E-CigaretteDirect.com has seen a big sales surge of electronic cigarettes as state governments announce another increase of taxes on tobacco.
Online PR News – 29-October-2009 – E-CigaretteDirect.com has seen a big sales surge of electronic cigarettes as state governments announce another increase of taxes on tobacco.
As many states consider an even greater tobacco tax hike to fulfill budget shortfalls, cigarette smokers are switching to the electronic cigarette to save money and get healthy. Florida, Mississippi, and Utah are just a few of the states that recently announced yet another tax hike on cigarettes. Many of these states claim that one of the reasons for the increase is to help smokers quit.
“It is ironic that the state wants to tax smokers because it needs the money, yet justifies it that they really want to help smokers quit, states Gina King of e-CigaretteDirect.com. “If smokers quit, they wouldn’t pay the tobacco taxes and there would still be a budget shortfall”.
The fact is that the electronic cigarette has the same look, feel and taste of a real cigarette. It is a healthier option because it does not contain the 4,000 chemicals a cigarette contains. Smokers still get their nicotine and the feel of a cigarette, but they avoid paying taxes on e-cigarettes, at least for now. “One cartridge lasts for approximately 15-20 cigarettes, almost a full pack and cost around $2”, states Gina King of www.e-CigaretteDirect.com. “Smokers are saving thousands of dollars every year, and they are improving their health”.
In this day and age, people are watching what they are spending and an increase in tobacco taxes means that more and more smokers are switching to the electronic cigarette. “That is the intention, to get people off of the cancer sticks and help them control their nicotine addiction. Our cartridges come in different strengths of nicotine so a smoker can naturally wean themselves off of nicotine”.
E-Cigarette – E-CigaretteDirect.com is the major online retailer for electronic cigarettes and electronic cigars. You can visit their site at: http://www.e-cigarettedirect.com
