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Making and printing your own barcodes isn’t that hard to do. You’ll use software on a computer to generate codes using an existing symbology like UPC-A or Code 39.
First you’ll need barcode generation software, which can generate barcodes and also print them out for you. Or you can use a barcode font, like our handy dandy Archon Code 39 font, so that you can write your own barcodes in a program like Microsoft Word.
It’s up to you how to break down the actual barcodes, but you’ll probably want to build in a hierarchy so that you can see, at a glance, what kind of product a barcode is for. The UPC-A symbology gives you 12 total digits, but only the first 11 digits contain message data. The 12th digit is called the “check digit” and functions as a way to verify the barcode has been read properly. If you’re generating your own codes manually, you can create a check digit with a bit of math.
UPC-A barcodes are created with 11 digits of message data and a 12th check digit
That’s the most basic break down of a UPC-A barcode, but you can also do more advanced stuff by breaking down the other 11 digits into sub-categories. That way you can glean a lot more information about a product, even if you only have the 12-digit code. Here’s a quick example of what an Archon Optical barcode for Ghost glasses could look like:
Example of a custom 12-digit UPC: first six digits stand for product type (glasses). The next four digits stand for product name (Ghost). The 11th digit stands for "not polarized", and the 12th digit is a check digit.
Once you have generated your actual barcodes in a program, you’ll want to print them out with a label printer so that you can physically attach them to your products. We’ve had success with the DYMO LabelWriter 450, but there are many other choices out there.
You’ll also want to choose a barcode scanner. We’re biased here because we love the colors on our USB Scanners at the inFlow Shop, but there are a lot of good choices out there for under $100.
Once you’ve generated barcodes and actually stuck them on products, you’ll want to tie those barcodes to product names in the inventory or point-of-sale system you’re using. Inventory software like inFlow Inventory will have specific fields for you to scan barcodes in; once the barcodes are associated with a product, you can then scan them in any time you’d otherwise have to type a name or item number into the computer.
This can be accomplished for a few hundred dollars, depending on the software and hardware you end up choosing. The key thing to remember here is that the equipment will be yours, and the barcodes that you create won’t have any extra fees associated with them.
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