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I figured I start a 'dilemma thread'....feel free to give advice and post your own dilemma...

As most of you know, my Dad passed away recently from lung cancer. He was a smoker until the very end. I am cleaning his 'apartment' (he lived with us). We do not smoke, gave it up long ago. One of my brothers still smokes though.

So here's the dilemma, I came across his cigarette stash....at at least $5.00 a pack, it adds up in the $100's....

What do I do with them? Smoking kills but I am cheap. If I give them to my brother, I feel like I am giving him cancer too. (I wish he'd stop smoking.) If I give them to someone else, I will be in essence giving them cancer too although a smoker is going to smoke either way. And I am too cheap and frugal to see them 'go to waste' by just throwing them away.....Do I give them to Bro and save him some $$, a stranger or the trash can?

What would you do?
 
Wow....that is a dilemna.......

I can see why you wouldnt throw them away.....but would want too.

Is your brother considering quitting or trying? If he is, I wouldnt give them to him.......but if he isnt you will save him some money, because he isnt quitting anyways.....maybe a lightbulb will go off "Here- these were Dads....."

I dont want this to come across the wrong way, but you could give them to someone who cant afford cigarettes, but is addicted. For us ex-smokers & smokers we have been there - wanted a smoke so bad but didnt have any.....

This is a tough one Preco......:noidea:
 
I agree with KM. My dad died of lung cancer also. Since I live in NC I get cigarettes cheeper then most states. I don't smoke but sometimes I bring cigarettes to my brother in law. My sister gets really upset because she is trying to get him to quit.
 
throw them away. its already money wasted anyway no matter what you do with them. at least that way you wont feel guilty.
 
You're not responsible for the actions of others.
If you'd feel guilty about giving them to your brother, then don't.
If you'd feel OK if someone disconnected from you had them, then sell them on eBay.
 
There's always someone out there that needs to break a record:
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Of course, I'd just stomp on them throw them away.
 
can you say 'nicotine buzz'?
 
can't sell smokes on ebay. I would say if your brother is a smoker and isn't in the process of quitting or having mentioned wanting to quit - give them to him. The money is already spent and financially it would help your brother.
If your conscience won't let you do it then don't. I personally just don't see the sense in "wasting" them.
JMHO

your brother smokes by his choice, not yours so don't think of it as giving him cancer. you're not
 
Of course, you could put those little exploding 'loads' in them and then give them to your brother.

Is this the same brother who is the drama king?
 
DanC said:
Of course, you could put those little exploding 'loads' in them and then give them to your brother.

Is this the same brother who is the drama king?
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Different brother but I like the idea! :rofl:

I just need to figure out how to get the 'loads' into a sealed box pack...:doh:

I'll get him for locking me in the toy chest. :p
 
I would just throw them away. Consider it saving a life....at least a lung.
 
Walmart often accepts returns without a receipt. Maybe you could take them to Walmart and try to return them.

Or maybe they could somehow be used for a kid's science project.
 
I am a smoker and it is by choice, no one is making me smoke and they are very expensive.If someone gives me cigarettes to smoke, they are not giving me cancer because they are not forcing me to smoke them, I am doing it on my own free will. If you feel guilty about giving them to your brother take the cigarettes to a trash can close to where the homeless people live. Throw them in there and more than likely they will find them. If not, oh well. You will never know.
 
I think I would call him up and let him know you have them. Ask him what he thinks you should do with them? Taking his dad's cigarettes might really make him think. Like K-Ma said it might make a light bulb will go off.
 
Please accept my sympathy in the loss of your father.
 
if you can't sell them on ebay, what about craig's list or something?

depending on the brand I know someone in philly who would gladly take them...you could over charge plus shipping for them and don't feel bad about giving him lung cancer, he's cheating on his wife *mumbles under breath*:mmph:
 
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