Dunhill Cigarettes in Bangkok - where to buy

[sraisin]

I wish to buy a carton of Dunhill Finecut cigarettes in Bangkok. I am from Australia and the Dunhill Finecut product there is high quality. I had a friend purchase a carton of the same brand at duty free in Germany recently which was average but at least better than the local cigarettes

- I have checked and none of the proper retail outlets sell this brand

- Up until April 2018 I was able to buy them from Dufry duty free in Cambodia, however they have recently dropped them from the range

- I read some forum comments from 2010 which suggest a tobacco street seller in Patpong soi 2 had this brand along with Davidoff and Silk Cut

Would much appreciate any update on the Patpong option or any other suggestions. Apologies to all non-smokers for taking up valuable forum space with my bad habit.

Thanks,

Desperate Puffer

 

[55Jay]

If nobody else answers, I typed "Dunhill cigarettes in Bangkok" in Google and got several hits.  Looked a bit dated but may be some useful leads to check.

 

As you probably know already, unique/more expensive items may not sell often here so if possible, try to check production date before you buy to avoid disappointment.

[sraisin]

Thanks 55Jay, the only useful hits are the 2010 forum link which I referred to in my Q, would be good to know if Patpong soi 2 outlet still exists. Dunhill stopped distribution in Thailand following a dispute over duty/excise so the only channel will be black/grey market. I know elsewhere in the world airline crew purchase cigarettes duty free for sale to black market retailers in another country, this is likely my best option if I could find the retailer in Bangkok. The margins can be huge, for example a single packet of these cigarettes retail for US$25 in Australia, I purchased a carton (10 packets) of exactly the same cigarettes in Phnom Penh airport from Dufry Duty Free (prior to the retailer dropping this brand from the range) for US$25, that is 10 times multiplier or a discount of 90% or a markup of US$225. I hope I can find someone, somewhere who is making the most of this price difference.

[rak sa_ngop]

I used to buy d/f cigarettes in Dubai when transiting through, a carton of 200 Players Gold Leaf used to cost less than 10 GBP. However most of the people I used to buy for either gave up or died.  Bit of a shame really that nobody I know wants to 'exchange' 500 baht for a carton of top quality high class English cigarettes these days. So I don't bother anymore.