19 Comments for Why do they put those sticky labels directly on fruit?

• 1. LITTLEBEAR  |  February 15th, 2011 at 9:57 am

  advertisment…………….

• 2. LINDA  |  February 15th, 2011 at 10:35 am

  its scanned at the checkout line

• 3. Hippie24  |  February 15th, 2011 at 11:33 am

  I hate it too, but where else are they going to put them?

• 4. micahs3g  |  February 15th, 2011 at 12:17 pm

  To advertize the brand name

• 5. spackler  |  February 15th, 2011 at 12:48 pm

  I love the sticky labels…They’re the best part.

• 6. simpson3303  |  February 15th, 2011 at 1:27 pm

  To show the cashier what the code and they count how much. Now scientists are testing new edible ink codes. I don’t think peanuts will get it

• 7. JCsimple  |  February 15th, 2011 at 1:56 pm

  It’s all about the marketing my friend…since fruit is not individually packaged, the companies had to come up with a way to let you know what company supplied it.

• 8. alexi  |  February 15th, 2011 at 2:03 pm

  actuly the one’s that ive seen , dont get scanned at the chekout…
  but it advertisment…
  and it not that hard to get em off…
  grow nails!!!lol

• 9. alexandra j  |  February 15th, 2011 at 2:04 pm

  i have a huge collection of them but they are kinda annoying i guess

• 10. jenny  |  February 15th, 2011 at 2:52 pm

  People think that putting sticky labels on ton fruit is the Best way, where else could they put it?

• 11. ratboy  |  February 15th, 2011 at 3:03 pm

  It’s so they can tell how much that fruit costs. Each label has a number on it. The cashier enters the number, puts the fruit on the scale and the register calculates the cost based on the price by weight for that particular type of fruit.

  They’re hard to get off sometimes, but they help out the supermarket so i guess it’s worth it.

• 12. Robert B  |  February 15th, 2011 at 4:03 pm

  SO THE KNUCKLEHEADS KNOW WHAT TYPE OF ITEM YOU ARE BUYING SO THEY CAN CHARGE YOU.

  ALSO BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING!

• 13. correlationrevelation  |  February 15th, 2011 at 4:45 pm

  The labels each have a code that the cashier looks at if he or she doesn’t already know the code. The cashier punches that code into the keypad. It’s a smaller sticker than it would have to be if it had a UPC on it.

• 14. rosesharon55  |  February 15th, 2011 at 5:12 pm

  So the cashier knows which code to punch into the register. There are so many kinds of apples and plums and tomatoes that they need the code to be sure you’re charged correctly. Don’t complain about it. Buy your fruit at a farmer’s market stand and you won’t have sticky labels on it.

• 15. Rocket Monkey  |  February 15th, 2011 at 5:44 pm

  Be cause they dont to individually wrap each fruit to label only the wrapper. And if they bag every fruit people might want a different number and not buy them anyway.

• 16. musicchick  |  February 15th, 2011 at 6:07 pm

  well first off sticky labels are called stickers second they do that to show wut company it is i think its the law but if it isnt get over it all you have to do is take your index finger and thumb pinch them on the sticker an dpull and wa la it s off the fruit

• 17. libby l  |  February 15th, 2011 at 6:18 pm

  So it will stay there

• 18. booboo  |  February 15th, 2011 at 6:51 pm

  for one where else do you put it , the sticker has a plu that the cashier puts into the computer and it brings up the correct item that is sitting on the scale because all plus are different.

• 19. Brian B  |  February 15th, 2011 at 6:52 pm

  Yo! You don’t think on the fruit that is like a band-aid where they shoot them up with all the chemicals to keep them longer on the shelf?

  Putting them on peanuts? Oh that is a sure fire resume winner. My last job, I spend 8 ours putting stickers on nuts.

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