RE: Impact of plain packaging22 Jan 2015 14:26
Plain packaging idea is a nonsence........smokers smoke because they want to, not because its endorsed by sporting events or other advertisements. I see countless advertisements in the press / tv for alcohol, and that doesnt influence the amount i drink, or the brand i buy.
Plain packaging, the government has just opened the door to the numerous counterfeiters who have now made it 10 times easier to produce without replicating the pack design. Tobacco companies will lose out in the long run, tobacco trade in UK will go further underground, unregulated,......just my views