a multiple compartment bag comprises a backing sheet and a cover sheet forming a first compartment open at its top end . a second compartment , usually shorter , is formed by a compartment forming sheet and a closure sheet overlying the cover sheet and one another , these smaller sheets being sealed at their edges to the edges of the two larger sheets to maximize the width of the compartment . the second compartment opening is labyrinthine , formed by the overlap between the compartment forming sheet top portion and the overlying closure sheet bottom portion . the length of the overlap is at least 30 % of the total length of the second compartment , as compared to 10 % in a prior proposal , and preferably is not more than 70 %, thus ensuring safe retention of a bulky article in the second compartment while providing for ease of its insertion and its subsequent easy removal by the recipient . such a bag is especially suited to package a large flat article , such as a newspaper , in the first compartment , and a smaller but bulkier article , such as a sample cereal box , in the second compartment . the bags are especially adapted for ready hand insertion of the articles into their respective compartments by distribution personnel in the field of advertising sample distribution from bulk supplies of the bags , publications and articles . the invention also provides inexpensive methods of making such multiple compartment bags .