therein a plurality of sunburst bottle retaining tabs 18 designed to be positioned under the necks 20 of the bottles 13 contained in the carrier the carrier also has hingedly attached to the apex of the u shape at least two downwardly depending legs 22 and 24 which are formed on each side of the bottle receiving openings and may contain advertising matter 26 as shown in the drawing the length of the downwardly depending legs depends on the extent of the advertising matter desired to be contained on the legs 22 and 24 and to a greater extent is dependent upon the desires of the purchaser of the carrier blank and how the various leg lengths appeal to his particular eye a handle means is formed in the upper portion of the downwardly depending legs 22 and 24 in the vicinity of the apex of the u shape for carrying the filled carrier by the consumer the handle means is formed by the use of a plurality of hinged handle tabs 28 which are hinged on the hinge line 30 and are die cut from the legs 22 and 24 by means of the die cut 32 positioned on the lower corners 34 and 36 of leg 22 and the lower corners 38 and 40 of the leg 24 are tape means in the form of a paper backed adhesive.