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I'm totally impressed!
This is amazingly creative and innovative!
Posted by: Akai | April 04, 2008 at 11:42 AM
I think these bar codes don't comply with the standard (only handheld scanners can read them) but hey, nicely done!! :)
Posted by: Patrick | April 05, 2008 at 07:43 AM
@ patrick- Actually, I've seen some of these on the goods we get up at one of our Asian markets (most notable on a box of cookies sitting on my desk), and they were fully scannable on the register's built in reader. Pretty spiffy, and it brings a smile to my face to see them, they're so much better than boring barcodes.
Posted by: silentluciditi | April 05, 2008 at 11:01 AM
@ silentluciditi: thx for the info. That makes customers happy even when paying at the cash register ;) I wonder when I'll see these in North America.
Posted by: Patrick | April 07, 2008 at 05:50 PM