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VaporLockBox t1_iv6z5dw wrote

No information in the press release if there was any differences in the cigarettes in the packs of 20 vs. the cigarettes in the packs of 25.

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BlueberryPiano t1_iv86su1 wrote

I highly suspect it works for most things including things like shampoo, cooking oil, glue, etc.

But it's interesting to prove it in this case which suggests there may be times that smaller packages (which mean more packaging waste) might be worth the trade off.

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Front_Attitude_3194 t1_iv8glrc wrote

I'm not surprised, if always found that buying a pack of ten is a good way to limit yourself, buying 20 can make you feel you have a lot 'spare' so you're more likely to burn through them

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duktork t1_iv8q1nf wrote

Makes sense. There is actually very good research evidence that food portion size is also influenced by plate size. For obesity management, part of the strategy should be using a smaller food plate at home, though obviously it can't be a ridiculously small plate either, because you will keep refilling it then. I suppose cigarettes packs have a similar effect.

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NyraeM t1_iv934qt wrote

“People drink more when drinking from a 2L bottle than when they drink from a can.”

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MrEffenWhite t1_iv98amd wrote

I also do more drugs when I have more drugs and do less drugs when I have less drugs.

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MrEffenWhite t1_iv98eu8 wrote

Jeez, mod. Touchy much? This place looks like the redacted Watergate papers.

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HumorousBear t1_iv9zpk4 wrote

Back when I was still buying cigarettes I would buy the small 72 size packs and tear them in half when I would smoke them. I think there might be a place for a company to make cigarettes like that scene in The Fifth element. A lot of us out there don't want a whole cigarette.

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NoneyaBiznazz t1_ivark8e wrote

Replying to HumorousBear (#456,031)

I'm hoping they start selling the Very Low Nicotine VLN smokes near me. I just quit, as I have done multiple times... I feel like when I eventually cave, it'd be nice to have an option that wasn't a leap back into it.

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