the present invention is a combination shipping and display device that is adapted to serve as both the manufacturer &# 39 ; s packaging and an easily assembled display stand for said articles . the present invention securely holds the articles to be shipped and displayed within recesses in a tray portion of a container . the tray portion of the container is preferably composed of ethylene vinyl acetate and each tray is individually created for each order . the trays may hold a variety of different items , such as knives , bottles of wine , cheese , and the like . whereas conventional manufacturer &# 39 ; s packaging is suitable solely to ship objects to a given destination , the present invention also has an organized , aesthetically pleasing , and engaging configuration for holding the articles that makes it doubly suited as a display stand .