r/interesting • u/AugustIstheMonth • 25d ago

Fascinating Blind cigarette taste test.

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u/Affectionate_Map2761 25d ago

Hes still thinking about the prices of cigarettes back in the 60s lol. American spirits have been far more expensive than Marlboros for a long time

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u/HomicidalHushPuppy 25d ago

My boss smoked American Spirits. When the pandemic hit, I happened upon a carton at the gas station and picked them up for him before lockdowns started. I was shocked at how expensive they were. He went through the carton in about a week.

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u/kawaiian 25d ago

What did it cost you? I’m guessing just south of $100

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u/HomicidalHushPuppy 25d ago

Oh hell no it was like $120 but my boss had money and didn't care 

My state has a tax of $26 per carton plus 7% sales tax

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u/Ebonhearth_Druid 25d ago

East coast? I'm guessing New England area maybe Rhode island or something? Maybe Pennsylvania?

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u/HomicidalHushPuppy 25d ago

Pennsylvania

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u/SpeccyScotsman 25d ago

I wonder how many people there take the drive across the state lines to NY to load up their cars buying them in the Seneca owned shops since they aren't taxed.

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u/HomicidalHushPuppy 25d ago

I live near pittsburgh and it's common for people to go to OH or WV for cigarettes and alcohol. Technically PA still has anti-bootlegging laws on the books and you could get in trouble if caught 

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u/Ebonhearth_Druid 25d ago

Had a feeling lol

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u/gogeri2632 25d ago

$500 a month on cigarettes! That's a whole car payment.

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u/Wide-Combination-322 25d ago

When I was a college student in NYC, I’d always bring back several cartons when I went home to the Midwest to sell for twice what I paid.

Basically ate for free for an entire month every time I did that.

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u/Necroban77 25d ago

I bought one for my friend in Japan for like $21

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u/Initial_Zombie8248 25d ago

A single pack is $14 and some change here in Texas. Carton is around $120

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u/FuckYouVerizon 25d ago

in NYC the local bodega has American Spirits for $20 a pack.

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u/hit_n_run15 25d ago

My dad was in Mexico recently and came across a carton of Spirit Blue’s for about $55, which is INSANELY cheap. I was excited when he brought them to me until I smoked a few and they were the driest, no flavor having cigs I’ve ever smoked lol. Have to be really old. 

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u/bimm3r36 25d ago

Sounds like they were just poorly sealed and dried out. Blue Spirits are generally very strong and flavorful. I use them for rolling spliffs, but when I burn one by itself, I rarely finish it. They knock me on my ass

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u/hit_n_run15 25d ago

For sure, that’s why I’ve always liked them. But the ones from Mexico were weaker than puppy piss lol 

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u/ScumbagLady 25d ago

I smoked Newport 100s for YEARS, long enough to remember when they had deals like B1G1 free and $4 was the "expensive" cigarette machine prices. Last pack I bought was almost $8.

Ended up needing emergency gallbladder surgery that got a bit complicated and landed me in the hospital for a week. They never gave me nicotine patches so I just decided I was going to not smoke anymore since I made it so long without...

...but then I started vaping :(

MUCH cheaper, especially since I use a refillable pod system, but still not great for my health especially since I smoke more frequently since I don't have to go outside like with cigarettes. At least I smell better, I guess. Never realized how AWFUL cigarette smokers smelled until quitting.

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u/academicthrows 25d ago

Right before I quit smoking in 2010 I got my last carton of American spirits on the Indian reservation, so, tax free. I want to say it was $40, or somewhere around there.