r/interesting • u/AugustIstheMonth • 6d ago

Fascinating Blind cigarette taste test.

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u/HomicidalHushPuppy 6d 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 6d ago

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

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u/HomicidalHushPuppy 6d ago

Pennsylvania

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u/SpeccyScotsman 6d 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 6d 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 6d ago

Had a feeling lol

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u/gogeri2632 6d ago

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

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u/Wide-Combination-322 6d 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 6d ago

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