Cigarettes in Poland (cost, brands). The situation in the UK?

walesboyThreads: 3 Posts: 46 Joined: Oct 14, 09 ♂	Mar 15, 10, 21:26 #1
can anyone tell me how much cigarettes are in poland and where are the least expensive place to buy them from? And if there any brands that can also be found in uk?And how many are british people are aloud to take home with hem plz? Any advice is appreciated :)

Wroclaw BoyThreads: 57 Posts: 5,470 Joined: Jul 3, 09 MEMBER ♂	Mar 15, 10, 21:27 #2
about 6 - 11 pln / packet, malborough lights are just over 10 pln. the prices are pretty much the same everywhere.

walesboyThreads: 3 Posts: 46 Joined: Oct 14, 09 ♂	Mar 15, 10, 21:38 #3
thanx,where would u say the best and not to expencive places to stay are in poland?

Wroclaw BoyThreads: 57 Posts: 5,470 Joined: Jul 3, 09 MEMBER ♂	Mar 15, 10, 21:43 #4
as in cities / area or types of accommodation?

walesboyThreads: 3 Posts: 46 Joined: Oct 14, 09 ♂	Mar 15, 10, 21:45 #5
mmmm both my freind? and when u say packet u meen pack of 10 or 20? thanx

Wroclaw BoyThreads: 57 Posts: 5,470 Joined: Jul 3, 09 MEMBER ♂	Mar 15, 10, 21:59 #6
Have never seen packets of 10's in Poland. All cities are pretty much a much of a muchness, Warsaw obviously the most expensive. If youre looking for cheap short term accommodation then hostels are the way to go.

walesboyThreads: 3 Posts: 46 Joined: Oct 14, 09 ♂	Mar 15, 10, 23:51 #7
thanx man

dtaylor5632Threads: 49 Posts: 4,459 Joined: May 2, 09 ♂	Mar 15, 10, 23:53 #8
200 is the most you can take back at a time. You can find Lambert and Butler in Krakow.

walesboyThreads: 3 Posts: 46 Joined: Oct 14, 09 ♂	Mar 15, 10, 23:55 #9
just 200 are u sure???

dtaylor5632Threads: 49 Posts: 4,459 Joined: May 2, 09 ♂	Mar 15, 10, 23:57 #10
Yeah they check you at customs. If you knew someone there you could ask them to send over packs. I have 2000 sent a week, wrapped up in books and sent via normal post.

walesboyThreads: 3 Posts: 46 Joined: Oct 14, 09 ♂	Mar 16, 10, 00:01 #11
an u from uk?

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Edited by: delphiandomine Mar 16, 10, 00:02 #12

dtaylor5632:

200 is the most you can take back at a time. You can find Lambert and Butler in Krakow.

Gone up now - Poland became a full fiscal member of the EU as of the 1st January last year, and it's now 3200 per person. You can of course take more, but stick to 3200 and you're unlikely to be bothered by Customs. There's no limit as such, but Customs will take the view that if you're carrying more than 3200, you must surely be flogging them.

It's worth noting that if you do get stopped and questioned for carrying more than 3200, make sure that you hassle them to allow you to smoke - they can and will use your lack of needing to smoke against you.

walesboyThreads: 3 Posts: 46 Joined: Oct 14, 09 ♂	Mar 16, 10, 00:04 #13
how much is 200 lambert and butler

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Mar 16, 10, 00:13 #14

200 would be about 87pln, £20 there abouts.

delphiandomine:

Gone up now - Poland became a full fiscal member of the EU as of the 1st January last year, and it's now 3200 per person. You can of course take more, but stick to 3200 and you're unlikely to be bothered by Customs. There's no limit as such, but Customs will take the view that if you're carrying more than 3200, you must surely be flogging them.

Cheers for the info, I'll keep that in mind next time I make an order. Alot of people are going to be smoking L&M's in Ireland:P

walesboy:

an u from uk?

Yep, N.Ireland.

walesboyThreads: 3 Posts: 46 Joined: Oct 14, 09 ♂	Mar 16, 10, 16:33 #15
dtaylor5632: 200 would be about 87pln, £20 there abouts damn im gunna make a couple of trips this summer i think suitcase full of l&bs sounds good lol

SeanusThreads: 22 Posts: 30,158 Joined: Dec 25, 07 ♂	Mar 16, 10, 23:13 #16
Nothing like when an Englishman walks into an American bar and asks 'how much for fags?', LOL. I bought some Pall Malls for my wife tonight. They appear to be slightly cheaper.

delphiandomineThreads: 42 Posts: 9,954 Joined: Nov 25, 08 ♂ [Suspended]	Mar 16, 10, 23:20 #17
Seanus: Nothing like when an Englishman walks into an American bar and asks 'how much for fags?', LOL. Or the example I love to use - the Englishman asking the American to "can you pick up some fags on the way home?" :D

SeanusThreads: 22 Posts: 30,158 Joined: Dec 25, 07 ♂	Mar 16, 10, 23:22 #18
Yeah, and see his reaction when he asks for 20 ;) ;)

walesboyThreads: 3 Posts: 46 Joined: Oct 14, 09 ♂	Mar 16, 10, 23:38 #19
Seanus: I bought some Pall Malls for my wife tonight. They appear to be slightly cheaper. but their harder to sell cause people only want l&bs in uk =(

SeanusThreads: 22 Posts: 30,158 Joined: Dec 25, 07 ♂	Mar 16, 10, 23:46 #20
I'm not in the UK, though. Japan was great for cigs, cheap and some top brands.

walesboyThreads: 3 Posts: 46 Joined: Oct 14, 09 ♂	Mar 16, 10, 23:49 #21
Seanus: I'm not in the UK, though. Japan was great for cigs, cheap and some top brands. dont fancy paying a 1000pound flight to japan thou lol and their customs are proberly strict as fcuk , is there limits on how many to bring back in japan?

space_rebelThreads: 2 Posts: 40 Joined: Sep 6, 09 ♂	Mar 16, 10, 23:51 #22
they (the poles) smoke even in trains. that sux. :/

RevokeNiceThreads: 21 Posts: 2,766 Joined: Jun 20, 09 ♂	Mar 16, 10, 23:52 #23
Can you get John Player Blue in Poland? If you can and somebody sends them to me, Il throw you a few quid(50 euro) for your troubles.

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Mar 16, 10, 23:53 #24

walesboy:

but their harder to sell cause people only want l&bs in uk =(

Be warned, if you don't smoke and you're pulled by customs, it's quite normal for them to give you a cigarette to see what you do with it. Refusing to smoke it, or showing some sort of intolerance towards the cigarette is a dead giveaway that you intend to sell them.

And whatever you do, don't bother going over 3200 from Poland to the UK. Be also warned that while you can take 3200 from Poland to the UK, that limit doesn't apply if you go home via Germany for instance.

jonniThreads: 26 Posts: 4,181 Joined: Nov 27, 07 ♂	Mar 16, 10, 23:58 #25
RevokeNice: Can you get John Player Blue in Poland? Black only and only at one or two kiosks. They'd probably be as dry as f@ck due to sitting around for ages. Lambert & Butler and B&H exist, but again nobody buys them. Marlborough are the best bet for taking back or Dunhill which are a bit cheaper.

SeanusThreads: 22 Posts: 30,158 Joined: Dec 25, 07 ♂	Mar 16, 10, 23:59 #26
I was just sayin, walesboy. I guess they would be strict as they tend to be on most things. I remember they didn't allow any excess baggage on the flight from Hiroshima to Tokyo Haneda. They made an exception but at a price that no sensible person would touch.

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Mar 17, 10, 00:00 #27

delphiandomine:

Be warned, if you don't smoke and you're pulled by customs, it's quite normal for them to give you a cigarette to see what you do with it. Refusing to smoke it, or showing some sort of intolerance towards the cigarette is a dead giveaway that you intend to sell them.

And whatever you do, don't bother going over 3200 from Poland to the UK. Be also warned that while you can take 3200 from Poland to the UK, that limit doesn't apply if you go home via Germany for instance.

wow thas ******* crazy **** man ,I willsmoke like a steam trainif they put me to the test ,andi dont even smoke lol.And doumeen if i stop at germany before uk or just like fly over germany ?lol what about with drugs would they make me sniff coacaine ifi wanted to bring it back with me lol .Thanx

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Edited by: RevokeNice Mar 17, 10, 00:37 #28

jonni:

Black only and only at one or two kiosks. They'd probably be as dry as f@ck

I can imagine they are strong as phuc too!

jonni:

Lambert & Butler and B&H exist, but again nobody buys them. Marlborough are the best bet for taking back or Dunhill which are a bit cheaper.

Aye, I used to smoke B&H when over in Prague. Only 74 czk.

Its 8.37 euro for a pack of 20 here. All the major brands can be bought on the black market for as little as 3.50, except John Player Blue. You can get them in Spain during peak season, but not in the winter/early spring. :(

delphiandomine:

And whatever you do, don't bother going over 3200 from Poland to the UK. Be also warned that while you can take 3200 from Poland to the UK, that limit doesn't apply if you go home via Germany for instance.

We were always told that we are only able to bring back 1,000!

jonniThreads: 26 Posts: 4,181 Joined: Nov 27, 07 ♂	Mar 17, 10, 00:44 #29
RevokeNice: Its 8.37 euro for a pack of 20 here And there's me grumbling about cigs going up to 9.50zl a packet!

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Edited by: RevokeNice Mar 17, 10, 00:52 #30

jonni:

And there's me grumbling about cigs going up to 9.50zl a packet!

WTF thats less than 2.50? A poxy lighter costs me half that in this overpriced kip.

dtaylor5632:

I have 2000 sent a week, wrapped up in books and sent via normal post.

Its not illegal?

EDIT: If anyone stumbles across an Irish bar or what not selling John Player Blue, PM me and I will financially compensate you for sending them over(50 quid for 1000 plus P&P).

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