| The recent heavy taxes imposed on tobacco | | | | cigarettes, and people living in these states may find it |
| products have caused the prices of premium cigarette | | | | difficult to buy them. Retailers offering discounted |
| brands to skyrocket. Brands such as Kent, Marlboro, | | | | cigarettes mostly operate from states that have a low |
| Capri, Dunhill, Chesterfield and Camel are now too | | | | tax structure. Many online retailers are based at |
| costly for the middleclass smoker to afford. That is | | | | reserved Indian lands. The strict federal tax laws do |
| why websites sporting 'buy discount cigarettes' | | | | not apply here. Some reports tell that sales from these |
| advertisements prove too attractive for the | | | | Indian lands amount to millions of dollars each year. |
| middleclass man to avoid. Compared to prices as high | | | | Many people hesitate to buy cigarettes online for fear |
| as $40 per carton in states such as New York and | | | | of leakage of personal information. Customers usually |
| California, these websites offer cigarettes at heavily | | | | fear that by tracking their personal information, the |
| discounted prices. Go to any websites featuring the | | | | federal or state agencies may apply taxes on them. |
| 'buy discount cigarettes' ad line, and you can find | | | | Websites therefore contain a note assuring the |
| premium cigarette brands as low as $15 for a carton. | | | | customer of the complete security of personal |
| The suppliers are able to sell cigarettes online because | | | | information. Most shopping websites warns you that |
| online sales usually do not attract taxes. Many states | | | | the online purchase is meant for personal use only, not |
| such as California do not permit online purchase of | | | | for retail. |