Plastic container having chamfered corners

A blow molded plastic container, comprising:

• a base;
• a body extending upward from the base;
• a neck extending upward from the body;
• a finish extending upward from the neck and having an opening;
• an integral handle having a lower end attached to the body and an upper end attached to the neck;
• first and second chamfered corners integral with the body and extending upward from the base to the neck;
• and
• third and fourth chamfered corners integral with the body and extending upward from the base to a vertical position of the container adjacent the lower end of the handle.

A plastic container, comprising:

• a base;
• a body extending upward from the base;
• a neck extending upward from the body;
• a finish extending upward from the neck and having an opening;
• and
• an integral handle having a lower end attached to the body and an upper end attached to the neck;
• wherein a horizontal cross section of the container at a vertical position below the lower end of the handle is an octagon, the octagon having a first pair of opposite sides and a second pair of opposite sides,
• the first pair of opposite sides having no common edge with either of the second pair of opposite sides,
• the first pair of opposite sides having a first length, and
• the second pair of opposite sides having a second length longer than the first length.