Abstract: A cigarette carton comprises opposite front and rear walls, opposing side walls, a top portion and a generally open bottom portion. The bottom portion comprises a plurality of closure flaps connected to at least several of the front, rear and side walls, and a horizontal hinge line connects each closure flap to its respective carton wall. Each closure flap has a fully open position where the flaps are inside the carton and rest on the carton walls to which they are connected to thereby enable cigarette packs to be placed in and removed from the carton. The closure flaps have a closed position where the flaps are positioned at an angle slightly inside the carton to retain the contents of the carton.