8th March 2005, 8:48 PM
Uh... a week and a half ago (when we were on vacation for the weekend skiing), it was $1.95 in one town where we got it and then $1.85 in a town 20 minuites later...
But really, people don't react until it affects them. And the wallet is probably the most effective place. Look at anti-smoking stuff -- Advertising does something, as does restricting where you can smoke, but the biggest declines come when cigarette prices increase. When New York City dramatically increased cigarette prices a year or two ago (up to an average of $7 a pack) they cut smoking rates pretty significantly... 20, 30% I think...
But really, people don't react until it affects them. And the wallet is probably the most effective place. Look at anti-smoking stuff -- Advertising does something, as does restricting where you can smoke, but the biggest declines come when cigarette prices increase. When New York City dramatically increased cigarette prices a year or two ago (up to an average of $7 a pack) they cut smoking rates pretty significantly... 20, 30% I think...