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Are clothing barcodes going to be the same on branded items, from place to place?
My question is, to what extent can BARCODES, if scanned and interpreted (by barcode font, I assume) be expected to return the SAME INFORMATION (in whole or in part), from store to store?
Let's say I get a barcode from a pair of Levi's #51, size 40 jeans, at Macy's.
Would a pair of Levi's #51, size 40 jeans, at Dillars or Kohls be the same barcode from the manufacturer? Or would it be the same in part?
(and no, I'm not trying to start some sophisticated tag swapping criminal gang, I'm trying to develop a small local app for price sharing among consumers and couponing type stuff).
and before you just say "no", let me even expand:
...Let's say the barcodes actually return substantially different text, when interpreted.
1) Would they be likely to return data in such a format that could be compared anyway? Such as would they both contain the text "Levi" and "jean" and "51" , such that additional programming might be done to compare THAT text for similar items?
2) Is there something else (upc # etc) that would be the same, even if not the term I'm using ("barcode") ?
1 Answer
- HimLv 75 years ago
Barcodes for products remain constant from store to store. It what each store's individual computers do with that information that varies. But if scan a pair of 501's in any store it will come up as 501's
