Delicate and funny appearance, novel style, lightweight, easy to carry, can be put into bags, pockets, handbags, and so on Rounded edges, comfortable to the touch, no harm to the hand Keep cigarettes from moisture and mold effectively Full of fun can be a home, bar, party, hotel decoration, etc
Avoid smoking, chewing tobacco and drinking alcohol
Then you light it on fire, and you suck the toxic smoke into your lungs. If they described that, then asked you how long smoking would take to kill you, youd say, I dont know a minute? Like, the fact you can get away with doing it 40 times a day for decades is actually pretty astounding
Some of the appeal might also be nostalgic: In recent years Millennials experimented with indie sleaze, Gen Z revived the Y2K aesthetic, and Tumblr even had a brief resurgence, as my colleague Kaitlyn Tiffany wrote in 2022