A diaper is packed by being vacuum-sealed within a vacuum chamber. The
method includes: (a) disposing a compressible absorbent diaper within an
interior space defined by a flexible substantially air impermeable
encasement within a chamber, the chamber for creating a vacuum state and
sealing the encasement disposed within the chamber; (b) creating a vacuum
state within the chamber and the interior space defined by the
encasement; (c) sealing the encasement within the chamber such that the
interior space of the substantially air impermeable encasement is
completely sealed, and such that the compressible absorbent diaper is
completely enclosed within the sealed interior space; and (d) pressing at
least a portion of the compressible absorbent diaper with a smooth
surface to flatten a face of the diaper.