What is a "spare cigarette"?

[Swallow]

I keep getting asked for these so I figured it's time I found out what they were.

 

[Adze]

One's you'll lend to someone else in the full and certain knowledge you're not getting them back.

 

[lamper]

Normally the type that cant be bought because they are too young or drunk.

 

[Swallow]

That's what I used to think, last time I was asked though, the guy walked 20 ft up the street and produced his own from his pocket and lit up.

 

[Imagedude]

Spare fags are what you buy with spare change.

 

[British Red]

I liked Douglas Adams response to the question "have you got any spare change?"

I don't know - I haven't finished living yet

Sadly, he does know now

 

[crosslandkelly]

At about £7 apack there will allways be a chancer looking to save a few bob.

 

[Scrumpy]

At about £7 apack there will allways be a chancer looking to save a few bob.

Christ almighty! Is that how much they cost now.... they were £3.40 when I gave up!

 

[wingstoo]

Christ almighty! Is that how much they cost now.... they were £3.40 when I gave up!

£5 when I stopped five years ago, and I thought that was more than enough, that's 25p each, at £7 a pack that's close to 35p each, cadge a few and it's more than £1 saved

 

[Shewie]

I stopped buying cigs when they hit £5 a packet, smoked rollies ever since

 

[Swallow]

Christ almighty! Is that how much they cost now.... they were £3.40 when I gave up!

It's about £7.50 after this year's budget.

 

[Swallow]

All of which deepens the mystery as to why people think you'd be buying spares.

 

[wingstoo]

All of which deepens the mystery as to why people think you'd be buying spares.

If they are over 70years of age it may be true, back then you could buy packets of fives or tens which had "spares" in there to give to friends.

 

[Man of Tanith]

the best response for do you have a spare cigarette is count them and say sorry no i asked for 20 and got 20
that always throws them.
i do give occasional roll ups but insist on rolling them as its amazing how folk smoke tiny little rollies right until they roll out of my pack then it looks like a flipping cigar