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Do you buy cigarettes online?

Fighting Irish · 2007-12-20 23:32:49

I'm interested to see how many people are doing this and getting away with it, also where do you buy them from?

21-12-2007 12:32am

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I'm interested to see how many people are doing this and getting away with it, also where do you buy them from?

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#2 21-12-2007 12:34am

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There IS a Smoking forum..

.. oh wait, there's not.

Carry on.

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#3 21-12-2007 12:41am

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basquille wrote: »

There IS a Smoking forum..

.. oh wait, there's not.

Carry on.

Thanks for the bump, and anyway this is about buying cigs, not smoking them

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#4 21-12-2007 12:42am

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In before lock...

Surely there's no way this can stay open?

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#5 21-12-2007 12:43am

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LordChessington wrote: »

In before lock...

Surely there's no way this can stay open?

Jesus, some people need to get down off themselves

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#6 21-12-2007 12:47am

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Fighting Irish wrote: »

Thanks for the bump, and anyway this is about buying cigs, not smoking them

Shouldn't this be in the brand-spanking new 'Bargain Alerts [Requests]' forum so?

.. oh wait... it is!

Carry on.

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#7 21-12-2007 12:50am

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whats the point of buying them online?

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#8 21-12-2007 12:51am

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basquille wrote: »

Shouldn't this be in the brand-spanking new 'Bargain Alerts [Requests]' forum so?

.. oh wait... it is!

Carry on.

This one is about me finding out if many people are doing it;)

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#9 21-12-2007 12:52am

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one less reason to leave the house

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#10 21-12-2007 12:52am

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eggplantman wrote: »

whats the point of buying them online?

Because i hate postmen and i want to make their jobs harder :rolleyes:

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#11 21-12-2007 12:54am

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Mordeth wrote: »

one less reason to leave the house

I'm talking about buying them cheaper than €7.35 per 20

wtf is with you guys, do i have to write it in crayon

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#12 21-12-2007 12:54am

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Mordeth wrote: »

one less reason to leave the house

good point,i am lazy

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#13 21-12-2007 12:56am

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Fighting Irish wrote: »

wtf is with you guys, do i have to write it in crayon

That'd be great....

.. I'm waiting!

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#14 21-12-2007 12:58am

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basquille wrote: »

That'd be great....

.. I'm waiting!

ah fcuk

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#15 21-12-2007 2:51am

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*COUGH*COUGH*SPLUTTER*COUGH*

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#16 21-12-2007 3:47am

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Kemos: Post removed. That's naughty. There is to be no discussion of illegal activity - i.e. Avoiding customs charges, exceeding importing allowances, etc.
OP: Use the search function.

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#17 21-12-2007 8:01am

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Karoma wrote: »

Kemos: Post removed. That's naughty. There is to be no discussion of illegal activity - i.e. Avoiding customs charges, exceeding importing allowances, etc.
OP: Use the search function.

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c94/dennisandchips/jSmGv.jpg

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#18 21-12-2007 10:05am

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basquille wrote: »

There IS a Smoking forum..

.. oh wait, there's not.

Carry on.

Yes there is

It's private though.

PM me for access.

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#19 21-12-2007 10:48am

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I used to but then one day i got a letter from customs saying they were holding my 200 cigs until i pay a customs and excise bill of Ir£85. 200 cigs in the shops were only about IR£60 at the time. Haven't bothered since.

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#20 21-12-2007 11:03am

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eggplantman wrote: »

whats the point of buying them online?

Same reason people buy cds online?

getting away with it

It can be done legally.

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#21 21-12-2007 11:05am

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Seeing as you can transport goods freely within the EU, surely it would be possible to order them legally online from Spain, or somewhere, with much lower taxes on them?

Any business expert here know if that's true?

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#22 21-12-2007 11:08am

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Are we allowed post sites or is there some rule against that here on boards?

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#23 21-12-2007 11:11am

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Blisterman wrote: »

Seeing as you can transport goods freely within the EU, surely it would be possible to order them legally online from Spain, or somewhere, with much lower taxes on them?

Any business expert here know if that's true?

Been discussed in a lot of old threads, it is legal. I think it is legal to send from anywhere, you are simply liable to pay duty, it is not illegal. But within the EU I think you are not liable for duty on low amounts, or else they just dont bother.

With one place you set up a standing order for 6months or so. Every single day you get a pack of 20 in the post. All above board, but is it worth the while for an post to go through the administration costs to collect the €5-6 duty every single day. To process a duty collection must cost around €5 at least.

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#24 21-12-2007 11:28am

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a link on it here

http://www.consumerconnect.ie/eng/News_+_Research/Consumer_News/Tax_ruling_could_favour_online_shoppers.html

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#25 21-12-2007 11:30am

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marcsignal wrote: »

a link on it here

http://www.consumerconnect.ie/eng/News_+_Research/Consumer_News/Tax_ruling_could_favour_online_shoppers.html

That looks to be from before the court ruling

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#26 21-12-2007 11:49am

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Fighting Irish wrote: »

That looks to be from before the court ruling

yeah I guess so.

I'm coming home for xmas, and bringing as many ciggies as I can. I'd rather pay the duty in Germany than give 1 Cent to the robbing basta*ds in the Irish Govt.;)

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#27 01-01-2008 1:12am

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two pages of dog ****e :rolleyes::rolleyes:

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#28 01-01-2008 2:58pm

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Kazu wrote: »

two pages of dog ****e :rolleyes::rolleyes:

:rolleyes: god damn pot heads

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#29 01-01-2008 6:13pm

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Fighting Irish wrote: »

:rolleyes: god damn pot heads

WTF? What has any of that to do with pot? Attitudes like that will get you far in life...

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#30 01-01-2008 6:25pm

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Wertz wrote: »

WTF? What has any of that to do with pot? Attitudes like that will get you far in life...

I know him, it was an inside joke

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#31 01-01-2008 6:33pm

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Ah, don't mind my hungover head so...
Yeah smokes online, I always distrusted foreign smokes...they usually all taste like Camels IME, also dubious about some sites perhaps selling imitation fags packed with sawdust and floor sweepings.

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#32 01-01-2008 10:27pm

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god damn pot heads

jesus tell me about it lol :D

im going to try a few polish shops in dublin never know

the Polish there not paying 7.35 euro a packet :D

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#33 02-01-2008 12:02am

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sure they only make like 7.35 a week...lol

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#34 02-01-2008 12:46am

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PaPsToNy wrote: »

sure they only make like 7.35 a week...lol

oh yes just wait for one day, when u will be told by your boss - "u are fired I've found somebody who wants to work for 7,35 per week not 500 " :):D

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#35 02-01-2008 12:49am

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lol, in fairness they are cheap, but the fact is they are pretty much useless... it's less hasstle to pay me 500 than pay him 7 and not get the job done

teetotaller wrote: »

oh yes just wait for one day, when u will be told by your boss - "u are fired I've found somebody who wants to work for 7,35 per week not 500 " :):D

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#36 02-01-2008 12:53am

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... keep digging...

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#37 02-01-2008 1:03am

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Blisterman wrote: »

Seeing as you can transport goods freely within the EU, surely it would be possible to order them legally online from Spain, or somewhere, with much lower taxes on them?

You can, but you can't ask someone else to do it.

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#38 02-01-2008 1:37pm

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PaPsToNy wrote: »

lol, in fairness they are cheap, but the fact is they are pretty much useless... it's less hasstle to pay me 500 than pay him 7 and not get the job done

:eek: So.. why x00.000 foreigners are working here ? employers like to employee useless people right ?

xxxxx
another racist on boards.ie

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#39 02-01-2008 1:41pm

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Harsh...

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#40 02-01-2008 4:18pm

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PaPsToNy wrote: »

Harsh...

OP, to answer your question, No I don't.

Everyone else, WTF?
Is it impossible for you to answer a simple question, or are you all just internet warriors?

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#41 01-12-2008 7:05pm

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hi there,

did you get a helping answer?
how is it possible to buy cigarettes online?
is it possible in ireland?

celticspirit from kerry

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#42 05-01-2009 12:00am

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Dont bother to buy them at all, too much trouble, go cold turkey.

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#43 05-01-2009 12:07am

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IBTL :pac:

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#44 15-07-2010 2:37pm

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*bump*

Seen as though most of this thread was pre-recession I'm just curious as to whether people are increasingly buying cigarettes online?

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#45 15-07-2010 2:50pm

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No. But then again i do not smoke, so may not be representative of the population.

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#46 15-07-2010 6:15pm

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Wertz wrote: »

dubious about some sites perhaps selling imitation fags packed with sawdust and floor sweepings.

I hear they can be very bad for you :pac:

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#47 15-07-2010 7:30pm

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Its not possible to buy fags online from ireland is it?
If there is can someone put up the link or pm me it?

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#48 15-07-2010 7:32pm

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Fighting Irish wrote: »

I'm talking about buying them cheaper than €7.35 per 20

wtf is with you guys, do i have to write it in crayon

the good old days

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#49 15-07-2010 8:41pm

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I've taken to snorting snuff, to supplement my smoking.

It's cheap as fuk, well here anyway, 1.80 a pack, lasts for a couple of weeks, feeds my addiction, although i have to sneak around and duck into toilets to have a sniff, least people think me a junkie and now I only smoke cigarettes at social events and on those occasions when it's necessary to maintain my image.

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#50 15-07-2010 8:56pm

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Cheap Ryanair day trip to Spain ftw.

That's what i do,€20 return flight(booked 2/3 months in advance) to Madrid or Barcelona and stock up while there. Last time i was over was February,bought 3000 Marlboro and saved €735 compared to buying them here.

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#51 15-07-2010 9:06pm

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My work has a duty free shop and I can get cartons of smokes for around €18 each, a good bit less than airport duty free afaik. I love perks.

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