Can barcodes set off the alarm?

Can barcodes set off the alarm?
u know at the store? i know that there is the metal strip they put on some items, but if a barcode goes inscanned, can it set off the alarm?
haha no im not stealing anything i no it sounds like a strange question lol

Best answer:

Not a regular old bar code – the metal strips are little sensors that are picked up by the anti-shoplifting system. The bar code like on a can of soup does nothing to set off an alarm

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3 Comments for Can barcodes set off the alarm?

  • 1. John D  |  April 11th, 2008 at 5:15 am

    If your planning on doing anything illegal I suggest you don’t. But barcodes do set the alarm off. Well atleast I think so. Its probably not worth trying anything. If I offended you by assuming that you were trying to do something while you were really not oops. But the question does souond a little fishy.

  • 2. rangerbaldwin  |  April 11th, 2008 at 5:41 am

    nope. It isn’t magnetic or electronic it is just printed on the item.

  • 3. MRFILLUP  |  April 11th, 2008 at 6:27 am

    no barcodes do not set off the alarm
    it usually is a magnetic strip of some kind, in electronics usually its stuck to somewhere around the box, if not its inside.

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