The tobacco industry is a business that has been around for hundreds of years and has a lot of history behind it.
The packaging for cigarettes has changed over time as well, starting out with simple paper bags and then moving on to cardboard boxes that were sealed at both ends. The plastic boxes were replaced by cardboard ones that were opened from the ends so they could easily be folded flat into a rectangular shape before being inserted into each other. Furthermore, these boxes are more eco friendly than the plastic box option.
Cigarette boxes are the most different since the box style is specifically used for cigarette packaging only. These boxes come in a standard size for five, ten and twenty cigarettes. This makes it easy for people to know what they are getting and also to find out how many packs they need to get.