Smokers are taking yet another hit at the end of the month. The 'powerwalls' you see in stores behind cashiers are going to be a thing of the past as of May 31, 2008.
You can read about the ban on a Facebook group that has organized some information about the cause here.
But, if you think Facebook isn't reliable enough, check out the Ministry of Health Promotion's website and read about the strict new guidelines concerning cigarettes and the tobacco display ban.
Do you think that this 'out of sight, out of mind' technique is going to help lower the rate of smoking - or the rate at which new smokers are created? I think that it will. Slowly, but surely.
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I agree with taking the packets out of plain sight.
On the other hand, what happens to us, as package designers? Does it matter what the package looks like anymore? If no one can see them, why should companies pay their designers to make a stellar pack, if no one will see them?
Perhaps we should put all the alcohol in the LCBO and BEER STORE behind a cover, since there are so many people are killed as a result of drunk driving.
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