Getting it From All Over
I promised Hector from Buffalo that I would discuss further into his predicament over the rising cost and decreased quantity of rolling tobacco. I did some research and came up with some interesting results:
The practice of decreasing quantity of a product started in the 1980s. Inflation was a killer in the late 1970s and early 1980s. People were moaning loudly about prices rising all of the time. A few companies figured they would decrease the quantity of their products instead of raising their prices. Cereal boxes were known for this practice. Cereals that used to come in 1 lb. boxes. They were soon appearing in 14.5 oz. boxes. (They kept the boxes them size the same size in volume to make it appear that nothing has changed.)
Hector’s situation is a bit more severe. There were two items being decreased (rolling paper by 20% and tobacco by 13%) and prices went up from $1.99 for 40 papers and .75oz of tobacco to $5.39 for 32 papers and .65oz of tobacco. This means he has gone from $0.04975 for a .0373oz cigarette to paying $0.1684375 for a 0.0203125 cigarette. This is paying more than triple for a smaller cigarette.
I could not find any phone numbers or e-mails for any of the roll-your-own tobacco companies. I did find an address so I wrote a letter to whom it may concern. I will post the letter and the reply as soon as I get a reply.
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Wow,
Hector must be really hurting if those prices are causing such an uproar from him. I didn’t think people even rolled their own cigarettes anymore!
It’s becoming popular again as they are cheaper than regular cigarettes. A pack of Marlboro’s cost $7.39 here or about 37 cents per cigarette.