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Richard/Jackie/Nathan:
They are in Corfu and I presume its the same in all EU countries.

loftyscot:
In mainland EU and UK airport duty free shops the cigs prices are the same as in the local shops. Duty is included in the price., ie €3 a packet in the village and €3 at the airport.

If of course u didn't smoke then u could get at least another two trips to San Stef per year for the same money. But then again, you pay your money and take your choice.

tonyco1:

--- Quote from: Jimbo on August 01, 2012, 01:34:58 PM ---benson - I'm not sure that's true any longer. I think (but may well be wrong) that fags at the airport are the same price as in a shop and are duty-paid.

--- End quote ---
You may actually find that when you go to any EU duty free, you are always asked for your boarding card, for a purchase.
The computerised till systems (or operator), will then denote if you are flying into an EU country, or one outside the EU, such as USA for example.

Flying to non-EU countries, will then usually remove the tax paid charge, but you will always be subject to the destination country's allowed limit for duty free..

Soulie:
Loftyscot - I know how much we could save by not smoking but I enjoy smoking and the amount we save by paying £2.50 per packet rather than £6.50 for a good while, gives us enough money to pay for another week in December in Tenerife.  On the other hand, if we did have to pay full price without having the benefit of duty free cigarettes, we would obviously have to try and give up  :(

tonyco1:
Soulie, I can see both sides of the arguments, but I think Lofty means you could have had 2 or 3 weeks in Tenerife if you didn't smoke at all - - - - on what you would save.
I also get your point of you showing how much you save anyway by buying in Greece - tax paid saving £4.00 a pack compared to GB.

{Members, I don't want to kick off another chain of smoking -v's - non smoking views, as we've already done that in past post's
- some of which got a bit heated, so please don't}!

I don't smoke (well 10 only at age 16), and never really have, so I will never fully understand how addictive nicotine is, or why people like to smoke.
I just don't like the taste, smell etc etc of cigarettes, it's a purely personal thing, it's just not for me.

However I also understand just how much some people really do enjoy a smoke, which is every individual's right.

Looking at it from simply a purely financial point of view as per Lofty's observation, if you smoke exactly - - just 20 a day, at GB prices,
you would burn £2,372.50 a year each, or £4,745.00 per couple, at Greek prices you would pay £912.50 or £1,825 a couple, saving £1,460.00 each or £2920.00,
(that's if you could buy enough in Corfu for the whole year). That is enough for another holiday !!!!!

30 a day at GB prices, would be £3558.75 each, or £7,117.50 per couple or £1368.75 per single or £2,737.50 a couple at Greek prices.
Who could blame anyone for wanting to save the exorbitant tax that is charged in GB.

Someone I met on holiday in Corfu, who was a gold medal winner for coughing, smoked between 60 to 100 per day, (Don will know who).
During conversation, h asked me how I managed to go away 3 or 4 times a year - -
I suppose I save the money I would have spent on cigarettes, and I don't often go out drinking at home,
(my job ensures that you can't really drink at night and go in early to work as we get random tested),
and it's amazing how all these combined savings can add up to the cost of a couple of holidays.

On the other hand We also met Jimbo and Gillie, who really enjoy a smoke and a nice drop of wine, and have as many holidays as they want, so my question is - - -
where do you two save money?? LOL - - - (running for cover now - yes I know you still work Jim).......

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