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I've seen high $30's per pack in pubs around Sydney which really kills the idea of just grabbing a pack for social smoking too.
by sanswork 10y ago
I've seen high $30's per pack in pubs around Sydney which really kills the idea of just grabbing a pack for social smoking too.
- flukus 10y agoBefore we get into pack sizes, they're about $1 per cigarette.
- TylerE 10y agoThat's crazy. I dunno what prices are like in the US (I don't smoke), but really...I mean at that price it'd probably be cheaper to smoke weed...
- tomcorrigan 10y agoIt's definitely not. Illegal drugs are also much more expensive in Australia than in many other places in the world. There is a growing problem with black market untaxed "chop chop" tobacco here. The tax increases have made it more and more attractive to both importers and smokers.
- Trundle 10y agoFor imported stuff definitely. I wouldn't want to have a coke habit here. Weed seems as cheap as anywhere else though.
- ClassyJacket 10y agoIf you smoke the same amount of weed, it's probably not cheaper, but since it's typical to smoke maybe one joint per day but 20+ cigarettes, yeah, weed could be cheaper.
- adventured 10y agoWhere I live in the US a pack of Marlboros is about $6.x
- chris_wot 10y agoYeah, but you can't smoke in Sydney pubs any more so that stops it too. As a non-smoker who enjoys the odd drink, I quite enjoy a pub with no cigarette smoke.
- sanswork 10y agoThe Sydney Publican guide to dealing with smoking bans. Step 1. Open a pokies room with a slated wall Step 2. Let people smoke in it and call it "outside"
- jay_kyburz 10y agoI hope they ban pokies next.
- fian 10y agoThe pollies get too much money from the gambling sector (casinos, pubs, RSL clubs etc) to ever take real action in the eastern states. WA gets pinged by NSW and Victoria whenever GST distribution comes up for not having pokies as an alternative tax source. I hope WA continues to resist the temptation to allow them here.