand.

When I was a tween, my friends and I used to smoke to look cool. Cigs were $.60/pack-I think. I am so glad my mom found out before I became addicted and shamed me into stopping. I am not a very strong person, I am sure I would never be able to quit once I was hooked.

 

[jen0610]

Yes, I am in Savannah. This was at Kroger for Marlboro brand.

When I was a tween, my friends and I used to smoke to look cool. Cigs were $.30/pack. I am so glad my mom found out before I became addicted and shamed me into stopping. I am not a very strong person, I am sure I would never be able to quit once I was hooked.

Holy Crap....around here you don't buy cartons at the grocery stores. They cost a heck of a lot more than the Low Bob's Discount stores. Gas stations, maybe...but never at the grocery stores, except for maybe Wal-Mart. But I don't ever go thru that check out lane, so I have no clue what they are charging these days.

 

[hrh_disney_queen]

Holy Crap....around here you don't buy cartons at the grocery stores. They cost a heck of a lot more than the Low Bob's Discount stores. Gas stations, maybe...but never at the grocery stores, except for maybe Wal-Mart. But I don't ever go thru that check out lane, so I have no clue what they are charging these days.

Well, maybe I am assuming too much. The sign said "$36.99 Marlboro." I know they can't be that much a pack, is there another packaging that would make more sense? I can't believe there would be that much of a descrepancy between South and North. I just firgured it was a carton.