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16 minutes ago, Doreensfree said:
Johnny ..I couldn’t believe the price of a pocket of cigarettes now …£13 pds something ..and that wasn’t the best ones…
I honestly don’t know how folks can afford to smoke ..specially if it’s 2 pkts a day ….crazy money …
I live in North Carolina which, along with neighboring Virginia, usually ranks in the top 2 states in the United States for tobacco production. We are also the home of RJ Reynolds, or whatever it is they call themselves now.
Not surprisingly, the tobacco industry and lobby has played a big role in preventing the state from inacting a lot of anti-smoking legislation as quickly as other states (higher cigarette taxes, mandatory non-smoking offices/restaurants, etc.) We have those now but adopted them later than a lot of the rest of the country.
From what I understand, our cigarette taxes and prices in general are still lower than the national average. The other day, I saw the cost of my former favored brand of cigarettes (a common name brand) was $8 a pack. In 2014, when I quit, it was around $4 something on average.
If $8 for a pack of cigarettes is low by US standards, I couldn't imagine paying $10 or more for a product that does nothing but kill people.
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Freedom sums it up well.
My life doesn't revolve around when I can get my next nicotine fix.
I have more money. I recently looked at the cost of my old brand of cigarettes when I was at a grocery store and 1 pack costs about twice as much as it used to when I smoked.
I feel healthier now at age 48 than I did at 39 when I still smoked.
I hid the fact that I was a smoker from some people but now realize that there is no way they couldn't have known I was a smoker.
I just feel better physically, emotionally, and financially.
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Welcome @Icandoit You are doing a great thing in quitting smoking. Stick close to this site, there is a lot of knowledge and support you can get here.
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Tuesday 9th April 2024
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