Tuesday 16 December 2008

Cigarettes in USA and Eastern Europe

It is easy to presuppose that all cheap cigarettes are same specially after reading all those high pitched advertising campaigns. See some of these captions for yourself. Cheap cigarettes at discount price, cheap Marlboro cigarettes, cheap discount cigarettes; these are the same words written all over, regardless of where these cheap cigarettes are coming from. These are principally found on online discount cigarettes sale firms’ websites. Isn’t it time we get some facts straight?Composition of cigarettes inexpensive or of high price is of course the same but they differ in their processing and quality of elements that go into making them. They include, in universal, tobacco, paper, filter materials and additives in addition to paper gum. But how do they diverge, in particular what is the dissimilarity between cheap cigarettes in USA and cheap cigarettes in Europe?Well, there are several techno commercial differences between the cheap cigarettes from these places. First, the premium cigarettes like Marlboro, Camel, Winston, Virginia Slims, and Salem are manufactured and shipped from duty free zones in Eastern Europe. As they are tax free they become really cheap even considering shipping cost involved. There is a small catch though, your country may levy you import duty. However, look at these low points. First of all, one who smokes Marlboro regularly may find imported cheap Marlboro cigarettes tasting differently. This is something which the regular smokers don’t want to agree. This may not truly be the case as same brands are manufactured in similar fashion everywhere barring a few exceptions where regulations are slack or the franchisee manufacturers themselves circumnavigate the regulations. Sometimes, this may also be because the preservatives and additives not regulated in one country may be enjoying a valid status in another. But the difference may be attributed to be more because of the additional shelf and shipping time required than anything else.There is another reason for cigarettes made in Eastern Europe to be cheap. The establishment and running costs there are pretty low when compared to establishing a similar sized factory in USA.If you desire to buy cheap cigarettes from your local shop you may be required to buy as many as 4-9 cartons in one go which isn’t the case in an online tobacco store where the basic cost of a single carton itself is far lower than the lot you may have to purchase there locally.Internationally, popular brands like Marlboro, Camel, Winston, 555 and many are clandestinely smuggled sneaking through duty nets. This is driven by popularity they enjoy all around but in the process countries loose what is legitimately their tax revenue. However, from cigarette smokers’ point of view, they have become cheap so that they can afford to enjoy these international brands. The estimated total revenue loss to governments stood at US$ 30 billions.There are some reasons why cigarettes cheap or not do not diverge irrespective of their origin. If there is something that doesn’t favor Eastern European cigarettes, it is the shipping time they take to arrive at your door. Usually they are shipped through registered mail which takes about 2-3 weeks to reach you in USA. But, this is not quite a difference to a cigarette fan that smokes regularly because she or he always has the options to buy in bulk which still works in her or his favor. By the way, have you tasted discount menthol and Marlboro made in Eastern Europe yet?