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Buying cigarettes online? legal? — the student room

1. Hannah
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   • 07 01 2011 16 55

   My friend and I were talking about this earlier and, because nobody really knew the anwer, I thought I’d see if any bright spark TSR ers knew.
   Is it legal to buy cigarettes online? Has anyone ever done this before? If so, were there any repercussions?
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   • 07 01 2011 17 14

   (Original post by Hannah)
   My friend and I were talking about this earlier and, because nobody really knew the anwer, I thought I’d see if any bright spark TSR ers knew.
   Is it legal to buy cigarettes online? Has anyone ever done this before? If so, were there any repercussions? Yeah its perfectly legal, as long as your over 18. I often buy my favorite rolling tobacco online because its hard to get it in shops. Never had any «repercussions».
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   Oh, that’s unusual. Considering, that I didn’t think you can really prove your age over the internet?

   Do you need proof when buying them over the internet?
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   Yup, perfectly legal as long as your over 18.

   (Original post by RetroNova)
   Oh, that’s unusual. Considering, that I didn’t think you can really prove your age over the internet?

   Do you need proof when buying them over the internet? doesn’t require any proof of age.
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   Beware the huge trade in fake cigarettes. The real ones are dangerous enough without imitaion fags and all the excess that goes into them.

   If you have to smoke then for pitys sake get them from a reputable source. Post rating 1
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   • 07 01 2011 19 08

   (Original post by Hannah)
   My friend and I were talking about this earlier and, because nobody really knew the anwer, I thought I’d see if any bright spark TSR ers knew.
   Is it legal to buy cigarettes online? Has anyone ever done this before? If so, were there any repercussions? yeah one repercussion is that you die Post rating 6
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   • 07 01 2011 20 35

   You can buy machetes online so I’m sure you can buy fags too lol
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   • 07 01 2011 20 38

   so long as the VAT has been paid then should be legal, non?
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    • 07 01 2011 20 42

    It’s legal, but I don’t see why you would want to order cigarettes online (despite the obvious), it’s not like it’s any cheaper.
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    • 07 01 2011 20 59

    (Original post by anti duck)
    It’s legal, but I don’t see why you would want to order cigarettes online (despite the obvious), it’s not like it’s any cheaper. Hard to get cigarettes that someone has a preference for is all i can think of really.
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    • 07 01 2011 21 17

    (Original post by Sickojones)
    Hard to get cigarettes that someone has a preference for is all i can think of really. I was surprised to see that you can still buy Woodbines I thought they were extinct.
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    When I’ve bought alcohol online they use the electoral role to check that you’re old enough (and they didn’t say when I ordered, I only knew because I was having it delivered to a different address to where I was registered so they had to ring and ask). So perhaps most companies use that?

    I also know some companies ID on the door on delivery. I think supermarkets do that with online shopping.
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    • 07 01 2011 22 31

    (Original post by air ninety one)
    yeah one repercussion is that you die so if i don’t smoke, i stay alive forever? Post rating 2
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    (Original post by kpwxx)
    When I’ve bought alcohol online they use the electoral role to check that you’re old enough (and they didn’t say when I ordered, I only knew because I was having it delivered to a different address to where I was registered so they had to ring and ask). So perhaps most companies use that?

    I also know some companies ID on the door on delivery. I think supermarkets do that with online shopping. But but but…. Im not on the electoral role!

    I should really sort that out… lol
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    • 08 01 2011 00 07

    (Original post by lonelykatana)
    Just go away. Everyone who smokes knows what might happen.
    You dont tell people to not drive because they might crash their car and die do you…
    Just go away…

    And no, I dont smoke. I don’t have a problem with people choosing to smoke (as long as it’s not affecting other people i.e. pregnant women etc.). However, that analogy is pretty bad. I have read somewhere that for regular smokers, old age is the third most common reason for death, behind cardiac arrest and lung cancer. I’d say that’s a worse risk than driving a car.
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    • 08 01 2011 00 09

    Some bureaucrats decided that they were in a better position to decide what your property rights do and do not apply to, and they have said that we can’t freely trade online. It’s a shame really. They have also decided that people under an arbitrary age limit (18) are deemed unable to view images of tobacco, so you better be over their silly limit if you’re even thinking about buying online young lady! Last edited by Rhadamanthus 08 01 2011 at 00 12. Post rating 1
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    • 08 01 2011 00 20

    (Original post by lonelykatana)
    But but but…. Im not on the electoral role!

    I should really sort that out… lol Not certain by any means that that’s how they ALL do it, just the site I bought from. But it would make sense. Sign up anyway, it’s easy and free and has other benefits, so I’m told. Apart from I worry about jury duty…
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    • 09 01 2011 18 11

    (Original post by anti duck)
    It’s legal, but I don’t see why you would want to order cigarettes online (despite the obvious), it’s not like it’s any cheaper. Just because my friend and I have heard rumour of coloured cigarettes and find the idea of them strangely appealing…
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    • 31 03 2011 03 58

    As if you would even buy smokes from online … thats just the stupidest thing i’ve ever heard , god knows who/what/where it’s came from ….. silly people yous are buying smokes online so if it’s not illegal it should be
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    • 01 04 2011 18 51

    With alcohol Tesco/Waitrose ID on the door if you look under 21. Don’t know if it would be the same for fags.