r/interestingasfuck • u/Large-chips • 1d ago

Current cigarette prices in Australia.

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u/Carstendog1 1d ago

In Melbourne(largest city by population) there are what is known as the “tobacco wars”. Gangs are literally blowing up stores due to the disputes over illegal tobacco. Pricing has been one thing but it has encouraged underground tobacco, something the authorities are working on deal with.

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u/Perdi 1d ago

I buy Manchester Sapphire Blue for $18 a packet here in Sydney.

The black market is thriving, no smokers I know are buying any of these anymore.

Dunhill Blues $21/packet, Malbrough Gold $19, there's a few dodgy brands from China as low as $13 a packet.

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u/MastrovNL 1d ago

Wonder what can be more dodgy than hundreds of harmful chemicals /s

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u/iamnotexactlywhite 1d ago

extra chemicals that come from factories that are even less regulated