The True Cost of Smoking

[RonJonSurfer]

NH man charged 23 quadrillion dollars for smokes

MANCHESTER, N.H. – A New Hampshire man says he swiped his debit card at a gas station to buy a pack of cigarettes and was charged over 23 quadrillion dollars.

Josh Muszynski (Moo-SIN'-ski) checked his account online a few hours later and saw the 17-digit number — a stunning $23,148,855,308,184,500 (twenty-three quadrillion, one hundred forty-eight trillion, eight hundred fifty-five billion, three hundred eight million, one hundred eighty-four thousand, five hundred dollars).

Muszynski says he spent two hours on the phone with Bank of America trying to sort out the string of numbers and the $15 overdraft fee.

The bank corrected the error the next day.

Bank of America tells WMUR-TV only the card issuer, Visa, could answer questions. Visa, in turn, referred questions to the bank.

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[The Seeker]

Quadrillion?

[miamisammy29]

Damn, the taxes are high on smokes these days!

[RonJonSurfer]

...but you just need one sale to eliminate the national debt.

[MarcM]

I'll bet that bastard Rob Reiner is behind it

[Lucky]

See there, I knew I quit at the right time.

[Kevin]

...and how are you feeling now ? Some claim to have more energy , sleep and eat better , less tension , certainly a bit more money , smells/tastes are stronger or more intense, etc .

-Trying to Quit in Tokyo

[Shawna]

it was the increased senses of smell and taste that my dad commented on so many years ago when he quit.

[Levis]

I don't understand why people START in the first place.

Well, actually I do - peer pressure is a terrible thing.

[edna]

It' s cheaper in Spain...

[MuzikTyme]

It's cheaper in Spain...

I've . . .

Never Been to Spain ~ Three Dog Night

[c_s_1987]

[Shawna]

It' s cheaper in Spain...

My bet would be that it's just as ultimately expensive in Spain as anywhere else.

[MindCrime]

Imagine the rewards, if he had paid it off!