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hlthe2b

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3. Yes. For so many years I just could not believe how much people paid for cigarettes.

Reply to wildman76 (Original post)

Mon Jul 18, 2022, 03:13 PM

Jul 2022

Price is scarcely the main reason I am thankful I never smoked, but it is a damned good one. Alcohol is expensive now too, but at least (for most) less deadly.

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Only in America when people bitch about gas prices when smoking cigarettes that cost over $11 a pack [View all] wildman76 Jul 2022 OP

Or paying north of 20 bucks a gallon for coffee. thatdemguy Jul 2022 #1

LOL very true Tickle Jul 2022 #2

Yes. For so many years I just could not believe how much people paid for cigarettes. hlthe2b Jul 2022 #3

They're $11 A Pack By You? ProfessorGAC Jul 2022 #4

New york wildman76 Jul 2022 #11

Taxes Differ Everywhere ProfessorGAC Jul 2022 #15

If you buy a rolling machine, tubes and a bag of tobacco questionseverything Jul 2022 #18

My dad used to drive over the Indiana border Sympthsical Jul 2022 #19

The difference claudette Jul 2022 #5

Well I smoke Marlboros. Not proud of it but IjustDontlikeRepugs Jul 2022 #6

I doubt it's only in America Hugh_Lebowski Jul 2022 #7

Besides, not that many people smoke anymore. Elessar Zappa Jul 2022 #8

Plus blowing sizeable bucks every week on losing lottery tickets wishstar Jul 2022 #9

I finally quit 15 months ago. Torchlight Jul 2022 #10

Holy F'n shit at $8/pack!! aeromanKC Jul 2022 #12

Young folks working minimum wage jobs spend doc03 Jul 2022 #13

Not everyone who complains about the price of gas Raine Jul 2022 #14

Does this include non-smokers? H2O Man Jul 2022 #16

Just statement about wants and needs that's it wildman76 Jul 2022 #17

A better comp would be idling in a fast food drive thru. BannonsLiver Jul 2022 #20