This guide explains how to read a cigarette carton SKU in the Qorvynx catalogue. The worked example is Marlboro Red Cigarettes – 1 Carton (10 Packs), SKU SS-302. Reading the SKU together with the displayed title is the fastest way to confirm which carton record you are looking at before any AUD price is compared. The guide only uses fields that can be verified on the live product pages; it is not a product review and it is not health advice.
What a Qorvynx SKU looks like
Every product in the Qorvynx catalogue carries a SKU that starts with the prefix SS- followed by a number. The code is a store record identifier, not a description of the product. Three examples read directly from the live product pages:
- SS-302 – Marlboro Red Cigarettes – 1 Carton (10 Packs)
- SS-325 – ESSE Menthol (Mechanical Green) Super Slim – 1 Carton (10 Packs)
- SS-370 – Mild MEVIUS 10mg Hard Pack – 1 Carton (10 Packs)
The catalogue currently lists 28 products across seven brand categories: Manchester (9), ESSE (5), Mevius (5), Marlboro (4), Dunhill (2), Double Happiness (2) and Kent (1). Each of those products has its own SKU, and each SKU points to exactly one catalogue record. When you see a code such as SS-302, treat it as a record reference rather than guessing its meaning from the number alone.
Read the SKU together with the full displayed title
The SKU is only half of the identity. The other half is the exact product name as displayed on the live product page. For the worked example in this guide, the pair is Marlboro Red Cigarettes – 1 Carton (10 Packs) and SKU SS-302. When you quote an entry, keep both fields together: the complete title and the SKU.
At the time of this entry, the live catalogue shows SS-302 at A$230.00 with stock status in stock. Price and stock are current store conditions and can change; the live product page is the authoritative record at the time of an order. If you contact the Qorvynx editorial desk about this guide, state the full displayed title and the SKU together so there is no ambiguity about which carton record is meant.
Match SKUs to brands using catalogue navigation
The Qorvynx shop groups products into brand categories, so the fastest navigation route is to open the brand page and then confirm the exact SKU on the product page. The Marlboro brand catalogue is at product-category/marlboro and the Manchester catalogue is at product-category/manchester. The same pattern applies to ESSE, Mevius, Dunhill, Double Happiness and Kent.
The number part of a SKU does not reliably encode the brand. Manchester SKUs, for instance, include SS-191 and SS-1779, while Marlboro SKUs include SS-278 and SS-330. Trying to guess a brand from the number alone can point at the wrong record. The dependable method is: open the brand category, read the full displayed title, and match the SKU on the product page.
What a SKU does and does not tell you
A SKU confirms which catalogue record is meant. That is its job. It does not encode the price, the stock level, the origin of the product, a flavour description, or a quality judgement. Those fields are read from the live listing, not from the code.
The sale unit is written in the product name as 1 Carton (10 Packs). A carton contains 10 individual packs, and the carton is the purchasing unit. Before any AUD amount is compared, confirm that the listing says 1 Carton (10 Packs), so the price is not attached to a single pack by mistake. Two records can share the same prefix and similar numbers while remaining separate records with separate prices.
Use the SKU to avoid picking the wrong carton record
Several Qorvynx records have names that look close to each other. MEVIUS Option Purple 8 (SS-355) and MEVIUS Premium Menthol Option Purple 8 (SS-339) are two separate records with two separate SKUs. Double Happiness Soft (SS-1049) and Double Happiness Soft Real (SS-1059) are another pair that differs in one word and one SKU.
When a name looks ambiguous, the SKU settles it: if the codes differ, the records differ. The journal entry on Double Happiness Soft vs Soft Real walks through a full comparison of this kind. For a repeatable method of building a carton record, see the four-field carton record for Manchester Reserve.
Frequently asked questions
What does the SS- prefix mean in a Qorvynx SKU?
The SS- prefix is the store SKU label used across the Qorvynx catalogue. Qorvynx does not publish an expanded meaning for the prefix; the reliable reading is to treat the whole code, prefix and number together, as a record identifier.
Does the SKU tell me how many packs are in the carton?
No. The pack count is stated in the product name as 1 Carton (10 Packs), not in the SKU. Always read the unit from the listing before comparing an AUD price.
Where can I check the current AUD price and stock for a SKU?
On the live product page for that SKU. Journal entries such as this guide are snapshots; the product page is the authoritative record at the time of an order.
Why do two similar products have different SKUs?
Each SKU is a separate catalogue record. If two listings have different SKUs, they are treated as two records even when the names look similar at a glance.
Related records
- Marlboro Red Cigarettes – live product page (SKU SS-302)
- Marlboro brand catalogue
- Manchester brand catalogue
- Double Happiness Soft vs Soft Real: carton record comparison
- Build a four-field carton record for Manchester Reserve
Adults 18+ only. Australia only. Tobacco contains addictive nicotine and smoking causes serious health risks; unit records are not health advice.
