subject: How To Buy Yourself Cheap Cigarettes [print this page] Cheap cigarettes have become something of a rarity. They are very hard to find, especially with the prices of cigars, cigarettes and tobacco going up everywhere. This is bad news for all cigarette smokers. But still it is not impossible to find some cheap cigarettes. Here are a few ideas that will help you find cheap cigarettes.
Online sites
There are various sites that offer you cheap cigarettes. You need to spend a little time on the web, and check if you can find your favorite brand and note the price. This way you can easily compare the rates online, and get how many ever you want. Nowadays this has become the most easiest and effective way to find cheap cigarettes. Remember to calculate the delivery or shipping charges as well. You can easily figure out the best online sites to buy from, if you ask your friends or relatives. They will tell you about cheap sites, and firsthand encounters with it.
Coupons
Discount coupons can be found in magazines and on the Internet. If you can find them in newspapers and magazines, cut them out and head to the nearest store. For online coupons, search coupons for your favorite brand and all you need to do is sign up for them. Don't forget to look at the expiry date before getting them.
Rolling a cigarette
The least expensive way to get cheap cigarettes is to roll them yourself. Here is a step by step instruction on how to roll cigarettes by hand:
Items you will need are
A cigarette tube
Some tobacco
Rolling machine (optional)
All these items can be bought in your nearby smoke store.
Here is the process
In a flat and dry surface, open your paper. The glued edge should be on top.
Take a little tobacco and place it in the paper. Remember, add too much tobacco and your cigarette will finish very fast, and too little and it won't light up.
Spread the tobacco evenly. If you do not know how much, one tsp of tobacco should be ideal.
Pick up the cigarette carefully, and hold both the ends of the cigarette, with two fingers on each side and thumbs on the side, facing you.
Position in a way that both the hands do not meet each other. Now start rolling it slowly, continue until you can see the glue in the top half. Make sure the entire roll is uniform.
Slightly moisten the glue, and seal tight. Give it a minute to set.
Pick the best end to light up.
You can also roll them using a rolling machine:
The rollers make the process faster and simpler. Take the cigarette tube and fill the machine's compartment with tobacco and push it into the cigarette tube. You can get detailed instructions with the roller. The best advantage of making your own cigarettes is that they are fresher and cheaper. If you cannot make a perfect roll the first time don't worry, practice makes perfect.
Smoke shops
These also happen to be a great place to buy cheap cigarettes. You have a good variety of cigarettes, cigars, pipes and tobacco here. And the price range also varies from brand to brand. You can select and buy what meets your requirements.
Places to avoid
Usually departmental stores, supermarkets etc sell cigarettes at a higher rate. So it is good to avoid them.
Bulk
This is perhaps the easiest way to save money while buying cigarettes. Whether online or at a store, buying cigarettes in bulk is often the easiest way to cut costs. You can buy multiple cartons, and keep them from going stale by storing them in the refrigerator. Keep your eyes open for sudden deals that pop up, these may save you a big bundle.
Out of town
If the cigarettes in your town are costly, you will find that many other towns offer cheaper cigarettes. As long as you are not caught red handed, taking too many cartons into your town by the cops, there will be no problem. Buy one or two cartons and save some money.
Discount cigarettes
There are various online sites that offer discount cigarettes and cigars online. These are a good place to visit. Also make sure you figure out how they want you to make the payment, whether they accept cards or checks.
Last but not least, knows that smoking is injurious to health. So be careful and be responsible.