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The price of cigarettes
Jul 15^th, 2009 at 9:44am

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"A New Hampshire man says he swiped his debit card at a gas station to buy a pack of cigarettes and was charged over 23 quadrillion dollars . . . ."

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Melissa CH.com Moderator CH.com Alumnus Offline Don't give up! Posts: 7238 Central WI, USA Gender:	Re: The price of cigarettes Reply #1 - Jul 15^th, 2009 at 9:51am Geezus, you'd think the card would have been declined for that amount! Hey, if Visa has the funds to cover such a transaction, perhaps THEY could pay the national debt!!
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Guiseppi CH.com Moderator CH.com Alumnus Offline San Diego to Florida 05-16-2011 Posts: 12063 SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA USA Gender:	Re: The price of cigarettes Reply #2 - Jul 15^th, 2009 at 9:53am Damn...that'll almost cover Californias debt!!!! Joe
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Linda_Howell CH.com Moderator CH.com Alumnus Offline Do not feed the Moderators Posts: 11927 Santa Maria, Ca. Gender:	Re: The price of cigarettes Reply #3 - Jul 15^th, 2009 at 10:50am LMAO Joe. Then Swartznegger won't have to legalize pot to get the added taxes.
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midwestbeth CH.com Sponsor Offline Posts: 1123 Edwardsville, IL Gender:	Re: The price of cigarettes Reply #4 - Jul 15^th, 2009 at 10:58am How did that transaction go through??? I want to see a copy of that bill.
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seaworthy CH.com Hall of Famer Offline Posts: 706	Re: The price of cigarettes Reply #5 - Jul 15^th, 2009 at 1:53pm If he lived in Massachusetts my reaction to that story would be: "YEAH, AND..?"
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Bob Greenwood CH.com Veteran Offline I Love CH.com! Posts: 116 Mass. Gender:	Re: The price of cigarettes Reply #6 - Jul 15^th, 2009 at 1:56pm seaworthy wrote on Jul 15^th, 2009 at 1:53pm: If he lived in Massachusetts my reaction to that story would be: "YEAH, AND..?" LMAO Sad but true.
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Shawn Ex Member	Re: The price of cigarettes Reply #7 - Jul 15^th, 2009 at 2:19pm You know people would still smoke at that price
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Bob Greenwood CH.com Veteran Offline I Love CH.com! Posts: 116 Mass. Gender:	Re: The price of cigarettes Reply #8 - Jul 15^th, 2009 at 2:26pm I swore when they were $4 if they hit $5 I was gonna quit. Here they are at $7.80 and I still but the darn things.
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Kilroy 2.0 CH.com Sponsor Offline Kilroy 2. is Here! Kilroy 2. is Everywhere! Posts: 1637 Madison,WI Gender:	Re: The price of cigarettes Reply #9 - Jul 15^th, 2009 at 7:27pm Bob Greenwood wrote on Jul 15^th, 2009 at 2:26pm: and I still but the darn things. That was a great!
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Charlie CH.com Alumnus Offline Happy to be here Posts: 18971 Jamestown, NY Gender:	Re: The price of cigarettes Reply #10 - Jul 15^th, 2009 at 10:59pm People here drive 22 miles to Salamanca, NY to buy smokes cheap on the Indian reservation, fill up on gas and then blow the savings at the casino. Senecas know how to get even. Great Native American tradition too: Gas, cigarettes and gambling. Charlie
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Bob Greenwood CH.com Veteran Offline I Love CH.com! Posts: 116 Mass. Gender:	Re: The price of cigarettes Reply #11 - Jul 16^th, 2009 at 5:15am Kilroy 2.0 wrote on Jul 15^th, 2009 at 7:27pm: Bob Greenwood wrote on Jul 15^th, 2009 at 2:26pm: and I still but the darn things. That was a great! lol Tell my wallet that
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BarbaraD CH.com Alumnus Offline Hugs to ya Posts: 8333 Douglasville, TX Gender:	Re: The price of cigarettes Reply #12 - Jul 16^th, 2009 at 9:37am I found a place to order them online at $1.99 a pack... don't know how long that will last, but.....
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Re: The price of cigarettes
Reply #13 - Jul 16^th, 2009 at 4:26pm

After figuring out that my smokes were costing me $50 a carton. And that a rolling chassie for the best recumbent trike in the world was around 51 cartons. Taxes and shipping included. I stopped buying the damn things, and put the money towards the rolling chassie. Of course then there are the wheels to be built, ceramic ABEC-7 bearings, seat webbing, Kevlar and ceramic compound tires, Titanium spline 11-34T Cassette and all those other things that make up a go fast Human Powered Vehicle (HPV). And it goes faster, stops quicker and turns sharper than any bike.

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The Mad Viking CH.com Sponsor Offline Always Look on The Bright Side of Life Posts: 3583 Oslo, Norway Gender:	Re: The price of cigarettes Reply #14 - Jul 19^th, 2009 at 7:27am It cost a bit more then $12 for 1 ONE pack of cigarettes over here or $120 for 1 ONE carton of cigarettes Svenn
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Opus CH.com Hall of Famer Offline "We have met the enemy... and he is us" Posts: 2746 Sidney,NY USA Gender:	Re: The price of cigarettes Reply #15 - Jul 19^th, 2009 at 10:59am The Feds started taxing tobacco. I know have to pay $15 for enough to make a carton. I don't know how anyone affords pre made cigarettes anymore. The debit card story is why I always pay in cash. After the voting machine disaster I will never trust Diebold again. Paul
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Bob Greenwood CH.com Veteran Offline I Love CH.com! Posts: 116 Mass. Gender:	Re: The price of cigarettes Reply #16 - Jul 19^th, 2009 at 6:31pm The Mad Viking wrote on Jul 19^th, 2009 at 7:27am: It cost a bit more then $12 for 1 ONE pack of cigarettes over here or $120 for 1 ONE carton of cigarettes Svenn Yup, that would be enough to make me quit.
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Brew CH.com Sponsor CH.com Alumnus Offline Posts: 14163	Re: The price of cigarettes Reply #17 - Jul 19^th, 2009 at 7:16pm And $23,000,000,000,000,000 for one pack would be enough to make me start.
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