You’ve just mailed your 1,800th tobacco tag to St. Louis. Weeks later, a wooden crate arrives containing your “free” Colt 1877 revolver. You think you’ve beaten the system…You haven’t. The Continental Tobacco Company just made you their customer for years, and the math was never in your favor. Welcome to Fudd Friday, where we’re examining the golden age of tobacco premium programs. Back when companies gave away firearms, wagons, toiletries, boxing gloves, baby strollers, and anything else you can think of to create captive customers.