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The present invention relates to an inner container configured for shipping, storing, and displaying products. The container comprises upper and lower portions linked by a discontinuous line of weakness, wherein the upper portions collectively form a container top section that can be easily and clea

The present invention relates to an inner container configured for shipping, storing, and displaying products. The container comprises upper and lower portions linked by a discontinuous line of weakness, wherein the upper portions collectively form a container top section that can be easily and cleanly removed and disposed of, while the lower portions collectively form a container bottom section that is retained for displaying contained products.

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1. An inner container configured for shipping, storing, and/or displaying goods, including a bottom wall, two side walls, a front wall, and a back wall; the inner container further comprising a top section and a bottom section; the top section comprised of an upper portion of the front wall, two

1. An inner container configured for shipping, storing, and/or displaying goods, including a bottom wall, two side walls, a front wall, and a back wall; the inner container further comprising a top section and a bottom section; the top section comprised of an upper portion of the front wall, two upper portions of the side walls, and optionally an upper back wall; the bottom section comprised of a lower portion of the front wall, two lower portions of the side walls, the back wall and the bottom wall, the container top and bottom sections being linked by a discontinuous line of weakness having portions positioned substantially diagonally on the two side walls; wherein removal of the container top section from the container bottom section provides a display unit having side walls that increase in height from the front wall of the display unit to the back wall of the display unit, and wherein, prior to removal of the container top section from the container bottom section, the upper portion of the front wall is not in contact with the lower portion of the front wall. 2. The inner container of claim 1, wherein the distance between the lower portion of the front wall and the upper portion of the front wall ranges from 5 percent to 80 percent of the total height of the front wall as measured from the bottom of the lower portion of the front wall to the top of the upper portion of the front wall. 3. The inner container of claim 2, wherein the upper portions of the side walls comprise at least one tab projecting therefrom. 4. The inner container of claim 1, housing a plurality of products. 5. The inner container of claim 4, wherein the products are individual packages of products. 6. The inner container of claim 5, wherein the products comprise skin care products. 7. The inner container of claim 1, wherein the upper portion of the back wall is not connected to the lower portion of the back wall. 8. The inner container of claim 1, wherein the upper portion of the back wall is connected to the lower portion of the back wall by a further portion of the discontinuous line of weakness. 9. The inner container of claim 1, wherein the distance between the lower portion of the back wall and the upper portion of the back wall ranges from about 5 percent to about 30 percent of the total height of the back wall as measured from the bottom of the lower portion of the back wall to the top of the upper portion of the back wall. 10. The inner container of claim 1 having at least about 1 cutout disposed along a portion between the container top section and the container bottom section. 11. The inner container of claim 10, wherein the cutout is located in at least one of the following locations selected from the front wall, the back wall, and the side wall. 12. The inner container of claim 1 wherein the side wall has a lower end and an upper end, and the length of the line of weakness along a side wall is from about 35 percent to about 90 percent, based upon the overall length of the side wall from the lower end to the upper end. 13. The inner container of claim 1 wherein the length of the discontinuous line of weakness along the front wall or back wall is from about 20 percent to about 80 percent, based upon the width of the front wall or back wall, respectively. 14. The inner container of claim 1, wherein the line of weakness is a perforated line comprising land components and perforation components. 15. The inner container of claim 14, wherein each land component is from about 0.25 to about 4 millimeters in length. 16. The inner container of claim 14, wherein each perforation component is from about 0.5 to about 25 millimeters in length. 17. The inner container of claim 1, wherein the upper portions of the side walls comprise at least one tab projecting therefrom.