TonySmith Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 OMG.... Err..... Park Lane No6 Guards Three Castles Embassy No 1 B&H Marlboro Capstan Dunhill Golden Virginia Old Holburn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RC45 Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 I also miss opening a new packet of filter and smelling the fragrance of the tobacco... And even though I have packed up, I sometimes go to the smoke shed to have a fix! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno22rf Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 (edited) Embassy then Rothmans then marlboro with the tip pulled off!-Marlboro use to be so popular that philip morris (the owners) only employed 2 people on their sales team in the UK-made a big cock up with the Zippo lighter deal (something like 30 foils for a Zippo) when they forgot to put "while stocks last" on the advert-cost the company thousands!! Edited January 25, 2010 by bruno22rf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitebridges Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 Fags Senior Service Woodbines No 6 Cadets Peter Stuyvesant Embassy Marlboro Mini Cigars Tom Thumb Castella Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felly100 Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 I've no idea how to do links but have a look on the Times website and read Clarksons article on smoking yesterday,a good read. Embassy filter were my favourite 'til they made the stripe diagonal, never seemed the same after that.Golden Virginia 'til i stopped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brackers Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 I remember being at sea in the Royal Naval Reserve in the 80s . We were issued Navy gaspers on duty free and after a fortnight of smoking 40 of these a day, your voice sounded like you were walking up a gravel path! Still it kept us awake! Canned the habit in 1990 and never touched one since... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badshot Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 Golden Virginia Rothmans Marlboro In here was a brief period on some really bad Spanish things, now they really let you know you were smoking. (College trip to Spain, don't think it needs any more explanation). Actually went to the factory and was a little surprised to learn that the tobacco farmers were subsidised at the time. B&H Golden Virginia Stopped a few years ago but I really did like it at the time, of course it was the devils work in the form of a woman that got me started in the first place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malc Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 .... and dont forget the packs of 5 park drive sold By 'eck, I remember buying 5 Park Drive for about tuppence ha'penny! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viking Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 Marlboro reds, then Lucky Strikes, then Marlboro Lights smoked from 86 to 97 Marlboro used to run some good competitions every year and if you saved foils you could get stuff - still got some nice bags. One year i won the big competition - 2 tickets to america for 2 weeks, with $2000 spending money - had a fantastic time driving up the west coast on highway 101 smoked from 86 to 97, bloody hell, how old are you now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatjoe Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 Embassy no1 was my fag of choice until i went on to old holborn tobacco approx 20 years ago but ive now been a non smoker since dec 09 thanks to allen carrs cd (thanks to the lads on here that recommended it) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsrjerry Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 John Player Blue then i started rolling my own st julians ogden blend - had a real sweet smell - for some reason that was taken off market - and went onto counter **** rolling baccy - then golden viginia - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ME Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 I started smoking at 13, gave up at 21, now 36 years old. Started smoking my dads Marlboro reds Then smoked my dads pipe. Then B&H for ages. Then Navy cigarettes from a mate in the Navy that didnt smoke - filterless. Then JPS black Then Rothmans Then dabbled with other smoke - had a bong and could roll a fair old sizeable cone. Then B&H for ages Then Embassy Then that particular avenue of enjoyment was closed by my wife. Best thing she has done for me. Nearly smoked on Saturday night just gone. I can do that now and never go back to it. I feel soooo terrible the next day I smoke 2-3 a year maybe and never go back. And to all those that say it stunts your growth... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smig4373 Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 When I was at high school in the early 70s the corner shops near the school used to sell single cigs out of a 20 pack we used to ask for a" separate " and a match . Don't suppose there's much of that happening these days They used to do at our local corner shop in the late 80's...Single's...1 fag and 2 matches so you could flip it at break time and re-light it at dinner....10p... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdubya Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 They used to do at our local corner shop in the late 80's...Single's...1 fag and 2 matches so you could flip it at break time and re-light it at dinner....10p... I have never smoked but my father used to swear by capstain full strength they killed him may 1st 1969 so I suppose thats in "date" KW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ME Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 They used to do at our local corner shop in the late 80's...Single's...1 fag and 2 matches so you could flip it at break time and re-light it at dinner....10p... Oh yeah. I used to get £1 lunch money. I used to buy 10 B&H and a packet of cheese slices. Those were the days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral Von Tirpitz Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 14 - Bought first ever pack of B&H Special Filter - vending machine in hotel hall way - was dizzy as a welk 16 to 18 - Malboro Lights and Reds, Kim and sometimes at 6th form Parties those Russian Colour Things called Sobranie 19 to 28 - nothing 29 - to 3 weeks ago - B&H or Marlboro Lights or Davidoff (so nice with white filters) but only when on holiday or at the pub The Future - never say never again p.s enjoyed the odd rolly, if someone did the rolling for me...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncan Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 in the 70`s i smoked Winstons then Benson and Hedges in the 80`s until i stopped in January 1990 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charliespaniel Posted January 26, 2010 Report Share Posted January 26, 2010 started in 1970 on no6 and embasy gold bought as singles finished in 1984 at 27 years old on rollups old holburn if i had kept it up i would not be saying this now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDarkPassenger Posted January 26, 2010 Report Share Posted January 26, 2010 (edited) Roffmanz Bensons finest Marlboro red Embassy no.1 Golden virginia Old Holborn Drum (lovely) Current tipple. Marlboro red. Edited January 26, 2010 by TheDarkPassenger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfa taf Posted January 26, 2010 Report Share Posted January 26, 2010 Cigarettes were a big part of life in the 70s. People smoked them in large numbers. They also started to kick the habit in large numbers too. To give up or not, and to inhale or not, were big topics of conversation. In 1969, Embassy Filter was the most popular brand. It had been introduced in 1962 and took a staggering 24% of the cigarette market in 1968. By 1971 though, it was knocked off the top spot by Players No 6. In 1972 these brands (below) made up 94% of all cigarettes sold (in order of tar content, lowest first): •Silk Cut (filter) •Consulate Menthol (filter) •Cadets (filter) •Piccadilly De Luxe (filter) •Cambridge (filter) •Embassy Gold (filter) •Embassy Regal (filter) •Sovereign (filter............................ugh......ugh....... •Sterling (filter) •Player's No 6 Virginia (filter) •Park Drive (filter) •Kensitas (filter) •Embassy (filter) •Gold Leaf Virginia (filter) •Player No 6 (plain) •Player's Weights (plain) •Albany (filter) •Woodbine (plain)....................mmmmmmmmmmmmmm •Player's No 10 Virginia (filter) •Guards Tipped (filter) •Benson & Hedges King Size (filter) •Senior Service (plain) •Player's Navy Cut (plain).............blow your head offf...... •Park Drive (plain) •Rothman's King Size (filter) Senior Service later Embassy and Woodbine,s when I was running out of money.!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardo Posted January 26, 2010 Report Share Posted January 26, 2010 smoked from 86 to 97, bloody hell, how old are you now cheeky sod, i'm a sprightly 38 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonboy1 Posted January 26, 2010 Report Share Posted January 26, 2010 when my best mate/partner in crime and i started smoking in the early eighties,we smoked 'consulate'. Because they were menthol we were under the illusion that our parents would not cotton on that we'd been smoking because all we'd smell of would be mint! How very wrong we were Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aled Posted January 26, 2010 Report Share Posted January 26, 2010 Silk Cut or Marlboro Lights The softies option, but very enjoyable at the time...... 14 weeks without now!! Tight Lines Aled Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wymberley Posted January 26, 2010 Report Share Posted January 26, 2010 smoked from 86 to 97, bloody hell, how old are you now Nice one! All sorts. Was in HMFs and while overseas every so often we were given what was confiscated by customs. A large cardboard box would be dumped in the crewroom and we'd all dive in. Passing Cloud, State Express, Russian Cocktail, etc, etc, you name it and they were there! Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wookie Posted January 26, 2010 Report Share Posted January 26, 2010 Ooooh, this brings back some memories... I think I started off smoking Silk Cut (I was young back then), but moved on to Marlboro Red when I got to Uni. When I started coughing up tar, I thought I should change to something a little less severe, so I swapped to Camel Lights, but then changed to Marlboro Lights in an effort to standardise my brand with the GF at the time. I think I stuck with Marly Lights for the whole of the late 90s and early 00's and only changed to Marlboro Menthols when I met and fell in love with my now wife. Truth be told though, I'll smoke pretty much anything if push comes to shove and I take rolling baccy and papers out on exercise with me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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