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A package has a stack of disposable absorbent products in an enclosure defined by a flexible polymer material. The enclosure has top and bottom walls, sidewalls extending between the top and bottom walls, and end walls disposed opposite one another. A compressed stack of disposable absorbent product

A package has a stack of disposable absorbent products in an enclosure defined by a flexible polymer material. The enclosure has top and bottom walls, sidewalls extending between the top and bottom walls, and end walls disposed opposite one another. A compressed stack of disposable absorbent products is located in the interior of the enclosure and exerts an expansion force against the end walls from the interior. The compressed stack includes a first disposable absorbent product contacting one of the end walls, which has a portion that is substantially transparent. The first disposable absorbent product includes a graphic display on an outer surface thereof that faces that end wall. No portion of the graphic display is visible through the substantially transparent portion of that end wall.

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1. A package of disposable absorbent products, comprising: an enclosure defined by a flexible polymer material, having an interior, and including a top wall, a bottom wall disposed opposite said top wall, first and second sidewalls disposed opposite one another and extending between said top and bot

1. A package of disposable absorbent products, comprising: an enclosure defined by a flexible polymer material, having an interior, and including a top wall, a bottom wall disposed opposite said top wall, first and second sidewalls disposed opposite one another and extending between said top and bottom walls, and first and second end walls disposed opposite one another; anda compressed stack of disposable absorbent products in said interior and exerting an expansion force against said end walls from said interior, said compressed stack including a first disposable absorbent product contacting said first end wall from said interior,wherein:said first end wall has a first substantially transparent portion,said first disposable absorbent product includes a first graphic display on an outer surface thereof facing said first end wall, andno portion of said first graphic display is visible through said first substantially transparent portion of said first end wall. 2. The package of claim 1, wherein said graphic display comprises a plurality of individual figures spaced from one another, none of said figures being visible through the substantially transparent portion of said first end wall. 3. The package of claim 1, wherein: said compressed stack has a second disposable absorbent product contacting said second end wall from said interior, said second disposable absorbent product having a second graphic display on an outer surface thereof and facing said second end wall,said second end wall has a portion that is substantially transparent, andno portion of said second graphic display is visible through said substantially transparent portion of said second end wall. 4. The package of claim 3, wherein said first and second graphic displays are at least substantially similar. 5. The package of claim 1, wherein each of said disposable absorbent products in said stack includes a graphic display on a respective outer surface thereof at least substantially similar to said first graphic display. 6. The package of claim 1, wherein said substantially transparent portion is an elongated strip having a width no greater than about 25 mm. 7. The package of claim 6, further comprising identifying indicia on said substantially transparent portion. 8. The package of claim 1, wherein said substantially transparent portion includes a seal of said enclosure. 9. The package of claim 1, wherein at least one of said first or second sidewalls or said top or bottom walls includes a second substantially transparent portion. 10. The package of claim 1, wherein said second end wall is substantially opaque. 11. The package of claim 1, wherein each of said disposable absorbent products is selected from the group consisting of incontinence pads, feminine pads, training pants, baby diapers, and adult diapers. 12. The package of claim 11, wherein said first disposable absorbent product includes a front panel, a back panel, and a crotch panel between said front and back panels, said first graphic display being located on at least one of said front or back panels. 13. The package of claim 11, wherein said first disposable absorbent product includes a front panel, a back panel, a crotch panel between said front and back panels, and an outer wrapping element enveloping said front, back, and crotch panels, said first graphic display being located on said outer wrapping element. 14. A package of disposable absorbent products, comprising: an enclosure defined by a flexible polymer material, having an interior, and including a top wall, a bottom wall disposed opposite said top wall, first and second sidewalls disposed opposite one another and extending between said top and bottom walls, and first and second end walls disposed opposite one another; anda compressed stack of disposable absorbent products in said interior and exerting an expansion force against said end walls from said interior, said compressed stack including a first disposable absorbent product contacting said first end wall from said interior,wherein:said first end wall has an elongated strip portion that is substantially transparent,each of said disposable absorbent products includes a graphic display on a respective outer surface thereof, said graphic display of said first disposable absorbent product facing said first end wall from said interior, andno portion of said graphic display of said first disposable absorbent product is visible through said elongated strip portion of said first end wall. 15. The package of claim 14, further comprising indicia on said elongated strip displaying information associated with the disposable absorbent products contained in said package. 16. The package of claim 14, wherein at least one of said first or second sidewalls or said top or bottom walls includes a second portion that is substantially transparent. 17. A method of packaging a stack of compressed disposable absorbent products, at least a first one of the disposable absorbent products located at an end of the stack having a graphic display on an outer surface thereof, the method comprising: enclosing the compressed stack with a flexible polymeric material having at least one substantially transparent portion, so as to define an enclosure having an interior and further having a top wall, a bottom wall disposed opposite the top wall, a pair of sidewalls disposed opposite one another and extending between the top and bottom walls, and a pair of end walls, the compressed stack exerting an expansion force against the end walls from the interior; andpositioning the compressed stack and flexible polymeric material relative to one another such that:(a) the at least one substantially transparent portion is located at a first one of the end walls of the enclosure,(b) the graphic display faces the first one of the end walls, and(c) no portion of the graphic display is visible through the at least one substantially transparent portion. 18. The method of claim 17, further comprising: defining a seal of the enclosure at the at least one substantially transparent portion. 19. The method of claim 17, further comprising: displaying information on the substantially transparent portion, the information being associated with the disposable absorbent products contained within the enclosure. 20. The method of claim 17, wherein the flexible polymeric material has at least a second substantially transparent portion, the method further comprising: positioning the compressed stack and flexible polymeric material relative to one another such that the second substantially transparent portion forms part of at least one of the top wall, bottom wall, or the sidewalls of the enclosure.