953 nut 68,096 #1 Posted June 26 June 26, 1974 The Universal Product Code (UPC) is scanned for the first time to sell a package of Wrigley's chewing gum at Marsh Supermarket in Troy, Ohio. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 12,682 #2 Posted June 26 And probably by that July we all discovered how temperamental Barcodes printed on thin plastic bags can be... Lesson learned- at my local Lowes and Home Depot - if you grab the last of an item on the shelf and the barcode is either illegible or missing, take a picture od the display price with the barcode to bring to the register....otherwise it can be a prolonged uphill struggle to get the part-time cashier to properly identify the item.... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
