What Do You Call A 5-Pack Of Tins?

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Wasn't sure if there was a specific name in the industry for plastic wrapped 5-packs of tins. A buddy of mine calls them tongs, which makes since to me since Chinese Pu'erh tea cakes come in similarly disk shaped packages that are stacked inside of a bamboo tube that is sliced down the sides and left closed on one end. The bamboo is the "tong", but if you buy a multi pack of tea cakes it's still referred to as a tong even if it's been re-wrapped in plastic or a cardboard tube or some other material. I just kind of realized that I hadn't seen anyone else calling wrapped stacks of tins "tongs" so maybe there was some other more common name for them.
 
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