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Society/Culture Its happening. Smoking is going to become illegal in modern societies
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I used to just buy the ones that harmed your baby when pregnant.
Although I may look it, I’m unlikely to ever get preggers.
Far out they are expensive now. If I see someone smoking now I actually think they must be rich. No wonder there is all this criminal violence surrounding the chop chop market.
Quitting nicotine is hard, usually takes a few tries but is truly amazing when done.
Quitting nicotine is hard, usually takes a few tries but is truly amazing when done.
Everyone I know who smokes, which isn't many these days, but they all buy them from dodgy servos who imported illegally. Half price of there abouts, I assume many smokers do this as how could they afford it otherwise?!
Anyone under 25ish who smokes hasn't evolved. Genuinely couldn't have an IQ above 40. No advertising, no one speaks positively about it, expensive, everything we know about cancers etc, no reason to even start to get hooked on them like previous generations. Just complete morons
Imo more like 50ish..
Yeah probably but I think the progress made in the last decade if you're actually young and still take this up you're a special breed of dumb. Far more so than someone who grew up in the 90's...
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The wife still smokes but if find it handy leverage when i want to buy something stupid sometimes
It’s woke not to smoke.
Ive quit twice in the last 2 years and started up again twice.. both times during stressful moments within 5-6 month of quitting. My wife has done the same and we are each others worst enemy… one starts again and brings tobacco into the house and eventually we both end up smoking again.
It feels great when not smoking… and I was very proud of myself to actually quit as it’s something I Never thought I’d be able to do. but to allow yourself a smoke when things are bugging you is incredibly seductive.
I try for a 3rd time soon. Somewhere in September or October. End of the busy season.
When I moved to France in 2012 , 50 grams of tobacco(not the lawn clippings they sell as tobacco in Australia) cost 7.20 euros… so about 11aud.
Now it’s 24. So 38ish Aussie Monopoly money. I live within an hour of Italy and over there it’s around 8 euros for 50 grams.. 12-13 monopoly aud.
It feels great when not smoking… and I was very proud of myself to actually quit as it’s something I Never thought I’d be able to do. but to allow yourself a smoke when things are bugging you is incredibly seductive.
I try for a 3rd time soon. Somewhere in September or October. End of the busy season.
When I moved to France in 2012 , 50 grams of tobacco(not the lawn clippings they sell as tobacco in Australia) cost 7.20 euros… so about 11aud.
Now it’s 24. So 38ish Aussie Monopoly money. I live within an hour of Italy and over there it’s around 8 euros for 50 grams.. 12-13 monopoly aud.
Falchoon
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I say bring back Cigarette and alcohol advertising.
I say bring back Cigarette and alcohol advertising.
To be fair I'd still be smoking if it was that much, bloody bargain.
From coles; Wini blues 50g pouch now $155, was less than $20 in 2008ish when I started
https://www.coles.com.au/product/wi...-XfdI-gzVWEEf7KXV8ZjezINUEbRM8r_aHxD5j3JXDap7
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Think they've hiked up the tax again, seems to happen 2-3 times a year. I used to enjoy a dart or two and got a handful of mates that like a smoke but legit all of them buy chop chop or packets through the black market for $15. I don't know anyone who buys retail. Small personal sample size but the government at some stage has to ask if they are backing the right horse here. Putting prices up isn't the deterrent they think it is but maybe deterrent isn't their goal, just short sighted tax grab without thinking about the wider consequences of giving rise to said black markets and all the shenanigans that go with an unregulated market.
I would have thought if they wanted people to stop (which would hit in tax income) would they look at subsiding nicotine gum, patches, those inhaler thingy's etc.
I would have thought if they wanted people to stop (which would hit in tax income) would they look at subsiding nicotine gum, patches, those inhaler thingy's etc.
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Who’s paying $150 for a 50 gram pouch?! **** me.
Go woke, don't go broke
Can guarantee this will never fly in Europe
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At the risk of incrimitating myself....
Well we go on writing our story....
Well we go on writing our story....
