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> high cost of Camels ("costlier tobacco".)

If memory serves, cigarette packs were priced fairly close to each other. They were implying they did not skimp on the quality of the source product (unlike the other brands' thieving profiteers ;-)

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There were definitely "expensive" cigarettes and "cheap" cigarettes. It wasn't uncommon for my parents/their friends to go back and forth between a few brands as their fortunes changed.

I worked in a small kiosk in the late 80's. Most cigarettes were the same price, but Camels were quite a bit more expensive (25% or so as I recall.) Our target market was, how shall I put it, price sensitive. The Camels weren't terribly popular :)

They were also very strong and flavorful. Not something that a lot of people could handle.

I remember Pall Mall and L&M as the cheaper brands. Maybe they weren’t in your area?

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