Sibbo@sopuli.xyz to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoHow unique are barcodes for groceries?message-squaremessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up131arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up131arrow-down1message-squareHow unique are barcodes for groceries?Sibbo@sopuli.xyz to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square15fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareZerlyna@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·4 months agoProduce has a PLU (price lookup code) which is standardized globally.
minus-squareSquibbles@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up4·4 months agoI’ve seen some produce with a sticker showing PLU and a barcode. Is the barcode in that case just an encoding of the PLU or something grower specific?
minus-squareCorkyskog@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up4·4 months agoIt’s and encoding of PLU, you can scan or enter the code.
minus-squarethisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·4 months agoits been over 20 years but I know that bananas will always be 4011
Produce has a PLU (price lookup code) which is standardized globally.
I’ve seen some produce with a sticker showing PLU and a barcode. Is the barcode in that case just an encoding of the PLU or something grower specific?
I am not sure.
I am also not sure
It’s and encoding of PLU, you can scan or enter the code.
its been over 20 years but I know that bananas will always be 4011