Here in the Buffalo NY area smokes are 7.00 and up for name brand. At the Indian Reservation they are quite a bit less (Tax free) But the Indian brands such as "Seneca" are 19.95 a carton. Last year at this time they were 10.00 per carton. NY has been trying to make the Indians charge Tax but the Indians claim it is against a Treaty. It is tied up in court now. About 10 years ago NY was pushing on the Indians for other tax issues and they (Indian) held up traffic on the NYS Thruway which runs thru the Seneca Nation Res. by burning tires in the road.