# Why do people shake their cigarette pack? **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [March 31, 2006, 1:19am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-do-people-shake-their-cigarette-pack/183901 "2006-03-31T01:19:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![guitarplayer08](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/4bbf92/32.png) [@guitarplayer08](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/guitarplayer08)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2006, 1:19am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-do-people-shake-their-cigarette-pack/183901/1 "2006-03-31T01:19:10Z")
When people buy a new sealed cigarette pack. They always put the topside down against their palm and then shake it up and down, hitting their palm with the topside of the pack. Why do they do this? ---
**Author:** ![leisuresuitlissy](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/leisuresuitlissy/32/2109_2.png) [@leisuresuitlissy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/leisuresuitlissy)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2006, 1:53am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-do-people-shake-their-cigarette-pack/183901/2 "2006-03-31T01:53:54Z")
I think so all the tobacco gets more compressed into the cigarettes. I smoke, but have no idea why people do this :puzzle: ---
**Author:** ![Digitalosophy](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/digitalosophy/32/1114_2.png) [@Digitalosophy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Digitalosophy)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2006, 1:59am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-do-people-shake-their-cigarette-pack/183901/3 "2006-03-31T01:59:52Z")
Yup to compress the stoge. ---
**Author:** ![upuaut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/9fc348/32.png) [@upuaut](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/upuaut)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2006, 2:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-do-people-shake-their-cigarette-pack/183901/4 "2006-03-31T02:04:51Z")
aye, it’s called “packing” by some. and that’s why one does that. I have always done it to keep from losing tobacco out of my cigs while in the pack, but I think that there’s a difference in how the cig smokes. ---
**Author:** ![Digitalosophy](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/digitalosophy/32/1114_2.png) [@Digitalosophy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Digitalosophy)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2006, 2:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-do-people-shake-their-cigarette-pack/183901/5 "2006-03-31T02:07:13Z")
> [@upuaut](#): > > I have always done it to keep from losing tobacco out of my cigs while in the pack, but I think that there’s a difference in how the cig smokes. Not to be “that guy” but man I do in fact notice a huge difference. I can’t smoke 100’s because I feel like I need to pull on it too hard. I kind of get an empty drag when they are not packed good. :cap: ---
**Author:** ![guitarplayer08](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/4bbf92/32.png) [@guitarplayer08](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/guitarplayer08)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2006, 3:29am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-do-people-shake-their-cigarette-pack/183901/6 "2006-03-31T03:29:33Z")
ohhhh alright ---
**Author:** ![sed\_thh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c77e96/32.png) [@sed\_thh](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sed_thh)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2006, 11:24am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-do-people-shake-their-cigarette-pack/183901/7 "2006-03-31T11:24:57Z")
I’ve never done that before… Now I’m feeling temptation to try it 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Butters](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Butters](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Butters)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2006, 7:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-do-people-shake-their-cigarette-pack/183901/8 "2006-03-31T19:03:19Z")
Pfftt… smokers. I’m glad it’s been banned here in the UK in public areas. Finally i’l be able to go to the pub and not come out stinking of smoke. ---
**Author:** ![Digitalosophy](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/digitalosophy/32/1114_2.png) [@Digitalosophy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Digitalosophy)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2006, 7:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-do-people-shake-their-cigarette-pack/183901/9 "2006-03-31T19:27:54Z")
> [@Butters](#): > > Pfftt… smokers. > > I’m glad it’s been banned here in the UK in public areas. > > Finally i’l be able to go to the pub and not come out stinking of smoke. _passes tissue box_ lol j/k ---
**Author:** ![fester8542](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a183cd/32.png) [@fester8542](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/fester8542)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2006, 7:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-do-people-shake-their-cigarette-pack/183901/10 "2006-03-31T19:43:14Z")
I also _pack_ my smokes. They tend to burn longer and the head does not fall off as easily. ---
**Author:** ![unclesond](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@unclesond](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/unclesond)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2006, 8:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-do-people-shake-their-cigarette-pack/183901/11 "2006-03-31T20:14:14Z")
> [@Butters](#): > > Pfftt… smokers. > > I’m glad it’s been banned here in the UK in public areas. > > Finally i’l be able to go to the pub and not come out stinking of smoke. ahmen 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Butters](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Butters](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Butters)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2006, 11:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-do-people-shake-their-cigarette-pack/183901/12 "2006-03-31T23:18:32Z")
> [@Digitalosophy](#): > > _passes tissue box_ > > lol j/k :lol: _Passes hostpital bills_ 😛 ---
**Author:** ![thoriphes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9fc348/32.png) [@thoriphes](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/thoriphes)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2006, 12:46am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-do-people-shake-their-cigarette-pack/183901/13 "2006-04-01T00:46:45Z")
[size=1][color=white]True smokers roll up their own tobacco.[/color][/size]