4 Comments for Which Product was the First in the World to have a BarCode on it?
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jules vane | July 31st, 2010 at 10:11 pm
Wrigley’s Gum
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wcc_dan | July 31st, 2010 at 10:31 pm
The devil
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zxcv | July 31st, 2010 at 11:22 pm
Wrigley’s gum – On June 26, 1974 at 8:01am, the first product with a bar code, a 10-pack of Wrigley’s Juicy Fruit chewing gum, was scanned at a check-out counter at a Marsh supermarket in Troy, Ohio. This pack of gum was picked from the cart by a shopper (Clyde Dawson) who simply chose the gum first. Sharon Buchanan (now retired) was the cashier who made the first UPC scan. The register rang up this sale – 67 cents (according to wrigley.com see ’1974′) – marking the first time in history that a UPC was used at checkout. With that, a new, computerized era in supermarket shopping began.
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Gemini7 | July 31st, 2010 at 11:50 pm
The first item was scanned at 8.01am on June 26,1974,it was a ten pack of Juicy Fruit chewing gum.
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4 Comments for Which Product was the First in the World to have a BarCode on it?
1. jules vane | July 31st, 2010 at 10:11 pm
Wrigley’s Gum
2. wcc_dan | July 31st, 2010 at 10:31 pm
The devil
3. zxcv | July 31st, 2010 at 11:22 pm
Wrigley’s gum – On June 26, 1974 at 8:01am, the first product with a bar code, a 10-pack of Wrigley’s Juicy Fruit chewing gum, was scanned at a check-out counter at a Marsh supermarket in Troy, Ohio. This pack of gum was picked from the cart by a shopper (Clyde Dawson) who simply chose the gum first. Sharon Buchanan (now retired) was the cashier who made the first UPC scan. The register rang up this sale – 67 cents (according to wrigley.com see ’1974′) – marking the first time in history that a UPC was used at checkout. With that, a new, computerized era in supermarket shopping began.
4. Gemini7 | July 31st, 2010 at 11:50 pm
The first item was scanned at 8.01am on June 26,1974,it was a ten pack of Juicy Fruit chewing gum.
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