Receiving system comprising a first and a second device (1a, b) and a plurality of containers received between the two devices, the containers each comprising a top side, a bottom side and a closable opening, the two devices (1a, 1b) each comprising: a bottom (6a, 6b) comprising a first side (7a, 7b) and a second side (8a, 8b) opposite to the first side (7a, 7b), wherein the first side (7a, 7b) comprises a contact area for the plurality of containers, wherein the contact area comprises contact portions (10a, 10b), and one contact portion (10a, 10b) is respectively associated with one of the plurality of containers, wherein a contact portion (10a, 10b) comprises, on the respective first side of the device, an alignment device for aligning the container associated with the respective contact portion (10a, 10b), and wherein the alignment device is configured to at least engage with an opening of an opened respective container in portions, characterized in that, upon receiving opened containers, the contact portions (10a, 10b), on the first side of the bottom of the first device, contact the side of the container comprising the opening, and the respective alignment device at least engages with the opening of the container in portions, and the contact portions (10a, 10b), on the second side of the bottom of the second device, contact the side of the container facing away from the opening, and upon receiving closed containers, the contact portions (10a, 10b), on the second side of the bottom of the first device (1 a), contact the side of the container comprising the closed opening, and the contact portions (10a, 10b), on the first side of the bottom of the second device, contact the side of the container facing away from the opening. a bottom (6a, 6b) comprising a first side (7a, 7b) and a second side (8a, 8b) opposite to the first side (7a, 7b), wherein the first side (7a, 7b) comprises a contact area for the plurality of containers, wherein the contact area comprises contact portions (10a, 10b), and one contact portion (10a, 10b) is respectively associated with one of the plurality of containers, wherein a contact portion (10a, 10b) comprises, on the respective first side of the device, an alignment device for aligning the container associated with the respective contact portion (10a, 10b), and wherein the alignment device is configured to at least engage with an opening of an opened respective container in portions, characterized in that, upon receiving opened containers, the contact portions (10a, 10b), on the first side of the bottom of the first device, contact the side of the container comprising the opening, and the respective alignment device at least engages with the opening of the container in portions, and the contact portions (10a, 10b), on the second side of the bottom of the second device, contact the side of the container facing away from the opening, and upon receiving closed containers, the contact portions (10a, 10b), on the second side of the bottom of the first device (1 a), contact the side of the container comprising the closed opening, and the contact portions (10a, 10b), on the first side of the bottom of the second device, contact the side of the container facing away from the opening.