Support for store/warehouse barcodes (UPC-A prefix 2)
There is a special kind of barcodes for variable-weight items. They use the prefix '2'
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Product_Code#Prefixes.
It would be nice to support them, and would be useful mainly for the barcode scanner apps (Android, IPhone, ...)
Hi Itmar,
We already do support barcodes starting with 2. It’s not very useful for the stores that use them to encode the weight, price etc. though, as they are different for every products.
But some stores are using them for normal products too, when they are the only stores to sell the products.
Is more support needed?
Thanks,
Stephane
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Itmar commented
I meant searching for products with prefix 2 barcodes. For example:
2 350294 RRRRRR is Entrepinares half-cured cheese
If I search for 2350294002050 (Entrepinares half-cured cheese portion of 2,05€) I won't find any results. The same will happen with each specific portion that happen to have different RRRRRR values different from the specific product barcode in the database (2350294002364)
I know it may not be top priority, but just giving ideas :)
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Itmar commented
There is an example of prefix 2 barcode at http://es.openfoodfacts.org/producto/2350294002364/semicurado-entrepinares