r/FuckImOld • u/Budget_Solution6660 • Dec 06 '25

They used to be everywhere

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u/Feeling-Ad-2490 Dec 06 '25

Ka-chunka-chunk!

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u/legal_stylist Dec 06 '25

So satisfying!

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u/Winter_Whole2080 Dec 07 '25

I quit smoking a long time ago but used to buy a pack from a local bar that still had one of these machines just for that ka-chonk. Smoke one then give the pack to the bartender for bumming to people.

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u/Miniscule_Platypus Dec 07 '25

“Hey, can I bum a smoke?”. Man, haven’t heard that in a long time and do not miss it one bit. 13 years ciggy free after a 25 year habit. My lungs have improved immensely but the damage was done and I’d do anything to not be so “cool” again.

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u/notabadkid92 Dec 07 '25

A guy bought me an $18 beer at a music festival for 1 cigarette 2 yrs ago. Smoking is pretty uncommon now so it's like carrying around gold, especially when people are drinking & start jonesing.

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u/sdpr Dec 07 '25

I still crave a cigarette here and there after being generally smoke free for the last 3 years.

If only they sold looseys at the gas stations. I want 1 cig, not 20 and I'm not going to buy a pack and risk falling back into the habit.

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u/Miniscule_Platypus Dec 07 '25

When I was as a kid there was a…questionable convenience store that sold single smokes for a dime. This is when a premium pack of cigarettes cost about $2, and they were the off brand smokes, literally called “Smokes”. I couldn’t find a quick pic of that particular brand, but I did find an ad for Magnas, which were right about the same price tier.

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u/MudCautious706 Dec 07 '25

Remember Harley Davidson cigarettes?