Day Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Being brought forward and in place before May. Why not just ban them?.....oh yeah, silly me...tax but how come alcohol won't be forced to use plain packaging? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Before may? Why drag on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day Posted January 21, 2015 Author Share Posted January 21, 2015 Stub those puns out, this is for serious discussion you puff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Filter the puns out then boss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day Posted January 21, 2015 Author Share Posted January 21, 2015 I've already demoted you once, don't test me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozza Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 it's just a rumour , but no smoke without fire .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 I've already demoted you once, don't test meill be straight on to the Embassy if you touch me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmericanRam Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Reading up quickly on it,this initiative could possibly work to thwart the idea of smoking. I for one never have smoked a cigarette and never intend to.Lung cancer comes from it,and tbh does absolutely nothing for you.Adults who have smoked for years do not really pertain to this idea of plain packaging,but hopefully will help youth. Legal drinking age here in States is 21,but of course that does not stop those underage from doing it and that has led to wrecks,fighting,etc. Smoking is bad commercials and alcohol ones as well are all over the tv here...but I honestly think most American teenagers could not give a rat's ass about them. I just hope plans like these don't go up in smoke and really become meaningful in both the short and long term. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 AR , have you ever sucked on a British fag? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmericanRam Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 AR , have you ever sucked on a British fag? Uh...can't say that I have pal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozza Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Boycie has .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmericanRam Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Boycie has .. Ah ok... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 I have, but it didn't take it down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CumbrianRam Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 You can tell there is an election coming up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pearl Ram Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 Of course you can otherwise Chilcot's inquiry would out before May, can't have that out and have people doing a protest vote against Labour because of Blair's lies. But getting back on topic and answer Daveo's question re banning them, as you rightly point out, the huge revenue will be a factor but so will counterfeit stuff that have even worse things in them that bona fide cigarettes do now. Where I work (no names no pack drill) "genuine" pouches of tobacco are quite easy to come by, I tried a roll up off a bloke who bought some and no way was that the genuine article but the government know if they banned tobacco, a black market would spring up overnight. Smoker's gonna smoke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srg Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 Reading up quickly on it,this initiative could possibly work to thwart the idea of smoking. I for one never have smoked a cigarette and never intend to.Lung cancer comes from it,and tbh does absolutely nothing for you.Adults who have smoked for years do not really pertain to this idea of plain packaging,but hopefully will help youth. Legal drinking age here in States is 21,but of course that does not stop those underage from doing it and that has led to wrecks,fighting,etc. Smoking is bad commercials and alcohol ones as well are all over the tv here...but I honestly think most American teenagers could not give a rat's ass about them. I just hope plans like these don't go up in smoke and really become meaningful in both the short and long term. Cigarettes aren't advertised here anymore and in shops they are behind cupboard doors behind counters, so you can't even see the packaging. I really do not know the point in this. What are they expecting to happen? Go up to the counter, "can I have a pack of 20 Mayfair"... Get handed fags from in the cupboard... "Oh **** that packaging is disgusting, I don't want them." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 How do you know they've given you the right chuffers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfie Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 in shops they are behind cupboard doors behind counters, so you can't even see the packaging. Maybe for the first few days after the law was changed but I can't remember the last time I went into a shop and the ciggies weren't on full view. Even in the big supermarkets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfie Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 how come alcohol won't be forced to use plain packaging? Because alcohol isn't harmful (and maybe beneficial) in moderate amounts. The vast majority of drinkers don't need to be penalised for a minority with a problem. When the cigarette industry can independently prove that there is a safe level of smoking, then maybe you would have a point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyinLiverpool Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 Cigarettes aren't advertised here anymore and in shops they are behind cupboard doors behind counters, so you can't even see the packaging. I really do not know the point in this. What are they expecting to happen? Go up to the counter, "can I have a pack of 20 Mayfair"... Get handed fags from in the cupboard... "Oh **** that packaging is disgusting, I don't want them." Really? They are advertised every time someone leaves a packet on a table, every time someone takes a packet out of their pocket. The packaging itself is advertising. If it weren't, the tobacco companies wouldn't be so upset by this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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