Angeles Trip Story from 2019
I traveled to Angeles for 4 days from late November to early December 2019. It was a short trip, so I traveled in a condensed manner. At that time, cigarettes were about 2,200 won per pack. In Korea, they were 4,500 won, so I was saving 2,300 won per pack.
I was saving 23,000 won per carton, 230,000 won for ten cartons, which covered my flight cost.
After arriving at the airport, I was caught during the baggage check. A middle-aged employee pointed at the cartons of cigarettes in my luggage and said something in Tagalog that I obviously couldn't understand. I just said, "Hey, hey, ten dollars, okay?" and suddenly the employee said "Okay" and started looking around nervously.
When I took out 10 dollars from my wallet, the employee stopped me, saying "Stop, stop." I wondered why this guy was acting like this, and he said "Toilet, toilet" to me. Hahaha.
Understanding him, I went to the restroom. The employee pretended to urinate, and I also pretended to urinate at the urinal next to him. I handed him the 10 dollars, and the employee took it, said "Have a nice day," and left.
It's still a hilarious memory when I think about it.
This was during the old airport era. A month or two later, COVID-19 broke out, so I was lucky to have traveled to the Philippines at that time.
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Back in the 2010s when I was a heavy smoker, Marlboro and Mild Seven were 40 pesos. There was even a super rare 10-cigarette pack of Marlboro Lights, which I remember buying a few cartons of whenever I went to Korea to give to friends. Now that I've quit, I don't give out anything... lol
It's a loss if it's 10 cigarettes per pack, so I'm curious why it's a rare item lol
It was 20 pesos. The compact size makes it perfect for your pocket! It's not something you can find in Korea, so everyone around me was like, "What is this?! Give me one!" It's a real conversation starter.
I wonder if it's still around.
This is a nostalgic item that's no longer sold, so I really miss it. ㅠㅠ
It's a shame. Still, seeing people buy and sell "Kkachi" cigarettes (individual sticks) at street stalls in front of bus stops back in the 90s satisfied a bit of my nostalgia.
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