Why Do People Pack Their Cigarettes?

Some people pack their cigarettes from the top down. Cecil adams asked, why do people do that? Does it do any good? The hate mail poured in and there was an almost endless list of reasons why people pack their Cigarettes. It keeps the lid end from falling off. Makes your cigarette easier to light by exposing more paper. Is a symptom That we're not sure why we want it to be true, but we do want it toBe true. is pluto a planet? Why does it bother so many people when they discover that it's not? Because it requires a shift in our paradime?