On 2021-02-01 8:43 a.m., Gary wrote:
> Â* Dave Smith wrote:
>> Nope. They are still being sold. I know that my wife buys them at least
>> once a year and we still have a few packs of them. I looked online and
>> found them for sale. $20 for a case ofÂ* 4 boxes with 50 books per box.
>
> Wow...$5 for a box of 50 books. That's way overinflated compared to cost
> of living increases.
>
> I remember .50 per box, then $1.00 or so per box. Now $5 per box?
>

It has been a long time since I smoked, and I remember them being a
penny a pack. You can see why they used them for promotions. It was
cheap advertising in the days when most people smoked.