realthaideal Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 Hey. I'm about to take a trip to the US and have a request to bring the allowed 2 carton amount back with me. Who's got the real cigarettes - Marlboros - for the right price? What does a carton of Marlboro Red cost? I have no idea.... I don't smoke. Have never. Don't really endorse it either, but am doing it as a favor, so I could use pointers as to where in Chiang Mai to go. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berkshire Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 Are you going through Seoul, Korea? Have heard that you can buy duty free Marlboro's there for less than in Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khwaibah Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 You can only bring one carton or 200 cigs into Thailand. CUSTOMS & DUTY FREE ALLOWANCES AND RESTRICTIONS Tobacco....................200 cigarettesLiquor.......................1 litre Cameras....................No restrictions Film...........................Reasonable amount for personal usePerfume.....................Reasonable amount for personal useGifts...........................No duty free allowanceCurrency....................Must be declared on arrival http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/119829-cigarettes-and-wine-into-thailand/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRS1 Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 (edited) Just get them at 7-11 or Lotus Get the boxes, the hard packs. Soft packs at small thai mom and pop shops can be fake. There are two different size cigarettes, the regular width and the smaller 7.1mm width these are in black boxes. You friend probably wants the regular width. Say Marlboro 'dang' - dang means red. At 7-11 they are about 90 baht per pack, at a small thai shop they are about 68-78 baht - but you run the risk of getting fake ones if you dont smoke and dont know what they are suppose to taste like. Dont ask for a carton , they wont know what the hell youre talking about, just ask for 20 packs (yeesip or sao gong) - 1 carton equals 10 packs and come wrapped in clear plastic, not paper carton boxes. Edited September 17, 2013 by KRS1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevieH Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 Are you going through Seoul, Korea? Have heard that you can buy duty free Marlboro's there for less than in Thailand. correct. you can also buy them in duty free in BKK airport if you're flying international from bangkok. marlboro reds were 500b for a carton of ten packs last time i was there in the summer. seoul airport was a similar price earlier this year too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicog Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 I think he probably wants the non-Thai ones because they don't taste like the inside of a turkish wrestlers jockstrap. The tobacco phillip morris foist on Thailand is execrable. The cost in the US varies from state to state, but I have no idea if "Duty Free" means "state tax" free as well. I'm sure one of our American smokers can enlighten the OP. The limit is ONE carton, they have nice signs around baggage claim now telling you so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northernjohn Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 You are helping some one commit suacide on the lay away plan as a favor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realthaideal Posted September 17, 2013 Author Share Posted September 17, 2013 You are helping some one commit suacide on the lay away plan as a favor. Ummmm yes. True. Breathing here in hot season dangerous. Eating meat kills animals and us as well. Stress about what kills us, kills us. So yes. You are right. But that's not the question. It's a disgusting habit and a sign of being controlled by a drug. Don't endorse it at all. So....you're preachin' to the choir. Anyway, not sure what I said that confused people. I am in CM, Thailand. I am going to the US. I want to buy cigarettes from here, for cheaper than they are in the US, to take to the US, not the other way around. So for those who got it, thanks for the advice. I'll have a look around town, and maybe just hold out for the airports. Time will tell. Having no experience with this stuff, advice is appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Countryman Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 Take a pack of Thai cigs to your friend, that will most likely put him off smoking ,so you will be doing him a favor! relax Countryman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khwaibah Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 (edited) March this year in New York City, 12.50 USD for Marlboro's per pack of twenty or about 400 baht per pack. Edited September 18, 2013 by khwaibah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haybilly Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 Definitely use Duty free--whichever Airport you have the time--you will get genuine cigs and a reasonable price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicog Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 I remember my first trip to Thailand and thinking how healthy the cigarettes sounded, with names like "Falling Rain". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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