Carrier for information storage unit and method

A carrier for use to attach a product to a printed and bound publication, said carrier comprising:

• a flexible panel having opposite and generally parallel surfaces and a first end edge with opposite ends;
• a flap extending from the first end edge, an attachment area being formed adjacent said first end edge and between the panel and flap;
• a flexible cover overlying and secured to a said surface of the panel at a securement area at least partially surrounding a pouch formed between the cover and the panel with the securement area defining an outer perimeter of the pouch, the pouch being sized and shaped similar to the size and shape of a product to be contained within the pouch, said cover being separate from the panel prior to being secured to the panel;
• and
• a tear strip in at least one of the panel and the cover and when severed, operable to form an opening into the pouch for removal of a product therein.