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Originally posted by Twocky61 View PostYou often see kids stood outside 'corner' shops/7-11's, handing their money to people going in asking if they will get some cigarettes for them.
Not many people know that buying cigarettes for minors carries a fine for aiding & abetting the kids to smoke illegally
Not that I've ever heard of anyone being fined
For me I go in for them, because if I don't get the cigarettes for the kids someone else will
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You often see kids stood outside 'corner' shops/7-11's, handing their money to people going in asking if they will get some cigarettes for them.
Not many people know that buying cigarettes for minors carries a fine for aiding & abetting the kids to smoke illegally
Not that I've ever heard of anyone being fined
For me I go in for them, because if I don't get the cigarettes for the kids someone else will
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I started smoking soon after I started college (1986) and smoked for nearly 20 years on and off - although more on than off! Always a light smoker (no more than 5 a day) but I enjoyed every smoke. When I started at first I loved trying out all the different brands from the well-stocked specialist tobacconists that could be found in most town centres in those days: Camel, Lucky Strike, More, Kool, Salem, St. Moritz, Consulate, Prince, B&H Turkish, Sobranie Black Russian etc. What a shame that these shops have all but disappeared now as smoking has declined - the kiosks at Sainbury's and Asda are just not the same.
My usual smoke was Silk Cut or Embassy Extra Mild but I always bought a pack of Kool or Salem when I saw them. Both were satisfying, quality menthols with a rich and distinctive flavour and Kool was to me the better of the two. Tried More both regular and menthol and although some people seemed to really like these I did not rate them. Looked fancy but the tobacco was quite harsh and the draw poor as the cigarettes were long and thin. There was a similar French cigarette called Fine 120 (white not brown paper) which was also available in regular and menthol. Although both brands were primarily aimed at women, men (including me!) also smoked them. Damn I feel like a cigarette.
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Originally posted by Pussywillow View PostI gave up smoking cigarettes only this week after over 40 years and it put me in mind of how I started and made me remember some of the brands I used to smoke and those machines that used to dispense packets of ten outside corner shops.
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Originally posted by Richard1978 View PostPlayers No.6 was a good example of a brand that was very popular in the late 1960s & 70s, especially with younger women.
It slid out of popularity in the 1980s & was withdrawn in 1993.
Even nastier (and cheaper) was the No 10. Now they were the original coffin nails. Both came in 10's, which of course are banned now.
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Originally posted by Twocky61 View PostGood point Richard
It slid out of popularity in the 1980s & was withdrawn in 1993.
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A lot of older brands seemed to fade away over time, probably because the older smokers died off, & the newer ones went for the brands with more street cred.
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The old Embassy coupons had wise phrases like:
If you do smoke
Inhale less and leave a longer stub
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Originally posted by Richard1978 View PostNo.6 (can't remember if they were Embassy or Players) seemed to be very popular with women & younger men in the late 1960s to the early 1980s, but seemed to fall out of fashion after that.
Kools are the classic American menthol cigs, but I don't they were sold widely in the UK.
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No.6 (can't remember if they were Embassy or Players) seemed to be very popular with women & younger men in the late 1960s to the early 1980s, but seemed to fall out of fashion after that.
Kools are the classic American menthol cigs, but I don't they were sold widely in the UK.
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