How do smokers determine their preferred brand of cigarettes?

For many it's to do with price, as in the UK a pack of twenty cigarettes is heavily taxed. On average you'd pay about seven pounds (about US$ 8.60) but some are cheaper. There's also a fantastic brand loyalty. What kind of cigarette you smoke tells others about who you are. read more

Usually smokers will stick to one brand until either they stop making it or it becomes too expensive against the alternatives. It’s a question of you know what you’re getting, and after all the very reason we smoke in the first place is that it’s a comfort habit. read more

Different brands of cigarettes will use different subspecies of tobacco, or tobacco grown in different regions both of which affect flavor. They will prepare them in different methods sometimes adding chemicals (like menthol). They will use different types of filters that will effect the taste. read more