What are the Cigarette Brands being sold in South Africa under Lockdown?

Which Cigarette Manufacturers have you seen with illicit products for sale during Lockdown?

  • Gold Leaf Tobacco

    Votes: 58 33.5%
  • Golden Tobacco Company

    Votes: 19 11.0%
  • Carnilinx

    Votes: 45 26.0%
  • Amalgamated Tobacco Manufacturing

    Votes: 57 32.9%
  • British American Tobacco

    Votes: 27 15.6%
  • Excise Duty Stamp - Yes

    Votes: 19 11.0%
  • Excise Duty Stamp - No

    Votes: 61 35.3%
  • How much was cost/box <R40 ?

    Votes: 28 16.2%
  • How much was cost/box >R50 ?

    Votes: 63 36.4%
  • How much was cost/box >R90 ?

    Votes: 77 44.5%

  • Total voters
    173

AlphaJohn

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Oooh just got word from dealer... got almost all the illicit brands.
Price ranges from R450-R650.

If I knew that I would not have bought a open packet (-2) of Sharp by shanty town vendor for R50 :(

Edit: That was fast, R550 incl Home delivery

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Hope when smokes are legal again, they keep up with the service, I might just use them instead on PnP
 
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AlphaJohn

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Anyone tried getting cigarettes from overseas? Tempted to ask a friend in the UK to courier some to me with some clothes or something.

AT UK price... F that. I paused smoking last time I worked over seas for a long time cause of the pricing.
 

Afrikane

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Well now, we are down to true no name brand twak. Will try it later and report back. R180/50g pack.

I nearly herniated a knacker trying to smoke this in a zol; it just would not draw even after air drying for 20 minutes next to a notebook exhaust. Wet, gungy, overly fragranced (vanilla) crap. 2/10, would not recommend unless you are a pipe smoker or you are looking to refill the pot pourri bowl.
 

MirageF1

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I nearly herniated a knacker trying to smoke this in a zol;
For the look and price alone I could have told you that blindfolded.

Same as supposed farm grown sh8t some sellers are trying to hand off these days...
 

MirageF1

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Blue usually means mild. Blue is milder than red, and stronger than gold, silver and menthol. Anyway, that's how we sold cigarettes back when I was a student.
That's all changed now, not relevant any longer. . including sex determination in humans, you know 0,1 and 0.x
 

HumanShield

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Blue usually means mild. Blue is milder than red, and stronger than gold, silver and menthol. Anyway, that's how we sold cigarettes back when I was a student.
Aha! So there's one blue and gold. Is that like an in-between - almost red but not?
 

mrafiq1

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Hi.
Anyone with a supply guy (home delivery) in Cpt for reasonable prices, please drop me a PM. Please, please
 

Groen92

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Aha! So there's one blue and gold. Is that like an in-between - almost red but not?

Could just be the lettering, though Lucky Strike has a gold ring and a silver one to show which is the milder one.

An overall gold colour scheme would indicate quite a light cigarette. The mostly blue ones above are milder than normal but stronger than these ones.

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mrafiq1

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Looks like we being shafted big time here in CPT with these prices. My Brother in Law in Jhb still paying R 55 for RG's
 
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