illegal tobacco dropping cigarette prices

[niggles]

Personally I havent heard of non taxed tobacco being available recently.

Has anyone had any recent experiences og being offered cheap non taxed tobacco?

Why doesnt my local coles stock this?!

TOBACCO company British American Tobacco Australia (BATA) says it has been forced to start selling cheap smokes to try to win back market share from illegal products and to compete in the expanding "cheap" cigarette market.

BATA - whose brands include Dunhill, Winfield and Benson & Hedges - last week released "Just Smokes", which retails for about $11.50 for a pack of 25 cigarettes.

The company said the new brand is priced just above illegal counterfeit and contraband cigarette packs - which sell for about $8 to $10 for a pack of 25.

The average price for a pack of 25 smokes is $16.

Spokesman Scott McIntyre said since the government increased the tobacco excise by 25 per cent in 2010, the "cheap price segment" has grown 63 per cent, as smokers look for lower priced cigarettes.

"The tobacco industry is extremely competitive so if smokers continue to ask retailers for cheaper smokes, that's where the industry will battle for market share which will potentially see prices drop further," Mr McIntyre said.

"(Smokers) have been down trading to cheaper products or illegal cigarettes, so we've been forced to compete.

"If the government keeps giving us ad hoc excise increases, all they'll do is make the problem worse.

Read more: http://www.news.com.au/business/cigarette-giant-british-american-tobacco-australia-chops-up-the-prices/story-e6frfm1i-1226358487614#ixzz1v5Qwskfk

 

[incognito]

Good! At 20buks a pack it's getting expensive to pleasantly kill myself. $1.20 is more reasonable.( what I was Paying in Vietnam/Cambodia )

It all shouldn't matter, in a sane world one would be able to grow and cure your own tobacco in your own backyard.

If I was god there would be no problems, especially 20dollar packs of b&h smooth.

And a rushed enforcement of capital punishment for plant nabbers and my own p.i crew. An lax the law on interrogation techniques for suspected plant nabbers right about NOW

You would think the greens would support low price ciggys. I mean we r a major threat to the environment. Maybee have some mildly laced strychnine brand for those serious about their addictions, and for those who are smoking to speed up their exit out of this world, maybee heir could be some other very interesting semi- lethal additives. Has to be something that's is a cumulatively poisonous, as having a cig and dying at the wheel is not good for public safety.

Edited May 17, 2012 by incognito

[Heretic]

Never heard of illegal manufactured cigs , only chop - chop in my area . I know a chap who smokes it , but it is a lot more discreet than a few years ago . He puts it into empty " Drum " packets for everyday use , but the colour is a give- away . At one time many locals were scoring chop-chop for realistic prices , but now seems to be available only to the most trusted customers . Rumoured to be coming from a nearby farm . I suspect the law enforcement crack downs have driven the trade further underground .