• @[email protected]
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    63 months ago

    I think that most smokers don’t even like menthols. When I used to smoke, and someone would ask to bum a cigarette from me, I’d always say “sure, but they’re menthols” and the majority of the time they would decline.

    • @Pacmanlives
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      2 months ago

      I mean I liked my Newports when I smoked. I was never a big time smoker but my grandpa was a two pack a day Kools smoker back in the day. We liked them. My dad and one of my brothers where big time wintergreen dippers as well

      These days I mostly smoke a cigar a few times a year with some buddies while grilling.

    • Flying Squid
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      13 months ago

      From what I understand (and someone please do correct me if I’m wrong), they’re quite popular in the black community amongst people who smoke.

      • @disguy_ovahea
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        33 months ago

        Yup. The article states that it’s in part due to black focused ad campaigns that ran for decades.

    • @Hoomod
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      12 months ago

      I am always reminded of the TMNT movie, kid goes to join the foot clan and the recruiter(?) offers him a carton of cigarettes and asks “regular, or menthol”, winks, and then tosses the menthol at a random person.