MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. -- Jill L. Lamison, a Marine wife here is committed to helping her husband kick his bad habit by auctioning her husband’s cigarette butt on www.ebay.com.

With two more days of bidding left, Lance Cpl. Earl J. Lamison, a motor transport operator with Alpha Company, 2nd Transport Support Battalion, is getting ready to kiss his habit goodbye and is looking forward to a healthier, smoke-free life. Lamison and his wife made a bet that his cigarette butt would not sell for more than one dollar.

“I wanted him to quit for his own health and for our daughter,” explained Jill, “I quit smoking a few years ago and have been bothering him about it for a while.”

After several failed attempts, Jill decided to rally support from the online community to motivate her Marine to get a breath of fresh air.

“One day we were just sitting around and we made a bet that if I could sell his cigarette butt on E-Bay, he would stop smoking for good,” she said.

Thus far, the endeavor has gone well, with a top bid of $75.

“I think this is going to help me quit,” said Earl, who admitted he should have stopped puffing on cigarettes a long time ago.

“He’s never broken a promise to me,” agreed Jill, gloating in her victory of winning her bet.
Listed on E-Bay as “hubbys butt,” the family plans to use the funds to purchase nicotine patches or gum to help him get over his addiction.

Jill says they will donate a portion of the monies to the American Cancer Society.