South African smokers have come forward to share how much they have been paying cigarettes while the ban on tobacco products has been in place throughout the lockdown. TheCapeArgus CigaretteBan
Cape Town - South African smokers have come forward to share how much they have been paying cigarettes while the ban on tobacco products has been in place throughout the lockdown.
While many smokers had prepared and bought cartons at the start of lockdown, those quickly ran out as the lockdown has been extended, and the ban remaining steadfast. “Reason I haven't smoked in 24 days is that I am not willing to just smoke ‘anything’ and cannot afford inflated black market prices.” Frank, who lives in Johannesburg, said that he sometimes smokes Sharp, sometimes Rutherford and George - which he roughly pays R32 for. Since the start of the lockdown he has been paying R100 these for cigarettes.“I’ve been quite annoyed by the lockdown, but more so because I quit for 2 weeks then picked it up again when the opportunity presented itself. But it's very expensive so I'm probably gonna give it up again by the weekend,” he said.
Kim, who lives in Grahamstown, said that she has bought cigarettes illegally only twice and has been rationing because finding smokes in the small town is hard. “The Stuyvesant has been selling for up to R250 per pack. I couldn't find my brand anywhere, and the most premium cigarette I saw under lockdown was Camel Original at R200 per pack when most other cigarettes were still around R80 per pack.
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