Smokers in Paris

Thanks forthe lozenge tip. I'm not a smoker, but my husband is. How were the prices? They used to be a lot more expensive than we were, but our prices have gone up a lot.

Gitanes were right around 5 Euro for a pack - pretty expensive with the exchange rate, but not as bad as in England. A packet of Silk Cut in London (with 16 to the pack instead of 20) was around 6 pounds.

I am not a smoker now, but was, and Gitanes were way too strong for me, so consider bringing enough of your own brand from home. I did notice Marlboros were most places so if that is your brand don't worry to much.

Any idea how many packs you can take into the country? Don't get the wrong idea, I'm not a super heavy smoker (and I feel guilty enough already!), but could I bring 8 packs? And if not, do they have 'lights'?
Maybe one day I won't even be interested in 'smokers in paris'.

Becky....American branded cigarettes are common the world over. I usually purchase Marlboro lights, and while they can taste slightly different from country to country, it's usually far better than smoking local tobacco products, unless you know what you're getting into.

Yes Becky I saw Marlboro Lights, I actually had to smoke them when I was in Europe for a few months, ( sorry , yucky , still too strong for me, Americans like strong smokes and weak beer, you have to turn that one around, LOL )
I would bring as many as I could shove in my suitcase at least 15-20 packs for a three week trip, plus more in carry on if I had room. I was young and smoked alot, went with the excessive drinking,, please keep in mind I was very young,, LOL

I am glad I don't smoke anymore, but , when I was young you could still smoke on the plane for craps sake, can you imagine,, yuck,, we just didn't think anything of it,,

Tourists are allowed one duty free carton of cigarettes. I've never seen any American tourist being searched upon entry into Europe, but you'll have to calculate whether it'll be cheaper to purchase smokes in the US (in dollars) and possibly have to pay customs on excess, or buy in Euros and suffer the same exorbitant prices as European smokers. In either case, Europe is a nice break from the holier-than-thou anti-smoke league in the States. Enjoy the freedom to poison yourself without criticism.
Pat, just because we remember smoking on airplanes, doesn't mean we're old, does it? Heck, I remember smoking in university classrooms, although smoking in hospitals was before my time.