Abstract: A flexible package may include a front surface, a rear surface, a seal, and a defect. The rear surface may be coupled to the front surface. The front surface and the rear surface may form a bag to hold a product. The seal may join the front surface to the rear surface to seal the bag. The defect may be located in one of the front surface and the rear surface proximate the seal. The defect, upon separation of the front surface from the rear surface at the seal, may be being exposed and operable to remove a portion of the bag from one of the front surface and the rear surface. Removal of the portion may facilitate access to the product.