Phil Perry Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 Despite claims to the contrary, following the introduction of plain packaging for cigarettes in Australia, tobacco sales increased by 0.5%. Sales were declining by 5.4% per year in the years before plain packaging was introduced… The Australian figures will come as an embarrassment for the puritanical British MPs who bulldozed through standardised packaging legislation in March this year. Forbidden fruit tastes the sweetest… ( From Guido Fawkes Blogsite ( order-order.com ) Is this really TRUE ? - - - or another bit of misinformation from the Baccy Industry ? COuldn't find a backup link to read. . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly_tornado Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 More rubbish, sales dropped after the packs where introduced Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 If sales went up why are the tobacco companies pushing to have the law reversed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Perry Posted August 18, 2015 Author Share Posted August 18, 2015 After the current recess, Parliament to discuss tabling a motion to have smoking ( And vapourisationing ) banned from outside Commercial buildings, Hotels, Restaurants and cafes, Pubs, Parks, and any public open spaces. Some pubs / eateries still allow "Vaping" indoors, on a voluntary basis, but that is to end soon also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Perry Posted August 18, 2015 Author Share Posted August 18, 2015 More rubbish, sales dropped after the packs where introduced Yeah, that's what I figured FT,. . . this was a "HEADLINE" on Guido's blog,. . . but "AutoSUS" when there are no links on the page. . . . I'd rather see some stats from a "Respected" source,. . ( not many of those around ) The only unknown and difficult to compile statistic will be regarding the fact that plain packed fags and baccy will be a GOLDMINE to the counterfeiters, so that a true picture of the rate of consumption will not be truly known. We have thousands of beer shops all over the country selling knockoff tobacco products under the counter, but since HM Customs & Excise are extremely timid investigating businesses which are located in high density Asian communities, the true facts will probably never emerge. I wouldn't be over surprised if this goes on in Australia also to a certain extent, although it is very easy to smuggle stuff from French ports, as the security is all taken up looking for smuggled People instead. . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coljones Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 Despite claims to the contrary, following the introduction of plain packaging for cigarettes in Australia, tobacco sales increased by 0.5%. Sales were declining by 5.4% per year in the years before plain packaging was introduced… The Australian figures will come as an embarrassment for the puritanical British MPs who bulldozed through standardised packaging legislation in March this year. Forbidden fruit tastes the sweetest… ( From Guido Fawkes Blogsite ( order-order.com ) Is this really TRUE ? - - - or another bit of misinformation from the Baccy Industry ? COuldn't find a backup link to read. . . . Or the fag companies using their marketing and legal budgets (both huge) to forward sell to wholesalers to keep the figures high. The survey was done by / at the behest of the fag companies - henceforth to be known as faggots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winsor68 Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 http://www.allianz.com.au/life-insurance/the-impact-of-plain-packaging-for-cigarettes http://www.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/content/tobacco-kff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazza 38 Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 I don't know how anybody can afford to buy smokes these days. I think they are $24 a packet or something. Ridiculous and no I don't smoke, quit 3.5 years ago when they were around $11 a packet when bought in a carton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DGL Fox Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 If you really need to smoke go and live in Russia...20 ciggies will cost you around 2 aussie $...smoke till you drop...I brought back 2 cartons for my brother in law when we came back from Russia to the UK...he was very happy... David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomadpete Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 Do I guess from that, that you don't really like your brother-in-law ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DGL Fox Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 No I like him...for a POM...his choice to smoke... David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi303 Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 I liked them in China, gave up on the way through HK on the way back here to NZ. went from 5 yuan or $1nzd a pack to $45HKD or around $8NZD a pack, got back to NZ and they were $18 a pack... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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