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Posted By Robert.
Anyone noticed that in Spain, their percieved answer to the "smokin issue" is that small shops and supermarkets no longer sell them and tabacco is only available in "Tabac" shops. Alot of pubs have also got rid of their machines.
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Posted By Rob T
And your point is?????
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Posted By Ron Hunter
Robert, I suggest to you that in Spain and other European Countries, the motive here is about profit, not concern about the public wellbeing. In other countries, the price of cigarettes is fixed, and law does not permit undercutting or discounting. That said, they do tend to be cheaper over there (less tax!)
My own suggestion to our Government, if they are really (really) serious about improving health, discouraging youngsters from taking up the habit, etc. is to make law which only permits cigarettes to be sold in packs of 200.
Let's see the kids pool their pocket money for that then!
Up here in Scotland, there has been suggestion of licensing shops selling cigarettes (with all the costs and bureaucracy that would entail). Surely bigger pack size would be an easier 'hit'?
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Posted By Peter Longworth
Nice response Rob T. Just the sort of worthwhile response I expect Robert was looking for.
Robert, I think I agree with Ron here, that the motive is probably profit driven. Small shop owners with limited shelf space will probably be looking to fill their shelves with other goods in the expectation that tobacco sales will fall (a mistaken expectation I think). As for the pubs, it would previously have been case that cigarettes bought on the premises would be consumed on the premises. This will no longer be the case so this may have influenced the decision to remove cigarette machines.
Either way I doubt that health and safety was a significant factor.
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