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Bar codes aren't generally used to hold prices. Prices are held in the computer of the store where the items are carried. Scanning a bar code allows the computer to identify the item, and its price is called up from computer memory and charged to the customer. Prices are changed electronically as a function of data processing, and this allows the market to change prices (like for sales) with key strokes or mouse clicks. Some markets use another bar code for some sale items, but as stated, that bar code isn't generally for holding price information.
There is a newer information tag that is actually a 2-dimensional bar code, and it is more information dense than the standard bar code. It's called a quick response (QR) code. Like the original bar code, it can be scanned and the item identified. Appropriate pricing resides in the computer. We also see QR codes used to identify things or provide information other than just that of products on a store shelf.
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∙ 12y agoThe manufacturer or puts the barcode on the package. While the manufacturer may or may not have a suggested price, it's up to the final retailer to decide how much to sell the item for.
A barcode does much more than tell price. It can tell the computer the particular item which was sold. A store with the proper software and database can keep track of inventory and determine when to reorder items.
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Where is the price of items stored instead of bar codes?
they are ether priced on the packiging or on the store self i think that is right anyways x
What is never stored on a barcode?
Technical details of how to build a nuclear bomb is seldom stored on bar codes.
What phone app compares prices by taking pictures of bar codes?
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Why is price not included in shop bar codes?
Because a bar code lasts for years, and prices vary. Because a bar code crosses borders, and currencies differ
How have barcodes improved society?
Bar codes have improved society by making it easier for items that you're buying to be identified, stored, and bought.
What are the modern bar codes in the shapes of squares called?
Those newer bar codes are still bar codes, but they are 2-dimensional bar codes, and we call them quick response(QR) codes.
How can you get a categories for your upcs bar codes?
how can i get categories from newport pleasure ,so i can use my upcs bar codes,like a one time i send my bar codes in and they send me what i send for with my bar codes
What country bar code is 200?
Countries do not have bar codes. They may have calling codes, or postal codes, internationally recognised. Bar codes are usually for items on retail sale.
Bar Code?
Download an app for your smartphone that has a bar code scanner. It will help you check prices when you're at the store and see if you've overpaying. Some bar codes even have extra information and coupon deals written into them when you scan them.
What are the square black and white optical patterns seen in newspapers?
I think you mean QR Codes. QR Codes are a relatively new and less-complicated bar-codes. If you have an android smart-phone or an iphone you can actually scan them yourself and see what information is stored within them.
Do bar codes tell you when a product was purchased?
if you have an ipod you can download an app that will scan bar codes and it will tell you.
What is a bar code reader and is it buyable?
Bar codes no longer need specialized equipment to read them. Your smartphone has many apps that can read bar codes. There are apps where you can learn about the many types of bar codes and even generate and print bar codes of your own.
