A master package comprising: a plurality of utility packages, each of said utility packages including a plurality of absorbent articles; characterised by the master package further comprising a removable master packaging surrounding said plurality of utility packages and having a hollow interior sized and shaped for receiving said plurality of utility packages, wherein the plurality of utility packages is arranged in at least one stack inside the master packaging, and in that said utility packages include utility packaging including a flexible pocket having a hollow interior sized and shaped for receiving said plurality of absorbent articles, and a reclosable opening extending into the hollow interior of the pocket sized and shaped for permitting at least one of said plurality of articles to be withdrawn from the hollow interior of the pocket; and wherein each utility packaging includes a flap attached to the pocket adapted for covering the opening to retain said plurality of absorbent articles in the hollow interior of the pocket, said flap being selectably movable between an open position in which the opening is generally unobstructed by said flap to permit said at least one article to be withdrawn through the opening and a closed position in which the flap covers the opening and an exterior area of the pocket to retain said plurality of articles in the pocket and to prevent said at least one article from passing through the opening wherein each utility packaging comprises a rectangular sheet having opposing side edges (92,94) and a first fold extending between said side edges (92,94) so that each side edge (92,94) has a front portion and a back portion separated by said first fold and so that said first fold forms a bottom of the pocket, and wherein the front portion of each side edge (92,94) is joined with the corresponding back portion of each side edge (92,94) thereby forming opposing sides of the pocket, and wherein the sheet has a second fold extending between said side edges (92,94) generally parallel to and above said first fold so that said second fold separates the flap from the pocket. a plurality of utility packages, each of said utility packages including a plurality of absorbent articles; characterised by the master package further comprising a removable master packaging surrounding said plurality of utility packages and having a hollow interior sized and shaped for receiving said plurality of utility packages, wherein the plurality of utility packages is arranged in at least one stack inside the master packaging, and in that said utility packages include utility packaging including a flexible pocket having a hollow interior sized and shaped for receiving said plurality of absorbent articles, and a reclosable opening extending into the hollow interior of the pocket sized and shaped for permitting at least one of said plurality of articles to be withdrawn from the hollow interior of the pocket; and wherein each utility packaging includes a flap attached to the pocket adapted for covering the opening to retain said plurality of absorbent articles in the hollow interior of the pocket, said flap being selectably movable between an open position in which the opening is generally unobstructed by said flap to permit said at least one article to be withdrawn through the opening and a closed position in which the flap covers the opening and an exterior area of the pocket to retain said plurality of articles in the pocket and to prevent said at least one article from passing through the opening wherein each utility packaging comprises a rectangular sheet having opposing side edges (92,94) and a first fold extending between said side edges (92,94) so that each side edge (92,94) has a front portion and a back portion separated by said first fold and so that said first fold forms a bottom of the pocket, and wherein the front portion of each side edge (92,94) is joined with the corresponding back portion of each side edge (92,94) thereby forming opposing sides of the pocket, and wherein the sheet has a second fold extending between said side edges (92,94) generally parallel to and above said first fold so that said second fold separates the flap from the pocket.