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Johnny D
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i don't think so.... i hope not |
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somebody else
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No. It is for pricing pour poses only. They don't care who bought it. Just that you paid the right price. Get over it. You are not that important. |
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M L
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No |
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salihe66
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I wouldn't think that's technologically possible if you pay with cash.
Credit cards might be a different story, but still....I highly, highly doubt they would go to the trouble. And even if they could, somehow I doubt it'd be legal. |
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texas jeep kid
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It cant,
In simple terms the barcode is like a sentance saying
"I am one bud light 12 oz and I cost 1.99"
or something (I dont drink so I dont know the right numbers)
then the computer scanning it in says ok.
and charges 1.99 plus tax.
The barcode for that exact product is the same almost nationwide
Good luck with the bet |
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Mel
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No. To prove it, take your pal to the store, pick up two identical bottles of beer and compare the bar codes -- you'll find that the bar codes are identical. |
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jorg24
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bar codes are only for having inventory control. it only says what is the product and its price not who bought it. if you buy with credit card it is another story. |
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coloklute
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No, but you may have come up with a good idea. Too bad for minors! HA! |
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masonry
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The barcode could not tell the authorities who bought the bottle since the barcode is the same on all the bottles of that exact product. In other words if two were sold the barcode would be the same and it could be one of two people, if five were sold it could be one of five people. The barcode helps the store keep inventory of what they have sold if they use this technology but not to whom they've sold it. The barcode is probably the same barcode for that exact product throughout the entire country. The authorities may tell you they can tell who bought the bottle this way, they cannot though. Tell them, to tell you who bought then they obviously don't need you to tell them anything. |
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JulyBaby
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Just stop drinking, you can't afford to loose any more brain cells. |
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Crystal C
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Nope... sure can't |
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Jack
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No, the bar code is also called a UPC (universal price code) code. It is used to identify inventory in a store. Each product has a a unique code. The code can be scanned at the register to lookup the price and decrease/increase the store's inventory count for purchases and returns. |
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courage
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Pay with cash and you wont have to worry. |
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Heather
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How would that even be possible? Barcodes are read only- information cannot be stored in them. And, the barcode on every bottle of the same type of alcohol is going to read exactly the same. So, no. |
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thehairydrummer
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Only if the authorities took it back to the exact store you bought it from and you paid with a credit card. |
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bsouthe
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they do tell where the item was purchashed from..
and especially if a crime or accident occurred...they will track you down!! |
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Star of Fla
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They sure can! The scanner recorders what time the product was purchased match that to the camera [they all have them] and you get convicted. It happened when my nephew was killed by a drunk teenage driver!! The teen driver=5 years the purchaser =10 years. Check your receipt the time is on everyone! |
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kj
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No. All it could do is trace it back to the store of purchase. Then I guess it would be up to whether the clerk remembers selling it or not. |
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Lestat
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no. barcodes are used for product recognition and bookkeeping. (scanning places no info on the barcode). i suppose if the person paid with credit and the cops wanted to be ambitious they could spend a few hours looking through register tape |
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oneyed
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Absolutely not! This is not what a bar code does. This is an inventory and pricing tool. The bar code does not receive information. It is not a surveillance tool. Bar codes do not record anything, all functions must be inputted into the code. Big- Brother may be watching, but not from the benign bar codes. |
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hugh.G.rection
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If you buy it using a discount card, I'm sure it could be. But think about this... If you pay cash and don't use a discount card, there is no way of tracing it back.
To answer the question, yes and no. depending on whether you use a credit card to purchase the bottle or not. |
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