Didn’t Zhonghua cigarettes cost NT$20 a pack before? Why is it so expensive now?

High-end cigarettes generally have soft boxes that are more expensive than hard boxes, while low-end cigarettes have hard boxes that are more expensive than soft boxes.

The price of cigarettes is divided into two categories. One is based on the workmanship. To mark the price, one is to mark the price based on the quality of the tobacco leaves.

The quality difference is due to the shredded tobacco. For good tobacco, its shredded tobacco is baked with newly grown tobacco leaves, and some are leftovers. Just like tea leaves, the leaves grow to different ages. The degree and selling price are different. There are also reasons such as the variety of tobacco leaves and the place of origin! There are also some brand reasons, so the price is different

Mid-to-high-end cigarettes are all soft-packaged. Rigid packaging is more expensive. In fact, the packaging cost is not necessarily as expensive as hard packaging. The cost of many flexible packaging is quite high. That’s because the craftsmanship of all aspects of soft box patterns and patterns is relatively delicate, and the requirements for paper are relatively high. In addition, there are differences in the shredded tobacco inside.

It stands to reason that the paper and packaging technology of soft packaging are cheaper than hard-packed cigarettes. However, among the various types of high-quality cigarettes now available, tobacco companies have They are designed according to the traditional model of "Zhonghua" cigarettes. The soft-packed ones are more expensive than the hard-boxed ones. For example, the dark green Huanghelou Premium Cigarettes cost 60 RMB in the soft pack and only 40 RMB in the hard box. The soft Zhonghua cigarettes cost 68 RMB and the hard ones cost just over 30 RMB.

Can you tell me what this trend is about?

1. They all imitate the practice of "Chinese cigarettes", which has always been the most valuable cigarette, and formed a tradition.

2. The soft-packed cigarette box should be easily damaged after opening and cannot be easily reused. In other words, you cannot easily put cheap cigarettes in the hard box into the soft box and pass them off as high-end cigarettes to others. It looks cool in front of you, because when you take out the same brand of cigarettes to smoke, of course the expensive cigarettes are more stylish, and the handwriting on the cigarettes is similar, so it is not easy to see. If the hard package is expensive, people can put the soft package in a hard box to look stylish...

However, some people object to the above point 2: Generally, the iron box is the most expensive, and others can put the cigarettes in it. It's even more chic if you put it in an iron box.

In fact, because of this, no one believes that those who smoke cigarettes in iron boxes contain the original and most expensive cigarettes.