Price of cigarettes in 1983

Easter17

Anyone know how much a packet of cigarettes cost back in the 1980s? A pack of 10 as they were back then.

Sam Kade

I read somewhere that they were around £1 for twenty in the late 80's and 27p for twenty in 1979.

Lucyfur

MOD

Hi OP,

I've moved your thread from The Ladies' Lounge, to Smoking

satguy

In 1974 10 gold bond was 10½p , while 20 major was 22p ,,

I started in Coolock Tech in 1974 and Myself and a buddy would have 5p each for lunch money so would still need to find a half p to get 10 gold bond.

The good old days..

OH,, I started as a lounge boy in 1977, and a pint of Guinness was 37p ..

ComfortKid

satguy wrote:

OH,, I started as a lounge boy in 1977, and a pint of Guinness was 37p ..

Sounds cheap but it probably wasn't back then?

Faith+1

I know it's not the 80's but I remember you could buy 10 smokes for £1.50 in '97. To think they're €10 a pack theses days :eek:

maggiepip

I think I remember them being about 50p for 10 around 1987 and a mars bar was about 20p, could be mixed up though and for some reason cant remember past then. Unfortunately I still smoke though.

Arthur Daley

In 1986/87 it was 85/90p for ten. 1.75/1.80 for 20. So in 1984 i'd say it would have been fairly close to 70p for ten 1.40 for twenty.

n97 mini

I started smoking around 1987 and it was 90-something, depending on the brand. 90-97p type thing for 10. Back then cigarettes didn't go up much per budget, 10p on a pack of 20 would have been the max. I was too young to drink, but a pint was around £1.60 at the time.

Ageyev

n97 mini wrote: »

I started smoking around 1987 and it was 90-something, depending on the brand. 90-97p type thing for 10. Back then cigarettes didn't go up much per budget, 10p on a pack of 20 would have been the max. I was too young to drink, but a pint was around £1.60 at the time.

When did they go up in the budgets? Early 90s?

zell12

This pack is from ~1986

Deagol

I remember in mid-80's (86/87) that it was 45p for 10 Major. Myself and another school friend used to go around bumming 5p from people, and we needed 9 suckers to afford a pack of 10.

Fr Tod Umptious

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/96551500#Comment_96551500

Late 1989 early 1990 10 Silk Cut Purple were 99pm or £1.

Myself and my mate used to go halfs every morning before school and share the pack throughout the day.

At the same time the price of a pint of larger was £1.65 allowing you 3 pints for £5.

The price went up sometime in 1990 ruling out that luxury.

This was in a provincial town, Castlebar, rather than a city.

Pints are still comparatively cheap in Castlebar.

A few weeks ago it was €5 a pint, any place I've been here in Kerry it's €5.50.

thejuggler

In the early 90s 20 John Player blue cost £1.92 (plus 8p for a box of matches)

F1ngers

In the mid 80s they were 10p each off Pat, the ice cream van man.

The good ol' days.

whomitconcerns

Our local chippy also sold individuals for 10p in the 80s

skallywag

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121933391#Comment_121933391

Remember the same, in 1990-1992 ish you'd get 10 John Player Blue, a box of matches and a penny sweet for the pound. Was nice and easy to calculate going halves, 50p each.

For a 10er you'd get 4 pints of Fosters, 10 smokes, and your part of the taxi home.

Esel

Small shop near school sold singles. You got 2 red (strike anywhere) matches as well! 😀