This is a great shift for a market viewed as wasteful, and a device of this nature is taking us full circle towards e-cigarettes with prefilled carts
They scan the best sellers for affordable options with strong repeat-purchase rates
Given their primary goal of maximizing profits, however, it is unlikely, that the tobacco companies will do that on their own, despite all the ethical, moral, and public health reasons that they should. As the cost of cigarettes continues to rise, largely due to increased taxes aimed at discouraging their sale, cigarette companies are relying more and more on coupons to help offset the tax hikes and keep their products affordable
To put that number in perspective, in an 1897 cigarette rolling contest, the "Queen of the hand-rollers," Lily Lavender rolled 162 cigarettes in thirty minutes
The results of this study build upon the existing literature, which provides considerable support for the presence of substantial tax-induced smuggling, both casual and commercial