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The financial records, which included credit card statements, receipts and travel expense logs obtained by the Democrat and Chronicle under an open records request, reveal Damelio frequented smoke shops several times a month and sometimes, while visiting other cities,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], multiple times in a single day.
During one day in New York City in May, Damelio spent $164 at premier tobacconist Barclay-Rex,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], $110 at OK Cigars, a cigar shop and art gallery in SoHo, and $130 at Florio’s,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], a Little Italy restaurant and cigar lounge.[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]. On a trip to San Antonio, Texas, in September 2009, records show Damelio dropped $124 at Club Humidor, a tobacconist, before noon and another $136 at the same place barely four hours later.
A month earlier, in August 2009, the airport paid $512 for meetings Damelio attended at three different New York City smoke shops over two days. In an interview, Damelio acknowledged the charges may appear peculiar to some but said they were essential to airport business �D an airport that is smoke-free. The cigar parlor atmosphere appeals to his guests, Damelio said, adding that his knowledge of cigars enables him to be an effective host. He said he spends upward of $20 per cigar.
None of the receipts were itemized, making it impossible to identify what was purchased. But cigars in the $20 range include classes of Cohibas, Macanudos and La Gloria Cubanas.[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]. “Am I in an environment that is comfortable for me? Absolutely. But I like to show them, ‘Hey, I know this,’ and I can give them a good quality cigar,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych],” Damelio said. “I want them comfortable, and I want to be the one who knows the most. I’m looking for any upper hand that I can get.” The purchases are not limited to business trips.
The U.S. surgeon general released a new report this month warning that cigarette smoke causes immediate damage to smokers’ lungs and DNA, even in small amounts and from secondhand smoke. The report also accused U.S. manufacturers such as Altria (MO), Reynolds American (RAI), Lorillard (LO), and British American Tobacco (BTI) of deliberately making cigarettes more addictive through the use of nicotine in their products.[link widoczny dla zalogowanych].
Of course, the health effects of lighting up those cancer sticks have been understood by the public for decades, and there has been a long-term decline in demand for cigarettes in this country. Today, according to the CDC, fewer than 13% of Americans now smoke cigarettes every day.
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