- Bugler (tobacco)
Bugler is the name of a
roll-your-own brand of tobacco androlling paper s. The Bugler brand was first introduced in the United States in 1932 by Lane Limited. Lane is a subsidiary of the Conwood Group, which is itself a division ofReynolds American . According to recent market surveys, Bugler is the #2 [ [http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-12554698_ITM Burning up: "other" tobacco products continue to gain momentum. flavored products in major segments of the category drive excitement, encourage trial and spur sales growth. | Convenience Store Decisions (June, 2005) ] ] selling brand of rolling tobacco in the United States, and is the #1 [ [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=AASB&p_theme=aasb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EAD95B161027111&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM Archives | Austin American-Statesman | Statesman.com ] ] tobacco in American prisons. It competes heavily with the brand TOP.Each pouch of Bugler includes ¾ oz. tobacco and 40 cigarette papers. Bugler differentiates itself from its chief competitors in that its tobacco consists of a premium "Turkish and domestic blend", which is similar to the same claim advertised by the higher-priced factory made brand Camel. Bugler has recently changed their rolling papers from the thick papers of yesterday to a new thinner paper which is interleaved. Bugler paper booklets are also sold individually as a stand alone product.
Since the beginning of the 21st century, the retail cost of "Ready Rolled", or pre-rolled cigarettes distributed by the major tobacco companies, has increased due to extremely high federal and state taxes. This trend has led to an increase in the population of smokers who have decided to try RYOs (Roll your own) cigarettes, including Bugler, Top and Kite as three of the most popular brands. Fact|date=February 2008 The new designs of manual "rolling machines" have also made the process of rolling cigarettes quicker and easier for the consumer, who can also use the "injection" type of rolling machine to create filtered cigarettes by filling a pre-formed empty cigarette tube with a filter attached to the end.
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#^Source: Convenience Store Decisions Publication Date: 15-JUN-05 [http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-12554698_ITM]
#^The Austin-American Statesman -On Line [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=AASB&p_theme=aasb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EAD95B161027111&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM]External links
* [http://www.rollingpapers.net/Bugler/bugler.htm Bugler page on Rollingpapers.net collection]
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