cigarettes - Windsor, Canada store chain A&P have raised the price of a carton by $14.00

Complaints.com received the following consumer message on July 10, 2002:

From: Sandra Maddock [s.maddock AT sympatico.ca]

RE: cigarettes - Windsor, Canada store chain A&P have raised the price of a carton by $14.00

Since the price of a carton of cigarettes went up a couple of weeks ago, the Windsor store chain A&P have raised the price of a carton by $14.00.

I believe the tax increase was a total of Proincial and Federal of $8.50. Please explain the reason that a store chain can do this to consumers.

Smokers are not happy that they smoke but until they are ready to quit, they should not be taken advantage of.

S. Maddock

Windsor, Ontario