Stock up on ya fags now

[piskieinboots]

....soon they will only be available from under the counter - even though they are still (currently) legal to smoke

Story here if you are bored

[Nicos]

Nooooooooo!!!

Time to consider giving up ciggies folks..and saving both your health and money!

[jackie j]

I dont smoke but I do have to sell them in my job, and at night the shutter is down but we have to open it every time someone wants some fags, and it is a very slow shutter, for security reasons it has to stay shut in between sales. I would rather not sell them at night cos it takes me away from what I am supposed to be doing, watching people go through self serve checkouts ( another nightmare as far as I am concerned ) I have to watch 4 of the b****y things I am in a very vunerable posistion . Rant over.

[piskieinboots]

whilst I don't smoke - I do steam occasionally!

It seems madness to me that they are legal to use but they will be hidden from view - someone will tell me the logic behind it I'm sure, but madness to me is what it is
*shakes head in 'what has the world come to' way

[tricky]

I dont smoke either nicos but i could pick one up tommorow and smoke it
Do i miss it yep ,stopped 2 years ago .
I think the goverment are slowly taking every right away from us , but hey thats just my opinion.

[maytreefrannie]

whilst I don't smoke - I do steam occasionally!

It seems madness to me that they are legal to use but they will be hidden from view - someone will tell me the logic behind it I'm sure, but madness to me is what it is
*shakes head in 'what has the world come to' way

I don't smoke - gave up years ago in my twenties.

I haven't heard about this - but it's probably a good bet that if it comes into being in UK, someone here will soon suggest it. Sounds like fags will soon be a mysterious, hidden pleasure - maybe coming in plain brown wrapping.

Makes them more attractive somehow.

[Rhona]

I don't smoke (though I did try in my early 20's but couldn't stand it thank goodness...) and pretty much support efforts to discourage smoking... but this hiding them away thing does seem a bit lame. I dunno... *shakes head in a 'doesn't really know what to think' kinda way*

[zazen999]

Hmm...not sure about this one.

Worst case scenario - the fags get replaced by more chocolate on display? Not good - I already have problems down several aisles in our co-op [they are devils for putting baskets of biscuits in the way as you go round the shop].

[bubblewrap]

Would it possible to do the same with other unhealthy products could we board up McDonalds windows.

[FionaH]

I am a smoker and I dont think this will help. As it seems this is aimed at young people why have they decided not to stop selling packets of ten? Thats what kids buy!

[zazen999]

Would it possible to do the same with other unhealthy products could we board up McDonalds windows.

One of my best photos is the boarded up MacD in Beeston [Notts] Town centre.

[bubblewrap]

I can remember when you could buy Park Drive/Woodbines in packets of 5.

[lynda66]

i remember our local shop selling singles for 10p each ..... with a match

goes to plant more tobacco seeds

[FROSTYFRECKLE]

Think smoking a disguisting, filthy habit, sorry but I do. Never smoked, mum smoked when I was young, which is why I detest it so much. But how is hiding ciggies going to deter anyone? Why are smokers suddenly going to have short-term memory probs when they go into shops and not see their ciggies? Nope, don't think this will work. Maybe squirting a smoker with a fire extinquisher, everytime they attempt to light up - now that might help

[jackie j]

At my nieces school some of the kids sell single cigs anyway. Untill they get caught that is.