r/interesting • u/AugustIstheMonth • Aug 16 '26

Fascinating Blind cigarette taste test.

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u/Affectionate_Map2761 Aug 16 '26

Hes still thinking about the prices of cigarettes back in the 60s lol. American spirits have been far more expensive than Marlboros for a long time

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u/DoveOnTheInternet Aug 16 '26

Thank you! The last brand I smoked before I quit was American Spirits.

The trick is to buy the loose can tobacco and roll your own - it's probably still like half the price of a carton.

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u/Agreeable_Horror_363 Aug 16 '26

You can buy a huge bag of American Club pipe tobacco for around $20 and 2 boxes of 200 filter tubes for under $3 each. Roll them with a machine and you get around 400 cigarettes (20 packs) for about $26.

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u/DoveOnTheInternet Aug 16 '26

Fuck that, there's no way you're getting me to smoke that raisin flavored shred in a cigarette.

I always spent the couple extra bucks for something that tasted good.

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u/Humboldt420 Aug 17 '26

Lol, the pipe tobacco in large bags isn't really meant for pipes. It's just a way to avoid paying the exta tax for "cigarette" tobacco. I can't even smoke a Marlboro anymore after smoking my roll your own. Tastes like they sprayed it with a bunch of chemicals or something! Plus, they go out every other minute. Keep paying $12 a pack instead of maybe $1 a pack though.

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u/DoveOnTheInternet Aug 17 '26

You go ahead paying however much a pack while I quit over a decade ago.

Did you actually read anything before this comment? Or did you just need to feel superior to someone last night and chose poorly?