Securing container holders to containers

A method of securing a container holder to a group of containers, the method comprising:

• advancing a plurality of containers into an apparatus for securing container holders to containers, the apparatus comprising:
• a feeder;
• a magazine for holding a plurality of container holders;
• a container holder support surface disposed between the feeder and the magazine and adapted to receive and support a single container holder of the plurality of container holders;
• a container holder transporter, the container holder transporter including first and second container holder retainers;
• a container holder press;
• and
• an egress support;
• retrieving a first group of containers from the plurality of containers;
• simultaneously retrieving a first container holder adapted to be secured to the first group of containers from the container holder support surface of the apparatus and retrieving a second container holder adapted to be secured to the first group of containers from a plurality of container holders disposed in the magazine of the apparatus;
• simultaneously depositing the first container holder onto the first group of containers and depositing the second container holder on the container holder support surface;
• and
• applying a downward force onto the first container holder to secure the first container holder to the first group of containers.