Abstract: A dispenser for dispensing articles carried on a web, the dispenser comprising a web, articles carried on the web, and a container for containing the web, the container having an aperature in a wall thereof for permitting the discharge of the web therefrom, and the container provided with a foldable flap, which flap is folded to form a ridge depending from the interior surface of a container wall in a region near the aperature, whereby the ridge inhibits the discharge of the web from the containers. The dispenser may additionally include a receptable for receiving and supporting the container, at least part of the receptable being deformable, the deformable part defining at least a portion of an orifice through which the web discharged from the container extends, the deformable part inhibiting the discharge of the web from the container.