Who Smokes Cigars?

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4-03-2009 @ 11:19AM

David said...

May I respectfully ask why cigars are viewed as a luxury? I don't see them as any more of a luxury item than chewing tobacco or chewing gum.

4-03-2009 @ 12:25PM

William said...

It's more about the image of success & wealth, than a luxury. Anyone, including hobos, can afford cigars. The reason it has the image of luxury is because people always think of the average cigar smoker as someone who has a large amount of disposable income, due to the media and the fact that he could be smoking cigarettes instead.

Think about it, even the cheapest european luxury car will always be seen as more luxurious than a fully loaded Dodge that costs 5 times as much. It's not the price of the car/cigar... its the image from what the public considers as the average user.

If one day the media started to associate wealthy & successful people with coconut doughnuts, I guarantee that coconut doughnuts would be then seen as a luxury.

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