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Bloomberg's next target, cigarette sales
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com...ainst-tobacco/
(CNN) - New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said his latest push to keep tobacco products out of sight is an attempt to de-glamorize the appeal of the product for kids and teenagers. "Smoking is going to kill these kids," he said Monday on CNN's "The Lead" in an interview with Chief Washington Correspondent Jake Tapper. "It's going to leave them with not the great career prospects that you'd like, not the education that you'd like." They mayor said they're trying to dissuade customers from viewing cigarettes as "normal." "Cigarettes are not a normal product," he added. "They're a product that kills the people that use it. And there are very few products like that." Bloomberg announced the public health initiative earlier Monday, a week after a New York judge invalidated the city's ban on sugary drinks in containers larger than 16 ounces. The new tobacco legislation is made up of two bills: One that would require retailers to keep tobacco products hidden in stores, another would increase penalties for retailers who sell tobacco without a license or fail to pay tobacco taxes. It would also prohibit the sale of discounted tobacco products. The three-term mayor said Monday the new bills are designed to continue New York City's record in reducing smoking. I hate smoking, but damn, demanding stores keep cigarettes out of sight because they are not "normal" products seems absurd. |
These are what our cigarette packets look like:
http://resources0.news.com.au/images...-cigarette.jpg They are also kept out of sight from consumers. Sales have decreased since introducing both pieces of legislation. :thumbup: |
Here in Canada it's the same. Cigarettes are kept out of view. I don't think it's a bad idea, the less people who start smoking the better. It's bad for you and a waste of time and money. (and I'm a smoker!)
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yes, because hiding cigs behind the counter are gonna make people stop smoking....
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I don't think the goal is to stop existing smokers, but to detour would-be smokers.
Simply making it less accessible is a good start, but this will make them more taboo and therefore more desirable for younger smokers. |
have non smokers ever gone into a kwik mart and said "you know what i haven't had before? cancer, maybe I should pick up a pack while im here"
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Slim Jims seem to sell pretty well, so yes.
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touche
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Sales did decrease after putting them out of view
Then they decreased again after making the packs ugly I was also critical at first, but it did work. |
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