Philip Morris Raises Prices on Marlboros, Other Smokes

AP ^ | Dec 10, 2004 | Mary Ellen Lloyd

[Tumbleweed_Connection]

Breath of fresh air.

[Mikey_1962]

I have never smoked but have always wondered if the Premium cigarettes like Marlboro taste better than the no name generics for the same tobacco company...

[dwilli]

yes, very much different.

[Rebelbase]

"Philip Morris hasn't commented on its reasoning behind the move, she said."

I believe FDA lot tracking software and infrastructure is already in place at big tobacco. This is a mega millions upgrade that will put the small guys out of business when the FDA implements tobacco regulation.

When that happens, the prices are going to increase significantly of which we may be seeing the first small price increase in that direction.

[annyokie]

Puff ping!

[SheLion]

I think PM should just get OUT of selling cigarettes....PERIOD!

[Iluvpopcrn]

Did you happen to catch the mention on TV last night (sorry, didn't catch the station) about the Marlboro Marine and the cigarettes being sent to him?

[Tumbleweed_Connection]

This is business. I own stock here and support the increase. The market as it stands now should not be affected.

[MeekOneGOP]

Somehow it just doesn't seem right that the Marlboro Marine would hafta pay more.

[SheLion]

This is business. I own stock here and support the increase. The market as it stands now should not be affected.

Gee whiz, TC, you're all heart! Stick it to the smokers again and tell them it's for their own good!

[EnigmaticAnomaly]

"I have never smoked but have always wondered if the Premium cigarettes like Marlboro taste better than the no name generics for the same tobacco company..."

The thought of a cigarette "tasting" like something enjoyable is repulsive...

Under NO circumstance can I imagine a cigarette "tasting" good, no matter whether it is "premium" or not. Is the point of smoking the cigarette to satisfy the desire to partake of the TASTE, or is it the NICOTINE that actually (and involuntarily) keeps the smoker coming back again and again?

The whole concept befuddles me...:-(

[SheLion]

Somehow it just doesn't seem right that the Marlboro Marine would hafta pay more.

And he said that he wishes they would LOWER the price, not increase it. Well, I hope he 'does' get them for free now. This will just make it harder for him to buy them.

[SheLion]

The whole concept befuddles me...:-(

Well, get used to it. Lots of people on the Puff List in FR. There are a lot of us that really DO enjoy it!

[wolficatZ]

Nicotine is one of the most addictive chemicals in existance.

I quit 3 months ago and am never looking back. Even the smell makes me queasy now.

Yay for me.. :-)

[Mukor]

Stick it to the smokers again and tell them it's for their own good!

It serves them right if they're still puffing PM smokes. The company sold us all down the river. F them and their customers.

[NRA1995]

Lots of people on the Puff List in FR

I'm one of 'em but I only smoke cigars

[SheLion]

It serves them right if they're still puffing PM smokes. The company sold us all down the river. F them and their customer

Exactly. I have hated PM for several years now. They talk out of both sides of their mouths.

It would tickle me to no end to see them sink.

[dwilli]

Most likely you will puff again, Don't get uppity about 3 mos.
off the weed. I quit for two years, again for almost a year, couple of times for several months.

[Boundless]

Smoking is bad for the brain
http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99996765

"The killer habit measurably reduces the IQ of
smokers over the course of their lifetime,
according to a study spanning over 50 years."

[EnigmaticAnomaly]

She Lion...thank goodness the Internet separates all of you smoking FReepers from all of us non-smoking FReepers or my eyes would tear up so badly, I wouldn't be able to see the screen...hence the reason I do not frequent bars... :-)