Could anything be more confusing?
After I spent nearly $800 to get a unique company identifier for creating bar codes, I found out that you can buy one-off bar codes for just a little more than 1% of that. Granted, it comes with a caveat that says not all stores will accept them - Wal-Mart being chief among them, so what - but clearly it's ok with Whole Foods since they referred me to one of these sites in the first place.
I called to cancel my membership with GS1 which they will do for a cool $250 for "administrative fees." This is supposedly part of the license agreement but I couldn't find this printed anywhere, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed that I can get out of it. Still, I'd rather be out $250 than $800. Before canceling, though, I have to be sure that Total Wine will accept these bar codes.
I submitted a new item form to them today and they require a scannable UPC with the form, so I went ahead and purchased 2, one for them and one for WFM. If Total Wine doesn't accept the bar code - assuming that they do accept my wine bottle bag (unlikely), then I'll have to bite the bullet with GS1. Otherwise, I'll cancel.
Anyway, what's up with charging $800 to keep a bunch of numbers straight? Isn't that basic spreadsheet management, and couldn't it simply be automated? What a racket!
After I spent nearly $800 to get a unique company identifier for creating bar codes, I found out that you can buy one-off bar codes for just a little more than 1% of that. Granted, it comes with a caveat that says not all stores will accept them - Wal-Mart being chief among them, so what - but clearly it's ok with Whole Foods since they referred me to one of these sites in the first place.
I called to cancel my membership with GS1 which they will do for a cool $250 for "administrative fees." This is supposedly part of the license agreement but I couldn't find this printed anywhere, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed that I can get out of it. Still, I'd rather be out $250 than $800. Before canceling, though, I have to be sure that Total Wine will accept these bar codes.
I submitted a new item form to them today and they require a scannable UPC with the form, so I went ahead and purchased 2, one for them and one for WFM. If Total Wine doesn't accept the bar code - assuming that they do accept my wine bottle bag (unlikely), then I'll have to bite the bullet with GS1. Otherwise, I'll cancel.
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