Cigarette prices are down

AstroTurf

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Cigarettes I smoked before lockdown are now R200 a carton (R110 more).
Cigarettes I now smoke are back to pre lockdown pricing (R75 a carton).
 

Jet-Fighter7700

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But I expect large supermarket chains to do their due diligence with their suppliers.
sure, agreed, but then again, maybe their smuggling game is so up to date and so well organized, its difficult to tell the difference.
I mean Tobacco is easy to grow and easy to make into Ciggies, and its easy money,

and the profits of avoiding taxes are immense, so lots of motivation to get the packaging and distribution right.
 

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I need to find which brand of cigs are made locally...
Somethings up here....
 

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I'm a non-smoker, however my wife smokes and is asking how much should we be paying for Dunhill Fine Cut.

The Sasol Garage near us is R64 and Makro is about R56 but she wasn't sure on the Makro price?

Where could we do better?
 

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I'm a non-smoker, however my smokes and is asking how much should we be paying for Dunhill Fine Cut.

The Sasol Garage near us is R64 and Makro is about R56 but she wasn't sure on the Makro price?

Where could we do better?
Dunhill is R42 at PnP. Assume all Dunhill brands are the same price apart from the switch variants.
 

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Dunhill is R42 at PnP. Assume all Dunhill brands are the same price apart from the switch variants.
The Pick n Pay near us was/is R54.
We are going to get a carton later today and I'll report back on the price.
 

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OK, so we sent someone out now to buy a carton of Dunhill Fine Cut, instead of going to Pick n Pay they went to Makro. Carton was R562.95
 

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OK, so we sent someone out now to buy a carton of Dunhill Fine Cut, instead of going to Pick n Pay they went to Makro. Carton was R562.95
Not sure what’s up then, maybe it will be cheaper from the 1st Oct or I’m just lucky

Makro has been pricier for some reason since we could smoke again. My local Checkers has been the cheapest since March this year, R2-R4 cheaper than the filling stations, Makro and PnP.
Now PnP and Checkers prices are around R10 cheaper & the lady at the till said all the cigarette prices went down.
 

AstroTurf

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Wtf that's amazing value, obviously the manufacturer has not paid their tobacco tax on those boxes, "export only"?

Aren't they pretty rough going though?
naa,

every time they change pricing on smokes I buy 1 loose of each brand and then a pack of something I know.

Decide from the loose what my next cheapie will be.

I believe that in South Africa tax free cigarettes and Sin Tax are simply a way to pay ANC cadres.

So if I am paying a corrupt official anyway I may as well pay as little as possible.
 

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Wtf that's amazing value, obviously the manufacturer has not paid their tobacco tax on those boxes, "export only"?

Aren't they pretty rough going though?
These cheap brands are very rough going! I either invest in cigarette filters or start smoking a pipe or smoke less of real cigarettes. I swear these cheap brands have no processing done on the tobacco to remove tar and nicotine. I think even the 1.2 mg tar and 1.2 mg nicotine stated on the box of these real coffin nails is a lie.
 

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These cheap brands are very rough going! I either invest in cigarette filters or start smoking a pipe or smoke less of real cigarettes. I swear these cheap brands have no processing done on the tobacco to remove tar and nicotine. I think even the 1.2 mg tar and 1.2 mg nicotine stated on the box of these real coffin nails is a lie.
The loose tobacco you can buy to roll your own is pretty decent and brings down the cost significantly.
 

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sure, agreed, but then again, maybe their smuggling game is so up to date and so well organized, its difficult to tell the difference.
I mean Tobacco is easy to grow and easy to make into Ciggies, and its easy money,

and the profits of avoiding taxes are immense, so lots of motivation to get the packaging and distribution right.
Actually, not. But lets leave it at that.
 

Jet-Fighter7700

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Actually, not. But lets leave it at that.
aren't their Ciggie machines on the open market,
and growing Tobacco is quite easy, as my limited understanding.
so whats so hard? maybe the bribes and connections to sell it semi-legally?
 
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