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sad-cafe

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14. I think it is

Tue Feb 5, 2013, 01:16 AM

Feb 2013

I don't feel the need to otherwise, not even the hassles we smokers go through when we want to smoke. Not even smoking in my own backyard becasue the better half doesn't want smoking in the house.

The price . That is the bottom dollar. I refuse to pay more than 55.00 a carton and when the register said 80 I was instantly ready to say thanks, but no thanks

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I think I found my price limit on Cigarettes. [View all] sad-cafe Feb 2013 OP

Chantix works mattvermont Feb 2013 #1

Chantix made me so nervous I smoked more. E-cigs has been great... Luminous Animal Feb 2013 #19

+1 to e-cigs. there is a little learning curve and i just got some Tunkamerica Feb 2013 #26

I went cold turkey off tobacco w/ e-cigs. sweetloukillbot Feb 2013 #33

There's something about that 6-month Le Taz Hot Feb 2013 #39

5 years for me. Hyper_Eye Feb 2013 #25

e-cigs are the way to go for me energumen Feb 2013 #58

I thought you were going to say, "A lung." Buzz Clik Feb 2013 #2

I think they are up to 13 dollars a pack here in NYC. hrmjustin Feb 2013 #3

$13 a PACK??? I thought $10 a carton was marybourg Feb 2013 #6

Both of my parents quit cold turkey because they could not afford it anymore. hrmjustin Feb 2013 #7

Maybe that becomes after all the most compelling marybourg Feb 2013 #9

That is the theory behind raising the prices on it. hrmjustin Feb 2013 #10

I think it is sad-cafe Feb 2013 #14

Smokeless tobacco is $10 per tin in NYC Recursion Feb 2013 #48

It's an excellent reason to quit! Both my spouse and I marybourg Feb 2013 #4

Good for you. MrSlayer Feb 2013 #5

Every time the price goes up, the smoking rate goes down Warpy Feb 2013 #8

I've been on an e-cig for over a year now. LadyHawkAZ Feb 2013 #11

My husband and I dog_lovin_dem Feb 2013 #17

I would never have quit without mine LadyHawkAZ Feb 2013 #51

This is my 8th week of e-cigs, and like you I smoked a pack a day for 30 years... Tom Ripley Feb 2013 #61

I just had my 3 year anniversary on 1.25. myrna minx Feb 2013 #12

proud of you myrna!! Skittles Feb 2013 #34

LOL - the dreams are the WORST! myrna minx Feb 2013 #42

INDEED IT IS Skittles Feb 2013 #54

Moved from VA to CA abelenkpe Feb 2013 #13

You can do it! I had an aunt and uncle who'd smoked 30 years. He went to a doctor who told him he'd freshwest Feb 2013 #15

Something like my wife and I. Stonepounder Feb 2013 #20

My brother and BNL are both life-long smokers. They both came down with a condition. freshwest Feb 2013 #23

Up here in Montreal jambo101 Feb 2013 #16

10ish years ago, I was broke and smokeless. It was food for the kids and me or cigs. Ed Suspicious Feb 2013 #18

you're a good guy, Ed Skittles Feb 2013 #36

My wife quit SouthernDonkey Feb 2013 #21

Used to get them for a buck a carton.. Permanut Feb 2013 #22

Ok, not for everyone and I'm sure I'll get flamed but here's how I quit... xtraxritical Feb 2013 #24

That's a pretty novel way to do it Warpy Feb 2013 #27

Just the thought makes me ewe. xtraxritical Feb 2013 #44

Oh yeah, many years ago there was a place called Shick Shadel that did it this way xtraxritical Feb 2013 #47

E-cigs worked PERFECTLY for me. Bonobo Feb 2013 #28

Normally I just roam the forums tclark0404 Feb 2013 #29

welcome to DU Skittles Feb 2013 #37

Welcome to DU, tclark0404 myrna minx Feb 2013 #43

Hello bigwillq Feb 2013 #45

This post was alerted on as spam. pintobean Feb 2013 #50

Spam? tclark0404 Feb 2013 #59

Congratulations! Alameda Feb 2013 #30

I quit when they went to .60 a pack madokie Feb 2013 #31

Good for you. adieu Feb 2013 #32

I call that a happy accident :) n/t arthritisR_US Feb 2013 #35

I hate the smoking tax. napoleon_in_rags Feb 2013 #38

Come to SC. Cigarettes are relatively cheap here. nt raccoon Feb 2013 #49

I hit my limit at $1 a pack. meaculpa2011 Feb 2013 #40

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Hello bigwillq Feb 2013 #46

Cold turkey IMO warrior1 Feb 2013 #52

I quit 2 1/2 + years ago after 40 years of smoking one after another, It's hard but it can be done. moobu2 Feb 2013 #53

I did too, thats why I am doing E-cigarettes now. William769 Feb 2013 #55

You can do it! WCIL Feb 2013 #56

When cigs got to a buck a pack twenty plus years ago... workinclasszero Feb 2013 #57

thank you all for your thoughts and advice. sad-cafe Feb 2013 #60

More advice tclark0404 Feb 2013 #62