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Toilet & Bowels 01.29.2009 05:55 PM

Last Week I Sold a Cigarette for £13.85 (about $20)
 
He had had a couple of drinks, but was not really drunk or anything, and was desperate, he was holding all these coins in his hand, my friend tried to give him one for free, but he refused and my friend wouldn't take his money, so I said i'd only give him one if he gave me all the coins he had cupped in both hands, and he wouldn't be offering all that money if he wasn't prepared to give it, he looked kind of pissed off but gave me the money all the same. the funny thing was was that there was a shop about 30 metres from where we were standing.

wellcharge 01.29.2009 06:04 PM

i did a similar thing in elementary school, we had to bring an egg for a school project and a girl who forgot one paid ten bucks for mine

greedrex 01.29.2009 06:04 PM

well done!!

atsonicpark 01.29.2009 06:05 PM

Hahaha.

That makes me wonder.. one time I bought a 15 year old kid a pack of smokes when I was 18.. he paid me an extra $5 for doing it for him. I bet there's a LOT of money to be made in nicotine dealings. Let's hit up every bar in the world and find people desparate for one smoke and every k-12 school in America. We'll be rich, I tell you. RICH!

ploesj 01.29.2009 06:05 PM

smoking kills.

nah, good business there.

wellcharge 01.29.2009 06:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by atsonicpark
Hahaha.

That makes me wonder.. one time I bought a 15 year old kid a pack of smokes when I was 18.. he paid me an extra $5 for doing it for him. I bet there's a LOT of money to be made in nicotine dealings. Let's hit up every bar in the world and find people desparate for one smoke and every k-12 school in America. We'll be rich, I tell you. RICH!


when i was in highschool i had a construction job, at lunch time i would sometimes put on overalls and a hardhat and make my face dirty so the shops wouldn't ID me(underage kids, take note...it works), i only charged a buck a pack though :(

Danny Himself 01.29.2009 07:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ploesj
smoking kills.

nah, good business there.


You can make a killing.

OH I WENT THERE

al shabbray 01.29.2009 07:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by atsonicpark
Hahaha.

That makes me wonder.. one time I bought a 15 year old kid a pack of smokes when I was 18.. he paid me an extra $5 for doing it for him. I bet there's a LOT of money to be made in nicotine dealings. Let's hit up every bar in the world and find people desparate for one smoke and every k-12 school in America. We'll be rich, I tell you. RICH!


Iam innit even if its just for the fun of it

jon boy 01.29.2009 08:08 PM

its good to see the mentally disadvantaged can still be taken advatage of!

cars_willkillyou 01.29.2009 09:41 PM

A grocery chain here formerly known as "Albertson's" was recently bought out by another grocery chain known as "Publix" during the last few days of operation, I walked into the nearest Albertson's and found a carton of Camel Special Lights, which I cant find anywhere...and the two cigarettes I like most are Marlboro blend .27s and Camel Special Lights. Well tobacco products were all 50% off as a result of the closing of the store, and I decided to buy my first carton of cigarettes. When the cashier rang them up, it rang up as a single pack, then he took off the 50% so I paid almost $2.00 for a carton of my favorite cigarettes. If my math is correct, thats a penny a cigarette.

and i think thats how it should be.

SuchFriendsAreDangerous 01.29.2009 10:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Toilet & Bowels
He had had a couple of drinks, but was not really drunk or anything, and was desperate, he was holding all these coins in his hand, my friend tried to give him one for free, but he refused and my friend wouldn't take his money, so I said i'd only give him one if he gave me all the coins he had cupped in both hands, and he wouldn't be offering all that money if he wasn't prepared to give it, he looked kind of pissed off but gave me the money all the same. the funny thing was was that there was a shop about 30 metres from where we were standing.


you should watch out with that shit, i hear its hot right there in Europe with that shit there son fe real..

European Journal

Germany & Russia: Multi-million-dollar business with Jin Ling Cigarettes




Experts believe that the illegal trading of cigarettes is bigger than the smuggling of either heroin or weapons. Sixty-four billion cigarettes are smuggled each year in Europe alone creating an estimated tax deficit of over 10 billion Euros. The brand "Jin Ling" is produced in Eastern Europe solely to be traded illegally. There are supposedly 300 selling points for the brand in Berlin alone, posing a huge challenge to police and customs authorities.




OPERATION "BOOMERANG" HITS CIGARETTE SMUGGLERS

In a joint operation German customs investigators, together with their Belgian and Greek counterparts and supported by the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF), have dismantled a transnational criminal organisation involved in cigarette smuggling. Over 640 million cigarettes were seized across Europe and, in Germany alone, 28 arrests were made. The results of this operation, dubbed “Boomerang” by the German authorities, were presented today in Cologne by the Zollkriminalamt.
OLAF-Director General Franz-Hermann Brüner congratulated the customs investigators in Germany, Belgium and Greece: ”This investigation is another example of the effectiveness of international co-operation in the fight against cross- border organised crime. OLAF was happy to contribute to this successful operation against cigarette smuggling“.
After more than two years of work, customs investigators were able to dismantle the structures of this criminal organisation that has been operating in Greece, Belgium and Germany. A Belgian hub for their cigarette smuggling business near Liège was uncovered in April by Belgian and German investigators; 9 people were arrested. Co-operation between Greek and German investigators led to the detention of another four suspects near Athens in June. Several further suspects were simultaneously arrested in northern Germany.
For more details see: Press Release of the German Zollkriminalamt


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wellcharge 01.29.2009 10:49 PM

^ yeah, a childhood friend of my father is or atleast used to be a cigarette
smuggler and it's big business, he had like 5 luxury cars

demonrail666 01.30.2009 01:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Toilet & Bowels
He had had a couple of drinks, but was not really drunk or anything, and was desperate, he was holding all these coins in his hand, my friend tried to give him one for free, but he refused and my friend wouldn't take his money, so I said i'd only give him one if he gave me all the coins he had cupped in both hands, and he wouldn't be offering all that money if he wasn't prepared to give it, he looked kind of pissed off but gave me the money all the same. the funny thing was was that there was a shop about 30 metres from where we were standing.


There's a special place in hell waiting just for you.

cars_willkillyou 01.30.2009 02:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by demonrail666
There's a special place in hell waiting just for you.


right next to child molesters and people who talk in the theatre

pbradley 01.30.2009 02:09 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_4nupAxvNw

should have gotten some cheeseburgers.

phoenix 01.30.2009 03:24 AM

how mean. I always used to give away my last cig.

still, nice profit there.

sarramkrop 01.30.2009 03:30 AM

If was an idiot who buys one cigarette for that price, he deserved it.

Toilet & Bowels 01.30.2009 08:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sarramkrop
If was an idiot who buys one cigarette for that price, he deserved it.


seriously, the guy could have just gone to the shop and bought 2 packs for that much, still, it paid all my cigs this week


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