Back in the day people used to swap/edit price tags a lot. Also making fake coupons with the same knowledge. It was a pretty common and easy form of shoplifting since all barcodes used to do was just encode the pricing/discount information.
replyWhat they do is swap bar codes, or they code organic fruit as regular, or they "forget" to scan in the self checkout, but yes.
replySo it's just stealing with extra steps.
replyThis is a big reason why retail product barcode stickers (not barcodes printed directly on a package as it comes from the manufacturer) are now commonly printed on frangible stock with built in slices in it which breaks apart in 3, 4 or more pieces if you try to peel it off.
replyHardly matters when one may print their own barcode on labels and cover the frangible one.
replyprinting your own sticker requires way more prep than ripping one off a pack of ground beef and sticking it on a pack ribeye steak.
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