Playfare Cigarettes: Every Line We Carry, Compared
Quick answer: Playfare cigarettes come in four lines at Absolute Smokes: Full Flavour, Lights, Menthol and Ultralight. That is the second broadest lineup in our catalogue after the Canadian range. Every Playfare line is a king size carton of 200 cigarettes, 10 packs of 20, at $45 per carton for 1 to 20 cartons, $40 for 21 to 49, and $30 at 50 or more.
What lines do Playfare cigarettes come in?
Four: Playfare Full Flavour, Playfare Lights, Playfare Menthol and Playfare Ultralight. Of the 11 brands we carry, only the Canadian range has more lines, with five, so Playfare is the widest single-brand choice in the catalogue after it.
What makes the lineup useful is not the number of lines but the categories they cover. The four Playfare products span all four of the conventional non-flavoured categories we sell: Full Flavour, Lights, Menthols and Ultra Light. Most brands in our catalogue cover one or two of those categories. Playfare covers all four, which means that whichever category you already buy from, there is a Playfare product sitting in it.
| Line | Category | Base price per carton | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| Playfare Full Flavour | Full Flavour | $45 | 200 king size, 10 packs of 20 |
| Playfare Lights | Lights | $45 | 200 king size, 10 packs of 20 |
| Playfare Menthol | Menthols | $45 | 200 king size, 10 packs of 20 |
| Playfare Ultralight | Ultra Light | $45 | 200 king size, 10 packs of 20 |
Playfare has no flavoured line. The only flavoured cartons in our catalogue are the Crush range, which sits outside the volume tiers at $65 per carton.
How do you choose between the four Playfare lines?
By category, because nothing else separates them. All four lines are the same price at every tier, the same king size length, and the same carton of 200. There is no format decision and no price decision inside the brand; the only decision is which category you buy from.
A note on what those category names are: Full Flavour, Lights and Ultra Light are conventional industry labels for positions within a range. They are not specifications we measure or publish, and we do not describe how any product tastes. What we can tell you is how the labels are conventionally used, which is enough to match like for like: if you buy from the full flavour shelf today, the corresponding Playfare product is Playfare Full Flavour; if you buy lights, it is Playfare Lights; and so on down the lineup. Our guide to full flavour vs lights vs ultra light explains the category system in more depth.
Two of the four lines are worth flagging because of how scarce their categories are in our catalogue. Playfare Menthol is one of only three mentholated products we carry, and Playfare Ultralight is one of only two Ultra Light products. If either of those categories is yours, Playfare is on a short list by default, not because of anything about the brand but because few of our brands cover those categories at all.
How much do Playfare cigarettes cost?
$45 per carton at the base tier, and less as the count of a line rises. All four Playfare lines are priced identically and follow the standard volume tiers, which work out as follows per carton, per pack and per cigarette.
| Quantity of a line | Price per carton | Price per pack of 20 | Cost per cigarette |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 to 20 cartons | $45 | $4.50 | 22.5 cents |
| 21 to 49 cartons | $40 | $4.00 | 20 cents |
| 50 or more (1 case) | $30 | $3.00 | 15 cents |
The tiers count cartons per product line, not per cart. Twenty-one cartons of Playfare Lights price at $40 each, but eleven Lights plus ten Menthol stay at $45 each, because neither line reaches 21 on its own. If you are buying at volume and want the discount, concentrate the quantity in the line you actually smoke rather than spreading it thin across the lineup.
How does Playfare compare to the other brands we carry?
On price, it does not, and we would rather say that plainly than imply otherwise. Every non-Crush brand in the catalogue is $45 per carton on the same tiers, so Playfare costs exactly what every alternative costs. Choosing between brands here is a lineup question: which brand covers the category you buy, and whether you want one brand able to cover several categories in a single order.
| Brand | Lines | Categories covered |
|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 5 | Full Flavour, Lights, Menthols, Ultra Light |
| Playfare | 4 | Full Flavour, Lights, Menthols, Ultra Light |
| BB | 3 | Full Flavour, Lights, Menthols |
| Canadian Goose, Nexus, Rolled Gold | 2 each | Full Flavour, Lights |
| DM | 2 | Full Flavour |
| DK, Putters | 1 each | Lights |
| Discount | 1 | Full Flavour |
Read that table as a coverage map. If you only ever buy full flavour, ten of our eleven brand families offer you something and Playfare has no structural advantage. If your household or order spans categories, say a lights buyer and a menthol buyer ordering together, Playfare and Canadian are the two brands that can supply both from one name. The Crush flavoured range is the deliberate omission from the table: it is a different category entirely, priced at $65 and outside the tiers.
What format do Playfare cigarettes come in?
Cartons of 200 only: 10 packs of 20 per carton, king size, for all four lines. We do not sell single packs of anything, so if you want one pack of Playfare to try, an online carton retailer is the wrong place to buy it. The carton format is where the pricing works, and it is identical across the whole catalogue, so there is no format comparison to make between Playfare and any other brand we sell.
Fifty cartons of one line make a case: 500 packs, or 10,000 cigarettes. The case matters because it is the quantity that triggers the $30 per carton price, the lowest in the tier table above. Our carton vs case guide works through that math in full.
How do you order Playfare cigarettes online?
Add at least 2 non-Crush items to the cart and check out. Two Playfare cartons meet the minimum, and so does one Playfare carton plus any other non-Crush product; mixing is allowed. Non-Crush products are capped at 80 cartons per line per order, a fraud control rather than a supply limit, and orders needing more than 80 of one line are handled by email.
Payment is by Interac e-Transfer, which uses Autodeposit and confirms automatically, or by credit card. Shipping is a flat $25 anywhere in Canada, charged once per order, and orders of $450 or more ship free, which is 10 cartons at the base price. Dispatch is within 24 to 48 hours in discreet packaging, and transit after that depends on the carrier and your location. We sell and ship within Canada only.
Because the $25 is charged once per order and not per carton, its weight falls as the order grows: on a two-carton minimum order it adds $12.50 per carton, on five cartons it adds $5, and at ten cartons of any mix, $450 at the base price, it disappears entirely. If you are ordering Playfare anyway, getting the cart to $450 is usually worth doing, and the four-line lineup makes that easy to reach without buying ten of a single line: the free shipping threshold counts the whole cart, even though the price tiers do not.
Our picks:
- You buy full flavour: Playfare Full Flavour: from $45 a carton.
- You buy lights: Playfare Lights: from $45 a carton.
- You buy menthol: Playfare Menthol: one of only three menthols we carry.
- You buy ultra light: Playfare Ultralight: one of only two ultra lights we carry.
- Buying in volume: 21 cartons of one line drops every carton to $40, and 50 drops them to $30.
Frequently asked questions
What lines do Playfare cigarettes come in?
Playfare comes in four lines: Full Flavour, Lights, Menthol and Ultralight. Each one is a king size carton of 200 cigarettes, sold at the same price and on the same volume tiers.
How much is a carton of Playfare cigarettes?
$45 per carton for 1 to 20 cartons of a line, $40 for 21 to 49, and $30 at 50 or more. All four Playfare lines use the same tiers.
How many cigarettes are in a Playfare carton?
200, packed as 10 packs of 20. The format is identical across all four Playfare lines.
Are Playfare cigarettes cheaper than other brands?
No. Every non-Crush brand we carry is priced identically, so Playfare costs the same as the rest of the catalogue at every tier. The reason to pick Playfare is lineup coverage, not price.
Does Playfare come in menthol?
Yes. Playfare Menthol is one of only three mentholated products in our catalogue, so Playfare is one of the few brands here that covers the menthol category.
Does Playfare come in ultra light?
Yes. Playfare Ultralight is one of two Ultra Light category products we sell, alongside one line from the Canadian range.
Are Playfare cigarettes king size?
Yes. Every product in our catalogue is king size, including all four Playfare lines, so there is no size choice to make.
Can I order a single carton of Playfare?
Not on its own. The cart needs at least 2 non-Crush items to reach checkout. Two Playfare cartons work, and so does one Playfare carton plus any other non-Crush product.
How many Playfare cartons can I order at once?
Up to 80 cartons per line in a single order. If you need more than 80 of one line, contact us by email and we will arrange it manually.
Do the volume discounts combine across Playfare lines?
No. The tiers count cartons per line, so 21 cartons of Playfare Lights price at $40 each, but 11 Lights plus 10 Menthol stay at $45 each.
How long does a Playfare order take to ship?
Orders are dispatched in 24 to 48 hours in discreet packaging. Transit time after dispatch depends on the carrier and your location.
Does Absolute Smokes ship Playfare outside Canada?
No. We sell and ship within Canada only, with flat $25 shipping and free shipping on orders of $450 or more.
Ready to order?
Every Playfare line is a king size carton of 200, 10 packs of 20, priced on the tiers above. First order gets 20 percent off with code WELCOME20.
Start with the line that matches your category: Playfare Full Flavour: from $45 a carton. Dispatched in 24 to 48 hours, Canada-wide, in discreet packaging. Flat $25 shipping, free at $450 and over.
Related reading: our brand comparison guide, full flavour vs lights vs ultra light explained, the Canadian brand lineup guide, and how carton pricing works in detail.