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dixiegrrrrl

(60,183 posts) Fri Mar 9, 2012, 02:56 PM Mar 2012

Can anyone tell me the price of a pack of cigarettes today? [View all]

I quit 13 years ago.
Now I am curious as to how much $$ I have saved over the years.

So, to that end, I need to know the price of a pack of...say Marlboro regular,
which seems to be a very popular brand.
I know the price varies according to location so that info, would be helpful too.
where I live, there is a 9.5% sales tax on everything.

Any info would be appreciated. I will not assume any answers come from a current smoker, btw....

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Can anyone tell me the price of a pack of cigarettes today? [View all] dixiegrrrrl Mar 2012 OP

depends on brand and quantity. they are selling single cigs at the register now -- Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2012 #1

I quit almost 2 years ago and a pack in NYC was up to about $12 at the time tk2kewl Mar 2012 #2

no shit? Kali Mar 2012 #49

Bloomberg piled on the taxes tk2kewl Mar 2012 #78

I don't smoke but I think the less expensive brands are near $6.00 in MI Motown_Johnny Mar 2012 #3

It varies widely, depending on location and state/local taxes. cbayer Mar 2012 #4

$2.70 Wait Wut Mar 2012 #5

I saw a huge sign on one of the smoke shops in Seattle, $24.99 for a carton siligut Mar 2012 #10

They aren't technically "generic". Wait Wut Mar 2012 #11

I smoke (lightly) yellow American Spirits. RiffRandell Mar 2012 #6

That's a GREAT deal. ScreamingMeemie Mar 2012 #8

Thanks SM! RiffRandell Mar 2012 #9

American Spirit cigs have the highest amount of freebase nicotine tested Mosby Mar 2012 #26

Great. Just what I needed to hear. RiffRandell Mar 2012 #29

that is by far, the funniest thing I have heard all day. You rock !! nt Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2012 #33

Well, I'm glad I made someone laugh. RiffRandell Mar 2012 #34

why? aren't you watching b-ball ? nt Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2012 #36

I work at a neighborhood store. Marlboro's sell for $5.69/pack ScreamingMeemie Mar 2012 #7

If you lived in Delaware that's about $6 a pack LynneSin Mar 2012 #12

5-6 in Saint Louis I have heard 11-12 in NYC benld74 Mar 2012 #13

Wow. Thank you all so much. dixiegrrrrl Mar 2012 #14

I remember once turning to my friend and proclaiming: OriginalGeek Mar 2012 #15

I am old enough to remember when cigarettes were 25 cents a pack. RebelOne Mar 2012 #19

I ain't gonna lie OriginalGeek Mar 2012 #22

1963, driving thru Texas, cigs and a gallon of gas were both 25 cents. dixiegrrrrl Mar 2012 #23

Vending machine cigs 23 cents. Graybeard Mar 2012 #28

That reminds me of the story of the 1955 Doubled Die Lincoln cent Art_from_Ark Mar 2012 #73

Oh no!! Don't tell me. Graybeard Mar 2012 #76

$9.25 a pack at my corner store (Seattle.) Suich Mar 2012 #16

almost $13 in nyc La Lioness Priyanka Mar 2012 #17

Here in Georgia, the average price RebelOne Mar 2012 #18

46.00 a carton???? dixiegrrrrl Mar 2012 #30

Yup, that is what I have been paying for the past 2 weeks. RebelOne Mar 2012 #64

Just bought a pack $5.45 mikeSchmuckabee Mar 2012 #20

$8.60 in Boston WilliamPitt Mar 2012 #21

For my poison Broken_Hero Mar 2012 #24

Your lungs? graywarrior Mar 2012 #25

Ouch GW nt Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2012 #35

Too harsh? graywarrior Mar 2012 #38

LY GW Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2012 #39

. graywarrior Mar 2012 #41

I quit on November 18, 2010. NYC_SKP Mar 2012 #52

Good! graywarrior Mar 2012 #54

I dO so understand. Congratulations!!!!! dixiegrrrrl Mar 2012 #69

I pay between $6.75-7 bigwillq Mar 2012 #27

where in CT? I grew up there. I miss it. Coming up Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2012 #32

New Haven County bigwillq Mar 2012 #37

Old Lyme. August. Be there. :>) have you Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2012 #40

Yes, I've been to Thimble. bigwillq Mar 2012 #45

tell me about Thimble Islands? grasswire Mar 2012 #63

Thimbles Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2012 #68

how charming grasswire Mar 2012 #70

They have very strict building and environmental regulations. One island that someone Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2012 #74

My grandmother used to visit Block Island grasswire Mar 2012 #75

6.60 ish in TX nt Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2012 #31

I have an unopened pack from 1936, they're still good, right? n/t dimbear Mar 2012 #42

Vintage cigarettes..a collector's item!!! dixiegrrrrl Mar 2012 #43

Kerry Blue, with a Kerry Blue terrier on the front. dimbear Mar 2012 #57

$6.32 in PA. rug Mar 2012 #44

I paid $76.80 for a carton today. Ruby the Liberal Mar 2012 #46

yikes...where do you live? What happened to internet cigs? thought they Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2012 #47

Was in Mid-Upstate NJ, south enough to not be NYC metro Ruby the Liberal Mar 2012 #50

It would almost be worth it to take a trip down to FL, just to buy cigarettes. Googled it Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2012 #51

No kidding. Now just tell my subconscious that Ruby the Liberal Mar 2012 #55

just give in to it. far less stress that way. But if not...Just cut down. A doctor told Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2012 #58

When I quit smoking, I used what is now known as Zyban. dixiegrrrrl Mar 2012 #60

Tried that in 2002. Ruby the Liberal Mar 2012 #62

For two cartons at that price I quit. NYC_SKP Mar 2012 #53

Thank you for reminding to 'never quit quitting'. Ruby the Liberal Mar 2012 #56

About four hours of lifetime per pack. Xipe Totec Mar 2012 #48

I think about $5. When I quit, anything over $1 was expensive (and only machines cost that). HopeHoops Mar 2012 #59

I bought a pack in Grand Central Terminal (NYC) yellerpup Mar 2012 #61

I bought a package for a friend Texasgal Mar 2012 #65

I roll my own, it comes to about $2.35 a pack...if I buy a brand it's $6.37 a pack eom mrmpa Mar 2012 #66

That's the way to do it mokawanis Mar 2012 #77

What kind of cigars does pigman smoke? Major Hogwash Mar 2012 #67

I buy Marlboro light Special Blend by the carton at a truckstop in GA.... A HERETIC I AM Mar 2012 #71

Gosh....at, say, 1 pack a day... dixiegrrrrl Mar 2012 #72

I have a buddy that said, "I'll quit when they are $1.00 a pack." Grantuspeace Mar 2012 #79