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A consumer product comprises a container for packaging a composition having a scent. A removable cap is fitted to the container, with the cap and the container defining a cavity therebetween. The cap has an orifice, for communicating between the cavity and an exterior of the cap, and a manually defo

A consumer product comprises a container for packaging a composition having a scent. A removable cap is fitted to the container, with the cap and the container defining a cavity therebetween. The cap has an orifice, for communicating between the cavity and an exterior of the cap, and a manually deformable part which is adapted to be displaceable thereby to displace air from an internal location within the cavity outwardly through the orifice.

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1. A consumer product comprising a container for containing a scented composition to be dispensed from the container during use by a user, and a cap fitted to the container, the cap and the container defining a cavity therebetween, the cap having an orifice, for communicating between the cavity and

1. A consumer product comprising a container for containing a scented composition to be dispensed from the container during use by a user, and a cap fitted to the container, the cap and the container defining a cavity therebetween, the cap having an orifice, for communicating between the cavity and an exterior of the cap, and the cap further having a manually deformable part which is adapted to be displaceable thereby to displace air that is scented by the scented composition to be dispensed from the container during use by a user from an internal location within the cavity outwardly through the orifice. 2. A consumer product according to claim 1 wherein the manually deformable part comprises a flexible membrane. 3. A consumer product according to claim 1 wherein the manually deformable part is disposed at an upper surface of the cap. 4. A consumer product according to claim 3 wherein the manually deformable part comprises a majority of the upper surface of the cap. 5. A consumer product according to claim 1 wherein the manually deformable part is composed of a thermoplastic elastomer. 6. A consumer product according to claim 5 wherein the manually deformable part and the orifice are provided in a common body of thermoplastic elastomer. 7. A consumer product according to claim 1 wherein the orifice is composed of an elastic material which maintains the orifice in a substantially closed condition in the absence of a pressure differential across the orifice. 8. A consumer product according to claim 7 wherein the orifice is provided in a thermoplastic elastomer. 9. A consumer product according to claim 1 wherein the manually deformable part has an external surface shaped with a recess for receiving a finger of a user. 10. A consumer product according to claim 1 further comprising a tamper evident element connecting together the container and the cap. 11. A consumer product according to claim 1 wherein the container is a roll-ball container containing a liquid composition. 12. A consumer product according to claim 1, further comprising a solid stick of a scented composition, wherein the solid stick of the scented composition is positioned within the container. 13. A consumer product according to claim 12 wherein the cap is located at a bottom of the container. 14. A consumer product according to claim 1, further comprising an anti-perspirant or deodorant composition positioned within the container. 15. A consumer product according to claim 14 wherein the cap is a secondary cap which seals the bottom of the container. 16. A package for a consumer care product, comprising: a container for containing a scented consumer care composition;a scented consumer care composition to be dispensed from the container during use by a user and positioned within the container, wherein the scented consumer care composition has a scent and the scented consumer care composition is selected from a liquid composition and a solid composition;air within the package, wherein the air is scented by the scented consumer care composition; anda scent sampler for displacing the air which contains the scent from an internal location within the package to a location outside the package without opening the package. 17. A package according to claim 16 wherein the scented consumer care composition comprises a stick of a solid anti-perspirant or deodorant. 18. A package according to claim 16 wherein the scent sampler comprises a manually deformable part and an orifice, the manually deformable part being adapted to be displaceable thereby to displace air from the internal location outwardly through the orifice. 19. A package for a consumer product comprising a container containing a scented composition having a scent, the scented composition to be dispensed from the package during use by a user and being selected from a liquid and a solid composition, and a scent sampler for displacing air which contains the scent from the scented composition from an internal location within the package to outside the package without opening the package while an entirety of the scented composition, except for the scent within the scented air, remains within the container. 20. A package according to claim 19 wherein the scent sampler comprises a manually deformable part and an orifice, the manually deformable part being adapted to be displaceable inwardly thereby to displace air from the internal location outwardly through the orifice. 21. A package according to claim 19 further comprising a tamper evident element sealing the package. 22. A package according to claim 19 wherein the container is a roll-ball container for containing a scented composition. 23. A package according to claim 19 wherein the container contains a stick of a solid anti-perspirant or deodorant composition. 24. A method of packaging a consumer product within a package, the method comprising: disposing a composition in a container, the composition being, selected from a liquid personal care composition and a solid personal care composition;applying a cap to the container to seal the container, the cap including a manually actuatable scent sampler for displacing scented air located between the cap and the container to outside the package without opening the package;permitting a scent from the composition to become infused in the air located between the cap and the container; andforming the package so as to allow the scented air to be displaced from the container while an entirety of the composition, except for the scent within the air, remains within the container. 25. A method of sampling the scent of a consumer product, the method comprising: providing a package comprising a container, scented air positioned within the container, and a scented composition positioned within the container, wherein the scented composition has a scent, the scented air contains the scent from the scented composition, and the scented composition is selected from a liquid composition and a solid composition; anddisplacing the scented air which contains the scent from an internal location within the package to outside the package without opening the package while an entirety of the scented composition, except for the scent within the scented air, remains within the container.