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Rather a different world...
Posted by David Hardy · 2 April 2018 09:07 PM
Convenience stores ("dairies") in New Zealand are being robbed with axes and machetes in order to steal cigarettes. It's not a question of desperate smokers -- due to taxes, a pack (not a carton) of cigarettes goes for $26, so one robbery yielded $8,000, far more than was in the cash register.
Just to be clear, one US dollar is about 1.38 NZ dollars. So the cost per pack is only $20 US. Still pretty pricey.