8 Comments for why does like half of the things in the planet have barcodes on them?

• 1. Shant  |  September 19th, 2009 at 1:03 pm

  It’s a different “Language” for computers so when you scan it, it shows price and what it is.

• 2. Joseph the Second  |  September 19th, 2009 at 1:07 pm

  It’s a “Tracking Code” -filled with Information about WHERE the Product came from, WHEN it was made, How Much it’s supposed to be sold for- & stuff like THAT … If ANY thing with a Barcode were to make You Sick, -It could be traced BACK to WHERE that Item CAME from- to see if something was DONE Wrong- in the Process of making it. THEN it could be Fixed- so Other people wouldn’t become ill- too !!! Pretty Cool- huh? :)

• 3. Goldenchest  |  September 19th, 2009 at 1:48 pm

  Erm… last time I checked, this is the Astronomy and Space section…

  Anyway, it’s to make checking items out easier. It would take much more time to manually type out the code.

• 4. nitebearer  |  September 19th, 2009 at 2:35 pm

  Bar codes ID the product. This makes it easier for the logistics companies handling the warehousing and shipping of the products and also it really helps the larger retailers as all inventory is in the computers. So when checking out the item is scanned by the bar code and up pops the price. This has made large retailers life so much more simple as the bar codes are just scanned and the system is instantly updated, when received, sold and and automatic restocking control.
  Bar codes have sort of revolutionized the retail trade especially in stores with thousands of different items.

• 5. dewcoons  |  September 19th, 2009 at 3:20 pm

  Because no on has come up with a practical way yet to bar code the other half.

  The water bottle probably has a bar code on it so it can be scanned at the cash register when purchased to the store can charge your for it. Once scanned, it is also adjusted in the store’s inventory so it known how many it still has of the item, and in some cases the people who sold the bottle to the store are not paid until it is sold.

  Many manufacturing plants bar code the individual parts of the items they produce so they can scan them as they are going down the assembly line. This allows them to track inventory and production. Also to confirm that the rights parts are being put together.

  Other uses of a bar code would be for shipping. Scanning the bars before they level the factory and after they reach the vendor serves as a proof that the item was shipped and received.

  Hundreds of other uses are made everyday of bar codes.

• 6. teafortwo  |  September 19th, 2009 at 3:48 pm

  A long time ago, back when dinosaurs roamed the parking lots, cashiers at the grocery store had to ring every item up manually. Thank God for bar codes and laser scanners!

• 7. Mentor397  |  September 19th, 2009 at 4:11 pm

  Bar codes were invented to make both pricing and inventories easier to manage by making items identifiable by scanners to computers. As savings and convenience were passed on to the consumer, competition meant that more businesses had to use it in order to maintain market share.

  In essence, the bar code on your water bottle meant that the cashier didn’t have to memorize the price or look it up when you purchased it. It reduced the chances of a price mistake when you paid for it. And the store where you purchased it from was able to tell that it sold one and would need to order one to replace it.

• 8. gintable  |  September 19th, 2009 at 4:18 pm

  Only items purchased in a store have barcodes on them.

  You should spend some more time in nature and you will see that much more than half the items on this planet do not have barcodes.

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