I remember buying packets of 20 fags for 50p
and petrol was so cheap, most garages actually paid you to take it away
( Gilgamesh gazed in wonder as Frampton came alive, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 17:32, archived)

I bought a pack of 20 for a pound last week.
Mind you, it was in Belgrade.
(rnuk http://flickr.com/rnuk, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 17:34, archived)