New York City:
9 cartons x 10 packs per carton at $7.00 per pack =
$630.00
This is absolutly criminal!
Just a few minutes ago, I ordered the same 9 cartons, for the low price of:
Subtotal 57.99
Shipping 8.95
Tax 0.00
Total 66.94
Do these idiots think that we are just as brain dead as they are?
Here's some more math;
The average pack of smokes is 6.5 cubic inches and aren't very heavy
A typical semi-truck van measures 576" long (48') x 96" wide x 110" high....
How many packs of smokes can you smuggle in one trip? What is your minimum and maximum expected per/pack profits
I'm not a lawyer, so I'll just toss the question out there and hope someone is: Isn't there a point past which taxing any product is illegal government interference in commerce? I mean, 50 cents a pack is one thing, but once the government starts intentionally jacking the prices so high that almost nobody can afford the product, does that not violate any laws?