WARNING: Cigarettes are addictive.
Two brands, side by side, on the things that are actually different: diameter, length, pack format, menthol, and when each one launched.
Not on the list: which one tastes better, which one is stronger, or who either of them is for. The first two aren’t ours to characterize. The third is the marketing that got these brands in trouble in the first place, and the previous version of this page ran a section on it under that exact heading.
The slim format
Slim and superslim describe the diameter of the cigarette. That’s it. That’s the format. A standard cigarette runs about 8 mm across. Slims are closer to 6.5 mm, superslims closer to 5 mm. A narrower cigarette holds less tobacco by weight, and it does not follow that it delivers less of anything to the person smoking it.
Both of these brands were marketed to women, deliberately and for decades, and that campaign is a documented part of why they exist at all. It’s the actual answer to why the format is here. We’re not going to run the campaign again on your behalf.
Side by side
| Virginia Slims | Misty | |
| Launched | 1968 | 1990 |
| Diameter class | Slim, plus one superslim | Slim |
| Lengths sold | 100 mm, 120 mm | 100 mm |
| Menthol variants | Yes | Yes |
| Variants in the US line | 7 | 4 |
Full pack listings: Virginia Slims · Misty.
What about price?
Almost entirely a function of where you’re standing. The cigarette is a small share of what you pay. The rest is federal excise tax, state excise tax, city tax in some places, and whatever the retailer sets on top of all of it. Which is why the same pack runs under eight dollars in one state and over fifteen in another.
Brands do sit at different price tiers, and that gap tends to hold across markets. But a page that tells you which one is cheaper without knowing your address is guessing, and the previous version of this page did exactly that.
Saucey delivers tobacco where it’s legal to do so. Where that is, and what’s in stock, depends entirely on your address.
What’s available depends on your address. Enter it and we’ll show you what’s in stock nearby. Tobacco and alcohol are 21 and up. ID at the door, every time, no exceptions and no negotiating with the driver.
Menthol cigarettes are banned or restricted in a growing list of states and cities, including much of California. Whether you can get them at all depends on your address, and that list keeps moving.
