Cigarette Case

Cigarettes are usually sold on soft packs or flip top boxes. They are customarily presented on 10 and 20 pieces per pack that comes on various sizes (short or long) as well. Flip top boxes or hard packs would ensure cigarettes texture and sturdiness. Hence, flip top boxes or hard packs are usually costly than that of cigarettes sold on soft packages. Thus, for a cool and affordable way of keeping and handling cigarettes, smokers opt to purchase soft packs and utilize cigarette cases.

Cigarette cases are mostly made of metal or plastic. Each cigarette case can cater various sizes and quantity that depends on some cigarette smoker’s convenience and preferred handling manner. Common cigarette cases are distinguished as a flat metal box that has two divisions, one division storing the cigarette securely held by a stretchy band or spring.

In the older days, cigarette cases were called “cigarette tins”. Popularly used in the United States in 1920's to 1930's, cigarette tins can store 50 cigarettes in one case; thus, they were called “flat fifties”.

The main objective of cigarette cases is to keep cigarettes from crushing and to prevent tobacco from scattering. As people’s needs and wants evolve constantly, most cigarette cases were manufactured with different concepts, designs, and capabilities.

The following are the various versions of cigarette cases:

ï Leathered cigarette case

ï All in one cigarette case with lighter

ï Cigarette case with clock

ï Brushed satin cigarette case

ï Chromed cigarette cases

ï Cigarette case with mirror

ï Cigarette case with wallet

ï Cigarette case with checker board

ï See-Thru cigarette case

ï Cigarette case with cigarette dispenser

ï Cigarette cases with built-in flasks

In some case however, patents are necessary like those cigarette cases with mobile phones.

Nowadays, cigarette case is considered as one of the most fashionable accessories. Some cigarette cases are highlighted with precious metals, stones, artistic engravings, and jewels.

Peter Carl Faberge, the renowned creator of Faberge eggs, also produces unique cigarette cases with gold and gems that can cost almost $25,000 or more. Due to cigarette cases exquisite designs and features, rampant upsurge of cigarette cases collectors now exist worldwide.

Cigarette case was also made known during the World War I and World War II. As seen on real situations or even in movies, many instances showed that cigarette cases saved the lives of soldiers as it stops bullets from entering their bodies.

It is factual that cigarettes are definitely dangerous to anyone’s health. In 2003, the European Union even introduced the famous warning tags on cigarette cases like “Smokers Die Younger”, etc. Though a lot of protest constantly exists struggling to ban smoking worldwide, cigarette smoking is unstoppable and so are cigarette cases.

Cigarettes denote pollution and health hazards. Cigarette cases denote portability, fashion, innovation, style, and trend. Though cigarettes and cigarette cases go together, they are distinct as one destroys and one can help. Ironically, though it is apparent that cigarettes needs to be stopped as it destroys lives, people adores cigarette cases along with cigarettes as it illustrates status and prominence.