Why must certain stores stick on their own UPC labels?
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Why must certain stores stick on their own UPC labels?
Why do some store chains need to apply their own UPC label to the backs of DVD packages?
I've seen the same DVD in one store just have the one it originally came with and then the that DVD at another store with a big white one stuck over the original one.
Sometimes its even the same # on it.My Cinderella one for example.
I've seen the same DVD in one store just have the one it originally came with and then the that DVD at another store with a big white one stuck over the original one.
Sometimes its even the same # on it.My Cinderella one for example.
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Originally Posted by Slowpc
Well , the only time I see it mainly is with the stores "bonus" that is included. So that they can track the sales of that version of it.
My South Park Season 5 (from Target) actually had one stuck UNDER the shrink wrap, and I've seen some at other that did not have that.
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Most stores slap on their own UPCs (even though they are the same numbers sometimes) to avoid fraudulant returns.
For example, if I buy Batman Begins at Wal-Mart for $16, their unique UPC prevents me from taking it to Best Buy and returning it for the full price.
And even though the UPC numbers might be the same, they are set up differently somehow (I'm not technically proficient with this aspect of the system), so you can't return DVDs to stores you didn't buy them from.
I hope that made sense.
For example, if I buy Batman Begins at Wal-Mart for $16, their unique UPC prevents me from taking it to Best Buy and returning it for the full price.
And even though the UPC numbers might be the same, they are set up differently somehow (I'm not technically proficient with this aspect of the system), so you can't return DVDs to stores you didn't buy them from.
I hope that made sense.
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To help support the overseas sticker manufacturers.
But I know whatcha mean. I thought maybe it had to do with standardizing the UPC itself so the store's barcode readers didn't have problems.
But I know whatcha mean. I thought maybe it had to do with standardizing the UPC itself so the store's barcode readers didn't have problems.
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Originally Posted by wastro
Most stores slap on their own UPCs (even though they are the same numbers sometimes) to avoid fraudulant returns.
For example, if I buy Batman Begins at Wal-Mart for $16, their unique UPC prevents me from taking it to Best Buy and returning it for the full price.
And even though the UPC numbers might be the same, they are set up differently somehow (I'm not technically proficient with this aspect of the system), so you can't return DVDs to stores you didn't buy them from.
I hope that made sense.
For example, if I buy Batman Begins at Wal-Mart for $16, their unique UPC prevents me from taking it to Best Buy and returning it for the full price.
And even though the UPC numbers might be the same, they are set up differently somehow (I'm not technically proficient with this aspect of the system), so you can't return DVDs to stores you didn't buy them from.
I hope that made sense.
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Originally Posted by Snowmaker
But without a receipt, you can't get cash back anyway at most places.
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Some DVD titles have different UPC codes based on the security device that has been placed inside the case. Chains like Target, Wal-Mart, Best Buy, Circuit City, etc. must purchase product containing security tags that match the systems they have installed at their front doors. Often studios will need multiple UPC codes to identify the security system being used. The boxes are printed for the bulk of the distribution and stickers (those under the shrink-warp) are added to identify an alternate type of security tag.