What is the difference between soft and hard packs in cigarettes ?

[DefDC]

Originally posted by: magicrat03
Man I thought I was the only idiot who tried to put my extra soft pack smokes into the box, and no they still wont fit.

Hmm I used to put soft packs into boxes all the time. Same length as far as I know.

 

[bctbct]

I had the same problem trying to put cigs from a soft pack into a box. I think the filter is about 1/8 shorter in the hardpack because the lid is hinged.

 

[Linflas]

Originally posted by: DefDC

Originally posted by: magicrat03
Man I thought I was the only idiot who tried to put my extra soft pack smokes into the box, and no they still wont fit.

Hmm I used to put soft packs into boxes all the time. Same length as far as I know.

Back in the dark ages when I smoked there was a slight difference. The soft pack cigs were slightly longer than the hard pack ones, at least Marlboro reds were.

 

[DefDC]

Originally posted by: Linflas

Originally posted by: DefDC

Originally posted by: magicrat03
Man I thought I was the only idiot who tried to put my extra soft pack smokes into the box, and no they still wont fit.

Hmm I used to put soft packs into boxes all the time. Same length as far as I know.

Back in the dark ages when I smoked there was a slight difference. The soft pack cigs were slightly longer than the hard pack ones, at least Marlboro reds were.

I was a heavy smoker from 1993-2004. I used to smoke Camel Lights and Marlboro Lights. I preferred hard packs, so if I had to get soft, I'd transfer them all the time. Maybe there was a fraction of a difference, but I never noticed...

 

[reeserock]

Hard pack is slightly shorter than soft pack. The cost of the packaging is made up for in slightly less tobacco.

 

[clamum]

I hate soft packs... good way to F up my cigs.

 

[BlackTigers]

Originally posted by: Mahaguru

Originally posted by: BlackTigers91
All of mine are in hard packs... Since I am unable to purchase them myself, I have no clue what the hell the difference is..lol.

Probation office doesn't let you?

More to do with the fact that I'm not 18, but sure the probation thing sounds more hard-ass.

 

[Regs]

Smoking is a very bad habbit....

 

[BoomerD]

Originally posted by: Regs
Smoking is a very bad habbit....

so is pour speling...

 

[Old Hippie]

I do not think you can get Camel non-filters in anything but a soft-pack.

Nor any other US non-filter cigarette.

 

[meltdown75]

Originally posted by: FoBoT
hard packs are boxes, like cardboard
soft packs are paper/plastic, so they are softer

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wow just wow

is that a typo?

let me guess, you're going to be the "You Need More Fibre In Your Diet Mod"?

 

[Mr Incognito]

Last soft pack was Lucky Strikes. If I have a choice I go with the hard pack. The soft pack would be crushed in my pocket.

 

[PHiuR]

Your cigarettes break in half if you put a soft pack in your pant pocket.

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

Originally posted by: Old Hippie

I do not think you can get Camel non-filters in anything but a soft-pack.

Nor any other US non-filter cigarette.

English Ovals (a domestic Philip Morris product) come in a hard clamshell box (or at least they did when I smoked them many years ago).

 

[FoBoT]

Originally posted by: meltdown75

let me guess, you're going to be the "You Need More Fibre In Your Diet Mod"?

i'm just saying...

if you haven't hit 40 years old yet, then you wait and see

if you are already over 40 and don't need extra fiber, well, lucky you

 

[Old Hippie]

Originally posted by: Don Vito Corleone

Originally posted by: Old Hippie

I do not think you can get Camel non-filters in anything but a soft-pack.

Nor any other US non-filter cigarette.

English Ovals (a domestic Philip Morris product) come in a hard clamshell box (or at least they did when I smoked them many years ago).

Still do, but I didn't know they were USA domestic.

That's my learnin' for the day!

 

[Vic]

Soft pack cigs are slightly longer, by a couple of mm's. They don't sell soft packs anymore?

 

[meltdown75]

i don't think they sell soft packs here, but something about having a soft pack of Marlie lights when partying in the US just feels right.

maybe the smell of those US smokes reminds me of home :Q

 

[alkemyst]

Originally posted by: bctbct
hardpacks are for people that dont wear shirts with pockets, they are durable for the front pants pocket.

I thought smoker's just kept them behind their ears or rolled up in their sleeve.

 

[imported_Baloo]

Hard pack cigs a a bit shorter than soft packs. ote the packages are the same height, so to fit inside the thicker hard pack cases, the cigarettes are a bit shorter.

 

[zinfamous]

not a smoker, but hard packs are preferred b/c they make it easier to pack the cigs before you smoke them.

 

[Jeff7]

Originally posted by: BigJ
You ever try to smuggle hard packs into prison? That's why we have soft packs.

I hear that Camel is coming out with new "lubed packs" to appeal to this demographic.

 

[alkemyst]

Originally posted by: Zaitsev

Originally posted by: magicrat03
Man I thought I was the only idiot who tried to put my extra soft pack smokes into the box, and no they still wont fit.

You came out of hibernation to post about cigs?

The only time I ever bought a soft pack was when I got some camels. Holy balls they were unfiltered and awful.

That's dedication to the addiction.

 

[Old Hippie]

Originally posted by: Old Hippie

Originally posted by: Don Vito Corleone

Originally posted by: Old Hippie

I do not think you can get Camel non-filters in anything but a soft-pack.

Nor any other US non-filter cigarette.

English Ovals (a domestic Philip Morris product) come in a hard clamshell box (or at least they did when I smoked them many years ago).

Still do, but I didn't know they were USA domestic.

That's my learnin' for the day!

I lied. Looks like Seneca makes a non-filter box.

More learn'n. Glad it's not the same day or my head would explode! :laugh:

 

[Nutdotnet]

Originally posted by: Canai

Originally posted by: Cdubneeddeal
Another difference which looks like it wasn't noted yet is that soft pack cigs are longer than hard pack (Nasty Marlboro's and Camels). Not sure how in the hell that happened..

I don't think they are. You can get 100's, which are longer, but the cigs in soft and hard packs are the exact same.

Originally posted by: Mahaguru

Originally posted by: BlackTigers91
All of mine are in hard packs... Since I am unable to purchase them myself, I have no clue what the hell the difference is..lol.

Probation office doesn't let you?

underage b&

Actually he's right...the soft-packs have slightly longer cigarettes.