$14.25 for a pack of Newport Cigarettes?

[Rich]

You forgot the coupons.

I can't recall ever receiving discount coupons, nor did the cost of cigarettes serve as a meaningful deterrent to the habit. According to an inflation calculator, the 50 cents spent on a pack of cigarettes in 1974 would be equivalent to $3.34 today. In 2009, the U.S. government introduced a substantial tax increase on cigarettes, aimed at curbing smoking rates. I suspect that's not figured into the inflation calculator.
Inflation Calculator | Find US Dollar's Value From 1913-2025

 

[old medic]

Aunt Mavis rolls her own.

So did I in..... High School..... $1 each.... Guess thats why they called it High school.... And called me Jay....

 

[willnbugs]

I stopped smoking about 25 years ago. I still miss that evening smoke with a cup of coffee or a Coke. It was a greyt way to relax esp. after a busy or trying day. The sole reason I gave it up was because I hated lying to Drs when they asked me if I smoked. It is an addiction like alcohol, unlike some who call drug addiction a disease.
Giving it up was way worse than losing weight.

 

[Fritz]

They're at $9.37 a pack in Kansas. Glad I quit years ago.

 

[Lewkat]

When I smoked, I quit when cigarettes climbed to 50 cents a pack. When I was in the Air Force, a pack of cigarettes was 15 cents on base.

 

[Oldeagle66]

Smokers are addicts therefore will ensure they have smokes before food, if it comes to that.

True, I don't smoke anymore, but when I did nothing stopped me. I bought bags of tobacco at the dollar store for $6.25. about a carton. I was actually saving money and that wasn't long ago. I bought tubes and a little machine. I know a lot people who do it.