| Recent years have seen a hefty rise in cigarette | | | | Online retailers who advertise "discount cigarettes |
| prices. The major reason is the heavy tax imposed on | | | | online" generally operate from states that impose |
| cigarettes by various states in the US. Another reason | | | | lower taxes on cigarettes. They can afford to supply |
| for the rising price is the series of multibillion dollar suits | | | | the goods at much lower prices. Businessmen located |
| filed against tobacco manufacturers. Most smokers | | | | in reserved Indian lands, where federal tax laws do not |
| find discount cigarettes an easy to avoid the impact of | | | | apply, also manage "Discount cigarettes online" |
| taxes. | | | | websites. A large portion of the online sales originate |
| Online discount cigarettes has become a catchphrase | | | | from Indian reserved lands, especially the Seneca |
| among the patrons of premium brands such as | | | | lands. A recent study indicates sales from Seneca |
| Marlboro, Newport, Doral, Parliament, Camel and | | | | lands amount to almost $300 million a year. |
| Barclay. With the advent of discount cigarettes, one | | | | Websites sporting the "Discount Cigarettes Online" title |
| can now enjoy their favorite brand at a much lower | | | | usually contain a note ensuring complete security of |
| cost. Websites displaying the "discount cigarettes | | | | the buyer's personal information. Most buyers are |
| online" tag offer a variety of premium and generic | | | | apprehensive of the possibility of federal or state |
| cigarette brands at heavily discounted prices, owing to | | | | agencies tracking them down to pay taxes. However, |
| the tax exemption that online sales enjoy. However, | | | | in most cases, local taxes do not apply to online sales. |
| "discount cigarettes online" websites desist from | | | | Moreover, the cigarettes ordered through a website |
| supplying cigarettes to some states because of the | | | | are usually delivered through mail, which attracts no |
| strict laws that have been applied to online sales. | | | | tax. |