A corrugated cardboard container is disclosed which includes a top handle assembly. The top handle assembly is formed from a relatively light paperboard product and is then applied to the corrugated cardboard container after the cardboard container is assembled. This system has the advantage of using relatively inexpensive paperboard to form the top of the container and handle which are subject to less stress than the bottom of the container which must be formed of the corrugated cardboard. Not only does the container of the present invention utilize a smaller amount of the relatively expensive corrugated cardboard material, but the use of the paperboard as the container top allows advertizing indicia and uniform product code information to be applied directly on the top of the carton. This is not possible in standard corrugated cardboard cartons because the corrugated cardboard does not accept ink in a satisfactory manner. Also disclosed is the use of a viewing window and a split package design in connection with the novel top of the present invention.