Icmeler Online Holiday Forum & Reviews - Turkey

Just watched tv programe fake britton . It was showing fake vodka and other drinks being sold in england mostly local off-licence. But what my concern was tobacco golden virginia i bought my son a box of 5 pouches from dalaman airport on this tv show it says if it does not have snap seal on the pouch its fake. This tobacco i bought from dalaman duty free does not have a snap seal on it. bit concerning

Aye but that's Turkey for you Tobacco's a killer anyway so I wouldn't worry too much...nicotine, fomaldehyde, cyanide etc etc [BTW, am a smoker so that's tongue in cheek]
Suppose when I'm an ex-smoker, i'd say why on earth do loved ones buy it

my husband gets it from dalaman, and he reckons its ok never, never buy it from the guys in the market, as it is fake.
caroleann

I don't think you have anything to worry about, I always get mine from Dalaman and it seems fine even though there is no snap seal on the packets. Also I have recently bought some Golden Virginia from Jesey and these did not have the snap seal either. I think the chap on the tv programme maybe slightly misinformed.

Just got some from Tenerife with no snap seal-its fine. As far as I know its just the UK packets that have the snap seal.

I have , in the past , purchase Golden Virginia from the Duty Free in Dalaman and it was what it it says on the packet , I dont think they are allowed to sell fake tobacco at the duty free , Buying it from the Market is a different matter !!!

glad to know others have bought without the snap seal. The programe was a bit misleading .

pat175 wrote:glad to know others have bought without the snap seal. The programe was a bit misleading .

It's not misleading at all. The programme is called Fake Britain and gave the correct information for how the product is supplied in the U.K.