I smoked from 1988, possibly before some on here were born. Until 1990s when some EU rules came in, normal ready made cigarettes were relatively cheap. Rolling your own only became “trendy” amongst my circle of friends by the 2000s. I preferred Lucky Strike cigarettes in the 80s and 90s, or Embassy. Some brands I smoked are banned under EU safety rules!
from about 2001 onwards increasingly i would smoke cheap brands – I had narrowed this down from near 40 a day to social smoking only (when your Dad suffers a number of life limiting illnesses and passes away at age 57, and smoking is claimed to be at least one cause of them, that puts you off).
In 2009 I thought “no more gaspers for me!” and have not smoked since. I won’t deny I have been tempted, but would rather spend the money on AV equipment and other items..
