Cigarette Chart Toppers

Are we actually moving towards a tobacco-free world? The Europeans are spearheading such a move and it seems that the people in Hong Kong, or perhaps just their government, are about to tag along and kill all the fun for the avid nic fan. Oh well, too bad for the tourists who just can''t help but puff smoke wherever they may be. Anyway, it''s just in public places like bars and pubs. Just do it in your hotel room if you must.

Why do people smoke cigarettes anyway? Research says that it is not so much the purported great taste bragged about by tobacco companies the world over. Smoking has more of a psychological appeal than a physiological one. Every cloud of cigarette smoke brings about that feel-good factor that many people get addicted to do. To put it simply, smoking is a hell lot of fun.

Expectedly, the statistics on cigarette smoking reflect this burgeoning trend. All this hullabaloo that no smoking campaigners on the other side of the Atlantic and in Asia are making seem to have no effect though on the market. Cigarette sales are staying in the stratosphere. Health ministries all around the planet and the World Health Organization are up in arms against the major tobacco companies. So much for the government''s aggressive non-smoking campaign.

Brands like the all-too-familiar Mild Seven and Camel have topped the charts with billions of cigarette sticks sold and burned. To give you an idea check out this statistics on the top 10 cigarette brands in the market today.

Brand Name Sticks Sold (in billions) Manufacturer
Marlboro 475 Philip Morris
Winston 132 Reynolds''s
Mild Seven 121 Japan Tobacco
Camel 119.8 Reynolds''s
L & M 91 Philip Morris
Cleopatra 61 Eastern Tobaccos
Philip Morris 38 Philip Morris
Newport 31 Lorillard
Yava 31 British American Tobacco

Even young ones are getting into the habit as shown by a recent study on American teenagers from the eighth, 10th and 12th grades. Marlboro by far is still the most popular in this segment followed by Newport and Camel. Trailing the top brands in fourth place is Parliament next in fifth and sixth place are Winston, and Kool. Noticeably the first three brands are the most heavily advertised among industry players ensuring name recall. This is Marlboro country after all. Hail to the Marlboro man!

Non-smokers might ask, where''s the fun in that? It''s just taking in polluted air. Oh no, it''s not just that dear friends. Again research would tell us that the habit of smoking is a manifestation of our innate and universal desire for self-expression. Sounds too scientific? Let me explain. Each of us, whether you''re going through your mid-life crisis or at the peak of your career, does have a, if I may call it, residue of your childhood. We want to be carefree and get away from all the troubles of our increasingly complicated life that comes with our age. Apparently a lot of things are troubling a lot of people these days that smoking has even become trendier because it gives a person a few precious minutes of a worry-free activity after hours of backbreaking or mentally draining work. Call it a cigarette break. A cup of aromatic coffee can go with that as well.

Apart from that, cigarettes are a form of self-reward. It is something that you give to yourself. Again, to feel that proverbial pleasure after a job well done. Have you noticed how many office staff does this? Petty as it may seem but people do become petty at times. A simple fun does the trick without much hassle. It also allows different people especially in bars and pubs or even just in an alleyway to meet strangers and earn new friends sharing lighters and cigarettes. It''s a social tool that, to my mind, already created a lot of unexpected relationships, believe it or not. The activity binds smokers together, like a club perhaps. There''s more but I''d rather not draw the ire of government!

Most of us buy our cigarettes from our very reliable neighborhood convenience store or in Wal-Mart if we''re out shopping with mommy for the weekend. But hey, don''t you know, it''s not only electronics or plane tickets that are available over the Internet nowadays it''s cigarettes too! Now how much more convenient can it get? For geeks and chain smokers alike cigarettes are now clicks of a mouse away. Camel, Marlboro or most other popular brands are available over the World Wide Web that will be delivered right at your doorstep a.s.a.p. No more short trips to the neighborhood convenience store or to Wal-Mart.

What''s more, these companies offer lots of discounts for the perennial human smoke belcher. Quite a temptation for those who are desperately trying to quit. Good grief, now quitting has become a whole lot harder. Getting a stick has become effortless, quick, and unbelievably cheap. If that''s not enticing enough, these companies guarantee that they are not blabber mouths so your personal information or your vital statistics won''t find itself in the government''s files.

Even more better, is their wholesale purchase offer. Bring home a long camel caravan of Camel cigarettes or other brands for rock-bottom prices that you would surely love. With a nice credit limit you can fill your cupboard with box upon box of your well-loved cigarette that could last you till kingdom come. Get this; they are factory fresh so you don''t have to enjoy a lousy cigarette ever again! With that entire discount you can now start saving for a routine visit to the doctor, some medicine and attorney''s fee if ever you decide to sue your once loved Tobacco Company. Just kidding.

Keep your lighters aflame; you will be needing them more nowadays, enjoy! A word of advice, just don''t forget to throw your tons of cigarette butts in the trash bin, and stay away from your kids and those who just don''t love your smoking habit as much as you do.

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