<p>I would like to distinguish between commodities in a sale environment that come with or without a barcode. Commodities that come with a barcode for example are corn flakes, toothpaste or ketchup. Commodities without a barcode may be apples, screws (if sold individually or by weight) or furniture.</p>
<p>My question, does a terminology exist that would imply the existence (or not) of a barcode on the commodity?</p>
<p>If not, I'm open to suggestions.</p>

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2024-04-17T19:32:28.863Z
I don't think this is really about economics.
Michael Greinecker
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2024-04-17T19:59:56.730Z
Seemed to me the most fitting. Which community would you suggest instead?
user1785730
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2024-04-17T20:35:13.530Z
I have no idea.
Michael Greinecker
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2024-04-18T06:50:42.770Z
In all your examples, the barcode is on the packaging, not the good itself. You also list furniture as something without a barcode, but in IKEA furniture is packaged, and there it does have a barcode. I am not sure what goods are sold where the barcode is on the good itself? So perhaps something with "packaging" but I think writing "commodities sold without a barcode (from now on *codeless*)" could also work.
Giskard
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2024-04-18T14:15:29.217Z
Ok, so my examples aren't perfect. Sure, the barcode is usually on the packaging, not the product itself, but that is beside the point. Am I correct in assuming that the terminology I'm asking for simply doesn't exist?
user1785730
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Idiomatic term for a commodity with or without a barcode
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# Idiomatic term for a commodity with or without a barcode

(Asked by: username_0 on 2024-04-17)

I would like to distinguish between commodities in a sale environment that come with or without a barcode. Commodities that come with a barcode for example are corn flakes, toothpaste or ketchup. Commodities without a barcode may be apples, screws (if sold individually or by weight) or furniture.

My question, does a terminology exist that would imply the existence (or not) of a barcode on the commodity?

If not, I'm open to suggestions.

**Tags:** commodities

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: I don't think this is really about economics.  
> **username_0**: Seemed to me the most fitting. Which community would you suggest instead?  
> **username_1**: I have no idea.  
> **username_2**: In all your examples, the barcode is on the packaging, not the good itself. You also list furniture as something without a barcode, but in IKEA furniture is packaged, and there it does have a barcode. I am not sure what goods are sold where the barcode is on the good itself? So perhaps something with "packaging" but I think writing "commodities sold without a barcode (from now on *codeless*)" could also work.  
> **username_0**: Ok, so my examples aren't perfect. Sure, the barcode is usually on the packaging, not the product itself, but that is beside the point. Am I correct in assuming that the terminology I'm asking for simply doesn't exist?  

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