OK, I'm a smoker but fully intend to quit when we start our new life down under!

Out of curiosity, I wondered how much a pack of 20 say, Marlboro Reds, costs in OZ???

Had heard a rumour they cost more than UK, is this true?

my god rob, your a smoker to!! isn't there anything good we can say about you?

Nope...all hope is obviously lost for me!

Not sure about Marlborough, but i smoke Benson and Hedges. They sell them in packs of 25s here which cost me anything between $9.50 - $11.50 depending where i buy. I am giving it up again next week!
I would suggest NOT attempting it when you first arrive as life will be very stressful to start with. Wait till you are more settled otherwise you might become an axe murderer (i would have!!)

ex forces mate, u can't be all that bad!

Awwww, thats not too bad then Linda......bit cheaper than here at £5.20 a pack in my local corner shop!!

Yeah, thought about not quitting immediately, think Caz would suffer immensely if i did!!!

Don't you believe it Don......

I'm bad to the bone

Since we arrived in oz i started smoking some fags called HOLIDAY they come in packs of 20, 30 and 50 and you can get them in different strengths i pay about $16.50 for the 50 pack.............very cheap....so at that price it's hard to think about giving up

lesley x

They sound very dodgy with a name like, 'Holiday'!!

You sure they're not pink with gold filters like them things you can get in the UK?

Robs just a pussy cat............

I would be giving them up before you start the truck driving mate.

ZX....

Ooh, I could just see you with a sobraine hanging out of your gob

Peter Jacksons tend to be the most popular brand in Oz, not bad quality and fairly cheap. Holidays if I recall are really thin, a bit like smoking a straw.

Good luck with giving up. I plan to give up when we get to Oz, but like Linda said, best to get the stress out of the way first.

While looking into some tax aspects earlier today, I came across these figures:

Recommended retail prices of popular brands, September 2005

Cigarettes : Per pack : Tax % of rrp inc GST

Longbeach 40s : $15.00 : 70% of which is Tax

Peter Jackson 30s : $11.85 : 67% is tax

Winfield 25s : $10.50 : 66% is tax

i would recommend giving up BEFORE you get here - cos when you get here you will find that you cant smoke ANYWHERE!!



pootle26

If you can smoke marlboro you can can defo smoke the holiday....for half the price

and an interesting comparison:

Number of cigarettes that can be bought for the price of a Big Mac, October 2005

You can buy 9 x Peter Jackson cigarette's for the same price as a Big Mac (based on the cost of a 30 pack)

Australian Retail Tobacconist Aug/Sept 2005 and McDonalds head office