The Barcode we love
On June 26th, 1974 at a Marsh supermarket in Troy, Ohio retail store checkout history was made. Mr. Clyde Dawson (the supermarket’s head of research & development,) took a 10-pack of Wrigley’s Juicy Fruit gum and the Universal Product Code (UPC*) was scanned by Sharon Buchanan (store cashier.) This gum became the first item ever to have its UPC barcode scanned at a supermarket. The gum and receipt has been rumored to be in the Smithsonian. The Smithsonian site denies this.
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I don’t understand how the QR codes work, I suppose it’s the same theory as this older barcode. This always reminds me of the Mark Of The Beast in the Bible.
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The barcodes have pretty much remained the same over the years I think. (I took the pic of the barcode off a product in our house this morning.) QR codes are beyond me too! LOL
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Such a mystery!
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The oversimplified version: The basic difference between a barcode and a QR code is the amount of data they can hold. Barcodes can only be read horizontally, where QR codes can be read horizontally and vertically, which allows space for more data. My former company started adding them to our products a few years back and that was one of the main reasons.
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Kevin Thanks for sharing, sir!.
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My pleasure! 😊
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UPC 811538010771
Jose Cuervo Especial Silver Tequila 1.75L
Cheers! 🍹
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Excellent research, Graham! 😉
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a good volume there, too 😉 common maximum volume for spirits over here seems to be a 1 litre bottle.
cheers! 🥂
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