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A shipping carton adapted to hold sheet products in packages is provided. The shipping carton includes a carton having an internal compartment configured to hold packages of sheet products. The carton has a first pull tab and a second pull tab. A tear strip is connected to the first pull tab and it

A shipping carton adapted to hold sheet products in packages is provided. The shipping carton includes a carton having an internal compartment configured to hold packages of sheet products. The carton has a first pull tab and a second pull tab. A tear strip is connected to the first pull tab and it extends about an inner surface of an inner perimeter of the carton to connect to the second pull tab. The tear strip is configured such that when a user pulls as least one of the first and second pull tabs, the carton is separated into two separate containers. A shipping assembly and a method of using a shipping carton are also provided.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method of using a shipping carton adapted to hold packaged sheet products, the method comprising: providing a shipping carton having a plurality of walls which cooperate to provide an internal compartment configured to hold packages of sheet products, the carton having a fi

What is claimed is: 1. A method of using a shipping carton adapted to hold packaged sheet products, the method comprising: providing a shipping carton having a plurality of walls which cooperate to provide an internal compartment configured to hold packages of sheet products, the carton having a first pull tab and a second pull tab positioned in an adjacent and confronting relationship with pull indicia, a tear strip comprising a continuous internal tear strip which includes no perforations into the plurality of walls of the carton, the tear strip connected to the first pull tab and extending about an inner surface of an inner perimeter of the carton to connect to the second pull tab, the shipping carton filled with packages of sheet products; determining a location of the internal tear strip in the absence of perforations in the shipping carton's walls; moving the shipping carton into a position for separation of the shipping carton into separate containers via the pull indicia such that the packages of sheet products contained therein will not move out of each separate container as the shipping carton is opened; pushing the first pull tab to release the pull tab from a sidewall; pushing the second pull tab to release the pull tab from the sidewall; grasping each of the pull tabs between a thumb and finger and at least initially pulling the first and second pull tabs in a direction indicated by the pull indicia such that the non-perforated internal tear strip begins separating the shipping carton into two separate containers, each container having side walls and an opening, until only one common sidewall of the shipping carton joins the two containers together; pivoting one container away from another container by bending the common sidewall such that packages of sheet products contained within each container are positioned such that they will not fall out of the containers; detaching the tear strip from the containers thereby separating the shipping carton into two separate containers, the opening in each container having an area larger than an area provided by a smallest side wall of the container, each container being configured to be completely filled with packages of sheet products with no substantial space between packages or between the packages and the container. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein in the step of separating the carton into two containers, the packages fill each container such that a side walls of each exposed package is coplanar to a newly created top edge of each sidewall of each container. 3. The method of claim 1, wherein in the step of providing a shipping carton, the first and second pull tab is formed in one of the plurality of walls of the carton. 4. The method of claim 1, wherein in the step of providing a shipping carton, pull indicia is provided on a wall adjacent at least one of the first and second pull tabs. 5. The method of claim 1, wherein in the step of providing a shipping carton, the carton is configured such that, when separated into containers, the containers are configured to fit on lower shelves of a cleaning cart. 6. The method of claim 1, wherein in the step of providing a shipping carton, each of the packages completely covers an outer surface of each of a group of sheet products. 7. The method of claim 1, wherein in the step of providing a shipping carton, each of the packages is further defined as comprising a band. 8. A method of using a shipping carton adapted to hold packaged products, the method comprising: providing a shipping carton having a plurality of walls which cooperate to provide an internal compartment configured to hold packages, the carton having a first pull tab and a second pull tab positioned in an adjacent and confronting relationship, a tear strip comprising a continuous internal tear strip which includes no perforations into the plurality of walls of the carton, the tear strip connected to the first pull tab and extending about an inner surface of an inner perimeter of the carton to connect to the second pull tab, the shipping carton filled with packages; pushing the first pull tab to release the first pull tab from a sidewall; pushing the second pull tab to release the second pull tab from the sidewall; grasping each of the pull tabs between a thumb and finger and at least initially pulling the first and second pull tabs a direction opposite each other such that the non-perforated internal tear strip begins separating the shipping carton into two separate containers, each container having side walls and an opening, until only one common sidewall of the shipping carton joins the two containers together; pivoting one container away from another container by bending the common sidewall such that packages of sheet products contained within each container are positioned such that they will not fall out of the containers; detaching the tear strip from the containers thereby separating the shipping carton into the two separate containers. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein the opening in each container has an area larger than an area provided by a smallest side wall of the container, each container being configured to be completely filled with packages of products with no substantial space between packages or between the packages and the container. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein in the step of separating the carton into two containers, the packages fill each container such that a side walls of each exposed package is coplanar to a newly created top edge of each sidewall of each container. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein in the step of providing a shipping carton, the first and second pull tab is formed in at least one of the plurality of walls of the carton. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein in the step of providing a shipping carton, pull indicia is provided on a wall adjacent at least one of the first and second pull tabs. 13. The method of claim 8, wherein the tear strip comprises a continuous internal tear strip which includes no perforations into the plurality of walls of the carton. 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising a step of determining a location of the internal tear strip in the absence of perforations in the shipping carton's walls. 15. The method of claim 8, further comprising a step of moving the shipping carton into a position for separation of the shipping carton into separate containers via the pull indicia such that the packages of sheet products contained therein will not move out of each separate container as the shipping carton is opened.