Canada Cigarette Help

Retarded_Turkey

I was recently in the states and I bought some Marlboro Lights and I love those. Is there anything in Canada that I can buy that are similar in taste to the Marlboro Lights? I tried Players Light and it's not as good.

Any suggestions?

KingMoo

i don't think so. nothing really comes quite close either... or I would be smokin' em

wasted pixels

Retarded_Turkey wrote: »

I was recently in the states and I bought some Marlboro Lights and I love those. Is there anything in Canada that I can buy that are similar in taste to the Marlboro Lights? I tried Players Light and it's not as good.

Any suggestions?

I have a similar frustration -- you just can't find anything close to Lucky Strikes up in Canada -- and I think your best bet is just to buy a carton or two in Michigan or New York and pay the duty on your way back up.

planters

I gotta say, that's the first time I've heard of someone that loves marb lights.

wasted pixels

planters wrote: »

I gotta say, that's the first time I've heard of someone that loves marb lights.

If you'd ever smoked Canadian cigarettes, believe me, you'd understand. KOOLs probably would have blown him away.

Sarcastro

I dunno what it is with Canadian cigarettes and their insistance on sucking. Theres nothing like Marlboro cept Marlboro, and nothing will give you that hacking ohgodmythroatisbeingscrapedwithsteelwool feeling like Camels unfiltered.

My faves, though I dont smoke them anymore, include JPS (John Players Special) and Export A. For writing I like Rossignols (sp?) simply because they are slower burn and dont turn instantly to ash between paragraphs.

an_alt

Personally, I much preferred Canadians or Players to the majority of American cigarettes. Since some of my friends disagree, I know that you can find American smokes in Canada. Specialty stores will certainly carry them and even a lot of mom and pop shops will too if you ask around.

Unfortunately, you can expect to pay $2-3 extra a pack.

Basar

Can't you just buy a few cartons and take them back to Canada? I suppose there'd be a limit on how many you can take but it can't be less than a few, right?

KingMoo

Basar wrote: »

Can't you just buy a few cartons and take them back to Canada? I suppose there'd be a limit on how many you can take but it can't be less than a few, right?

one carton per person I do believe

EDIT: sorry, that's how many you get without duty. You can probably take more

Basar

KingMoo wrote: »

Basar wrote: »

Can't you just buy a few cartons and take them back to Canada? I suppose there'd be a limit on how many you can take but it can't be less than a few, right?

one carton per person I do believe

EDIT: sorry, that's how many you get without duty. You can probably take more

that sucks. there are no duty free agreements between the u.s. and canada? nafta?

Al_wat

Usually if there is a smoker's corner type store in a mall, they will sell them. Like an_alt said, they will probably be a few bucks extra.

Zeon

ALL 7-11's carry american brands. Or try to find a cheap "smoke shop", you know, those little convenience stores that dont really sell much else? A lot of them get their shit literally off the back of a truck, which means a lot of it is stolen or brought over illegally from the US, hence, a lot of US brands. Theres a store on lakeshore blvd in toronto that sells literally nothing else except cartons of marlboro lights for 30 bucks each, and none of them have the duty paid wrappers. Too bad marlboros suck.

And no, you wont find anything made in canada thats similar to marlboros. At least not that you can buy at the store. On the reservations theres a brand called Menage that to me tastes similar to marlboros, but maybe thats just because both give me a ripping headache and make me want to throw up.

RUNN1NGMAN

Basar wrote: »

KingMoo wrote: »

Basar wrote: »

Can't you just buy a few cartons and take them back to Canada? I suppose there'd be a limit on how many you can take but it can't be less than a few, right?

one carton per person I do believe

EDIT: sorry, that's how many you get without duty. You can probably take more

that sucks. there are no duty free agreements between the u.s. and canada? nafta?

Haha...for cigarettes? No way. Cigarette smuggling between US and Canada is actually a pretty lucrative business, especially on the reservations. Although I suppose it has died down a little bit since the criminally inclined have discovered the marvels of cooking meth.

BEAST!

Retarded_Turkey wrote: »

I was recently in the states and I bought some Marlboro Lights and I love those. Is there anything in Canada that I can buy that are similar in taste to the Marlboro Lights? I tried Players Light and it's not as good.

Any suggestions?

odd..i coulda swore they sold American cigarettes in Canada as well, or at least in BC I think they did...I do remember getting some Players to try them out but was surely not impressed....i'd suggest you try 7-11 like someone else mentioned, i'm pretty sure i've seen Canadianized American cigarettes...Canadianized being the process of putting pictures of lung cancer and all that crap on them, yuck.....i'm assuming they still do that?

Retarded_Turkey

I got a pack of cigarettes that look like Marlboro Lights and they taste similar but they aren't Marlboros. In fact, they don't have any markings as to what brand they are. On the side it says World Famous Premium Blend.

Mister Longbaugh

The last time i went over the border I brought back two cartons from the duty free shop. They were pretty cheap

Bamelin

They actually do sell American branded cigs in Canada ... but they don't taste like the same branded counterparts you'd buy in the US.

My theory is that it has to do with Canadian government regulations on what chemicals are allowed to be put into Canadian cigs.

I too love "real" ie. bought in states, Marlboro Lights.

Kenner

Sooooo.... speaking of Menage cigarettes - has anyone got any information on these things, like tar and nicotine content? Searched and can find absolutely nout.