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Frugal and Energy Efficient Living

Kaleva

(38,816 posts) Fri Jul 27, 2012, 02:12 PM Jul 2012

For those who smoke cigarettes [View all]

I've switched to cigarette sized cigars. Where I live, it's $1.99 a pack (20 to a pack) plus 6% sales tax. That's about a 1/3 of the cost of pack of cigarettes.

Not trying to promote smoking here but am making a suggestion to those who are trying to quit or plan to quit and are on a very tight budget.

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For those who smoke cigarettes [View all] Kaleva Jul 2012 OP

Wow, that''s quite a price difference. How do they differ? cbayer Jul 2012 #1

They are cigars and not cigarettes so the tax is much less Kaleva Jul 2012 #2

Thanks. I will check that out. cbayer Jul 2012 #3

Why does that sound like they would taste much stronger Curmudgeoness Jul 2012 #4

I'm a heavy smoker so they are not too strong for me. Kaleva Jul 2012 #5

I made that switch about a year ago. LiberalAndProud Aug 2012 #6

The Murano brand are cheaper yet at $1.39 a pack where I live. Kaleva Aug 2012 #7

My brother smokes those for the same reason eShirl Aug 2012 #8

I make my own and they are much cheaper and better tasting than the lil cigars TheKentuckian Aug 2012 #9

No thanks. I need my cigarettes filtered. I think those would be too harsh. n/t RebelOne Aug 2012 #10