two packs or two pack (2025)

I am browsing a shopping website. I see a product package, which has two pieces in it.

Two pack or Two packs?

What is the meaning of CT? 2 cts or 2 ct?

owlman5 said:

Hello, Happy House. I ordinarily use "pack" only to designate six-packs of beer or other beverages. One of them is a "six-pack". I've heard others use "twelve-pack" to designate twelve-packs of beer. You could reasonably use "two-pack" to describe something you bought that has two pieces in one package, but that's not an ordinary term in my speech.

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I got it. You mean two pieces in a pack. I often see "2 CT" in a package.

"Pack" is often used for cigarettes. A standard "pack" is 20 cigarettes.

Cigarette packs are shiped in "cartons". Each "carton" contains 10 "packs". At a retail store, you can buy individual packs. At some stores, you can also buy cartons, at a cheaper price (less than 10 times the price of a pack).

So "CT" could means "carton".

But if you are looking at the website, you can tell us: what is the product? Is it cigarettes? Cans or bottles of some beverage? What?

dojibear said:

"Pack" is often used for cigarettes. A standard "pack" is 20 cigarettes.

Cigarette packs are shiped in "cartons". Each "carton" contains 10 "packs". At a retail store, you can buy individual packs. At some stores, you can also buy cartons, at a cheaper price (less than 10 times the price of a pack).

So "CT" could means "carton".

But if you are looking at the website, you can tell us: what is the product? Is it cigarettes? Cans or bottles of some beverage? What?

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Thank you so much for the reply.

Bulk Luminessence LED Waterproof Tealight Candles with Beads, 21-ct. Packs at DollarTree.com

I just picked up a website randomly.

By the way, how do we say this sentence: I just picked up a website randomly

On this web page "ct" means "count". "21-ct packs" means "21-count packs". That means packages (packs) that contain 21 things.

The number 21 seems misleading to me. In the text below, it says that each pack contains ("comes with") 1 candle and 20 colorful plastic beads. So each pack does have 21 items (things) in it, but each pack only has one candle.

In small print, it says "Mininum you can buy: 1 case (24 units)". In this sentence, one "unit" is one "pack". So each box (case) that you buy has 24 "packs" in it, and costs $24.

Happy House said:

By the way, how do we say this sentence: I just picked up a website randomly

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That sentence is fine, except "picked up" (lifted in my hands) should be "picked" (chose).

"Randomly" is used correctly. AE speakers also use "at random" instead, especially at the end of a sentence:

I just picked a website at random.

dojibear said:

On this web page "ct" means "count". "21-ct packs" means "21-count packs". That means packages (packs) that contain 21 things.

The number 21 seems misleading to me. In the text below, it says that each pack contains ("comes with") 1 candle and 20 colorful plastic beads. So each pack does have 21 items (things) in it, but each pack only has one candle.

In small print, it says "Mininum you can buy: 1 case (24 units)". In this sentence, one "unit" is one "pack". So each box (case) that you buy has 24 "packs" in it, and costs $24.

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Thank you so much!!! I know the minimum order is 24 units. Ha Ha Ha, i think it is 1 candle+20 beads = 21 items.