i started smoking silk cut purple when i was a teenager, and they were alright, but tasted badly of plastic from the filter, so i switched to other brands and kept experimenting with things like benson and hedges until if ound marlboro reds, the sweet tasting perfect cigi! nothing says mmmmmmmmm yea like marlboro reds, nice and strong, not to harsh and a nice taste. every now and then when im stuck for gettin them i go for other brands like john player blue, which arent bad but they smell more and just dont cut it! marlboro lights are terrible, bad taste and they just arent strong enough! im happy to drive the extra 2 miles to the nearest shop that has my reds, caus man do they help me with my day! are they bad for me? yea, but hell its my life, and id like to live a short happy rather than a long boring one. its my choice, and i choose marlboro reds all the way.