Smoking lounge opens in Chicago

alleepally

I kid you not.. Brief extract from an adage.com article. website at http://www.mmsmokes.com

Fresh tobacco leaves, nine flavours and a tobacconist to hand roll a pack for you...

Imagine one of them in Dublin.

"Storreeee buuud, have ye got any tobacco in Dutch Gold flavour. "





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"But RJR is introducing a new premium-priced line of smokes called Marshall McGearty, complete with an upscale smoking lounge in a trendy Chicago neighborhood. The lounge has fresh tobacco leaves and a tobacconist who will hand-roll a pack of cigarettes in any of nine flavors.

The $8-a-pack price and the exclusivity of the brand -- it can only be purchased at the lounge -- is creating a buzz. And, perhaps, a new way of bringing a much-maligned product to market.

“They’re trying something completely different. They’re openly trying to create an allure,” said one industry analyst who asked not to be identified. “If it works, I can see the other companies lining up to try something like it.”

For now, none of RJR’s rivals, which include Philip Morris and Lorillard, have opened smoking lounges or employed a glamour strategy. "

$8! :eek: Isn't that the exchange rate for normal smokes here?

WexCan

Hahaha premium hand-rolled-in-front-of-you smokes for the same price as Johnny Blues over here.