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Jul 15th, 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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Re: The price of cigarettes
Reply #1 - Jul 15th, 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!! Cheesy
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Reply #2 - Jul 15th, 2009 at 9:53am
 
Damn...that'll almost cover Californias debt!!!!

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Reply #3 - Jul 15th, 2009 at 10:50am
 

LMAO Joe.  Then Swartznegger won't have to legalize pot to get the added taxes.
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Reply #4 - Jul 15th, 2009 at 10:58am
 
How did that transaction go through???  I want to see a copy of that bill.   Grin
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Reply #5 - Jul 15th, 2009 at 1:53pm
 
If he lived in Massachusetts my reaction to that story would be:

"YEAH, AND..?"
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Reply #6 - Jul 15th, 2009 at 1:56pm
 
seaworthy wrote on Jul 15th, 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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Reply #7 - Jul 15th, 2009 at 2:19pm
 
You know people would still smoke at that price
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Reply #8 - Jul 15th, 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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Reply #9 - Jul 15th, 2009 at 7:27pm
 
Bob Greenwood wrote on Jul 15th, 2009 at 2:26pm:
and I still but the darn things.


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Reply #10 - Jul 15th, 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.  Shocked

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Reply #11 - Jul 16th, 2009 at 5:15am
 
Kilroy 2.0 wrote on Jul 15th, 2009 at 7:27pm:
Bob Greenwood wrote on Jul 15th, 2009 at 2:26pm:
and I still but the darn things.


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That was a great!



lol Tell my wallet that Huh
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Reply #12 - Jul 16th, 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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Reply #13 - Jul 16th, 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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Reply #14 - Jul 19th, 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

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Reply #15 - Jul 19th, 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.

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Reply #16 - Jul 19th, 2009 at 6:31pm
 
The Mad Viking wrote on Jul 19th, 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

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Yup, that would be enough to make me quit.
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Reply #17 - Jul 19th, 2009 at 7:16pm
 
And $23,000,000,000,000,000 for one pack would be enough to make me start. Grin
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