Buying Cigarettes

Formula1
By Formula1

Dear QLrs I have one question. I am a non smoker and recently one of my friends came from outside Qatar and he wanted to have cigarettes. I went to some Supermarkets like Lulu, FFC and Food Palace but the response from the people over there was like I am asking to buy some drugs. Is it illegel to sell cigarettes here? Anyway I found them in one "Baqala" but the shopkeeper was hesitant to sell it to me as I was not a familiar face to him.

By GodFather.• 16 Mar 2010 11:07
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GodFather.

carrefour and family food land seel cigerette

By anonymous• 16 Mar 2010 11:04
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anonymous

most of the groceries sell cigaretees check them out there

By MHDOZY• 16 Mar 2010 10:12
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MHDOZY

hi

no it is not illegal but the law in qatra says that the supermarkt with in 500 m or 1000 meter from any school is not allowed to sale cigaret so not all the shop have there will be a school around

you can get it in the city center carfour or wqood petrol station most of them have

and also some shop they have it by chose that no saleing cigart

By hanjinnel• 16 Mar 2010 09:49
Rating: 5/5
hanjinnel

They require a license to sell so many supermarkets didn't apply or maybe didn't get one. These small shops sell illegaly to only know people. In carrefour you can get but you will have to buy a whole cartoon.

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