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Offline Habu

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« on: April 01, 2004, 01:29:21 PM »
Gotta love the internet. It is the greatest weapon against stupid government policys.

If you are annoyed that your state is slapping high taxes on cigarettes you can still buy out of state.

Cheap USA Cigarettes Delivered


To bad they don't deliver to Canada where cigarettes are now around $5 a pack.
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Offline Saurdaukar

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« Reply #1 on: April 01, 2004, 01:35:17 PM »
No camels?  :mad:  NM - found em!  Whoohoo! :aok
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Offline Stoned Gecko

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« Reply #2 on: April 01, 2004, 10:34:58 PM »
No Spirits :(
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« Reply #3 on: April 01, 2004, 11:26:15 PM »
suprised thats legal.   you'd think they'd have to apply the states cig tax.   if I buy cigs somewhere cheap and sell them here, they call it bootlegging and lock you up for tax evasion. (the local cops informed me of that when I was a kid.  buying them for about $3 less per carton at the PX, when we made our monthly grocery run to the air-base and selling them to friends. )
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« Reply #4 on: April 01, 2004, 11:50:39 PM »
I get my Marlboro Reds cheaper here in Florida, and if they jack the price, I can go across the line and get them in Georgia. Not bad though when you buy 4 cartons you actually save, but only if you buy 4 cartons.
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« Reply #5 on: April 02, 2004, 01:10:14 AM »
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"Hi y'all. You know, they asked me to come on here to talk to y'all about smoking. But I figure that if you can't say anything good, then don't say anything at all"
- Larry Hagman speaking on US TV, c1981.
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Offline rpm

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« Reply #6 on: April 02, 2004, 02:04:01 AM »
They don't look too cheap to me at $23.99 a carton for Marlboro. I pay $23.99 in Texas at WalMart and don't have to pay extra for shipping.
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Offline Habu

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« Reply #7 on: April 02, 2004, 06:49:53 AM »
Depends on what state you are in. Check out the price of them in places like California and the Internet store is much cheaper.

The Internet store is selling them for what they would cost without a lot of state taxes on a carton. In Texas they must not have a high state tax so you get a normal price.

The other thing (not that its a big deal unless you are really in the middle of nowhere) is that the cigarettes are made in North Carolina so the Internet store is selling ones that are probably made that month.

In Canada the provincial government puts a "sin tax" on alcohol and cigarettes. That is why a case of beer (24 cans) costs $35 Canadian while when you go over the border to Michigan you can buy a discount brand for under $10. Just wait for state governments to follow our lead. It is very lucrative and does not really raise a big protest as say a hike in state sales tax would.

However these Internet stores defeat the success of such taxes so I support the concept 100%.
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« Reply #8 on: April 02, 2004, 07:44:59 AM »
Don't do this is you live in Washington.  They'll still tax you on them.  I'm pretty sure most states are going to follow suit.

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Offline Habu

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« Reply #9 on: April 02, 2004, 07:52:49 AM »
How can they know if you get a UPS delivery? They can't.

It's all about sticking it to the man.

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« Reply #10 on: April 02, 2004, 08:33:58 AM »
The Seminole Indians used to sell (maybe they still do) cigarettes from their reservation.  Federal land, you know, no state sales tax.  They did a pretty good business but the casino did better.  They just built a Hard Rock Hotel and Casino on their land.  Now if they'd only add Vegas showgirls they'd have something.
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« Reply #11 on: April 02, 2004, 10:29:20 AM »
ya know its funny cause if you live in NC where thats store is based carton of Cigs are $15 a carton  not $23 !

My parents live there so when ever i visit i stock up!

Here in Michigan cartons are $36 each or $4+ per pack!
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« Reply #12 on: April 02, 2004, 11:51:13 AM »
Hmm. Poor Americans.

Here a pack of American cigarettes costs around $0.6. I prefer local brands that are better, "XXI Century" mild, charcoal biofilter, great tobacco, costs me 13 rubles, about 40 US cents. Ordinary cigarettes from local fatories cost 20-30 cents a pack.

I miss early 90s, when I went to a market and bought French Galouises (sp?) military packs, that short and thick stuff packed in plain paper, with strong black cigar tobacco. They were so strong that only maniacs like me smoked them, and they were cheaper then local brands.

Here if you are out of money you can buy sans filtre cigs that cost about 10 cents a pack, or papirosy like Belomorkanal. Really strong and quite different from what you are used to, but nice. I know some extemely wealty people who drive Mercedeces and smoke Belomor because they got used to it 20-30 years ago.
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« Reply #13 on: April 02, 2004, 12:06:35 PM »
A carton 10x20 smokes costs 90.8$ here :)

thats just over 9$ a pack
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« Reply #14 on: April 02, 2004, 12:47:29 PM »
Habu where do you buy cigarettes in Canada for 5 bucks a pack?

I pay $10.40 a pack.

Funny thing is. In Saskatchewan, you actually pay 100% (yes you read that right) "sin" tax on your deck of cigarettes. That plus provincial and federal sales tax.

I better get damned good health care service when i get lung cancer.:rofl
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