Parliament

Parliament cigarettes is one of the many brands of cigarettes manufactured by the Philip Morris tobacco company. This brand of cigarettes is best known for its unique filter, which is recessed paper, as opposed to the foam filter, found on other brands. This filter not only makes these cigarettes more environmentally friendly since the paper is better than the foam they are also healthier for the smoker themselves.

Often characterized by their sharp flavor, Parliaments have also earned themselves several different nicknames among smokers. "P-Funks" and "P-Lights" are two popular nicknames for the full flavored cigarettes, and the light flavored cigarettes. "P-Funks" stems from a popular funk band called "Parliament Funkadelic" or "P-Funks". Other popular nicknames for this brand of cigarettes include "Parlies" and "Parlie Lights". The smokers who choose Parliament as their brand of choice have a fondness for them that shows in the nicknames they have given to the Parliament cigarettes.

Parliament cigarettes come in more varieties besides full flavored and lights. Some of the different varieties include: Parliament Super Slims, Parliament Menthol, Parliament Extra Lights. Most every type of Parliament cigarettes also include menthol varieties.

Although they are manufactured in Europe, they are extremely popular in the United States, as well as in Russia. This is in part because they are sold at less cost than most other brands of cigarettes. While they make up very little of Philip Morris sales in the United States, Parliament cigarettes are one of the most popular brands of cigarettes in Russia. They are also very popular in:Japan, Israel, Argentina, Turkey, Throughout the rest of the European market, Parliament cigarettes are not well known, thus, causing popularity in these areas to be low. To try to bring up popularity, Philip Morris opted to launch a small, but very focused, ad campaign to spread the word of these great cigarettes. He was concerned that a larger campaign may take a negative toll on the image of premium brand cigarettes and in turn cost him more money than he was hoping to make because of the campaign.

Today, Parliament cigarettes are popular all around the world, including the United States of America. Not only do smokers enjoy the unique taste of this brand of cigarette, but the unique filters also draw attention. In addition, the low price of Parliament cigarettes cannot be beat in complaisant of the more popular brands.