06/26/2025
Today is National Barcode Day! This proves there is nothing in this world we can’t put a celebration to.
Well, I guess we are obligated to talk about UPCs today. Universal Product Code, that's what UPC stands for. Look at you, doing all the learning today!
Did you know that we are regulated and regularly inspected by the Arizona Department of Weights and Measures to ensure our barcodes are all in order and ring up at the intended price?
Did you also know that, unlike some major grocery chains currently in the news, eh hem, we PASS our inspections every time!? And our posted pricing discrepancy policy is that if a product does ring up differently than the posted shelf label, we will honor the lower of the two.
Barcodes aren’t just for lookin’ snazzy, they help us track inventory, too!
QR codes are just another type of barcode, too, did you know that? They might look modern and high-tech, but they aren't really any different than your standard UPC string. They can just store more data, is all!
Fun Fact: Wrigley's Juicy Fruit gum was the very first barcode introduced into the economy!
So, uhm…. Happy Barcode Day? Yeah, we don’t really get it, either, but we do like our UPCs here at the Merc!
Have a great Thursday, y’all.