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| The Challenge for Greeting Cards | |
| Simply Barcodes understands the unique challenges facing those needing to purchase barcodes for greeting cards. With so many options available, where do you go, and who is legitimate? Customers often share with us that barcoding greeting cards seems so complicated. Many don’t understand why they need barcodes. Others do not understand the guidelines including whether or not the single card and box set require different barcodes. | |
| Innovative Solutions for Greeting Cards | ||
| Simply Barcodes makes barcoding simple. You face numerous challenges getting your greeting card on the shelf, so barcoding should not be one of them. Our service helps you achieve business success by ensuring that your greeting card displays the correct barcode. With our guidance, rest assured knowing that you have secured the integrity of your product. |
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| We understand with all of the confusing information available on the web that you might be concerned about legitimacy. Our company, in business nearly a decade, maintains an A+ rating with the BBB. All of our codes originate with the governing body, GS1 and have never been previously used. Our experienced and knowledgeable staff stands ready to answer your questions and do more than just sell you a barcode. We work with you to help your company successfully market your products. | ||
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Whether you sell a large line of cards or just a few, most companies regardless of size want to accomplish the following:
Simply Barcodes can help you meet all of these challenges by:
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| What is a Greeting Card Code? | |
| Greeting Card Codes are complex barcodes that allow greater flexibility for marketing and tracking sales of the greeting card designs in your line. | |
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| How are Barcodes for Greeting Cards different? | |||||||||||||||||||||
| The requirements for a barcode for greeting cards differ slightly from UPC barcodes for other retail products in that the greeting card industry requires a very large quantity of unique barcodes for the many different greeting card designs. |
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| Do I really need a barcode for my Greeting Card? | |
| Yes, all major retailers require greeting cards to be barcoded. | |
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| How do Barcodes for Greeting Cards work? | |
| A greeting card’s 12-digit UPC code when scanned at the register alerts the retailers as to which company placed the card with them. The 5-digit supplemental code identifies the particular design of card. Greeting Card Codes appear as lines (bars) of varying widths representing the series of numbers commonly shown below the bars. Barcode scanners read the bars and convert them back to the Greeting Card Code that they represent. When you reach an agreement with a retailer to carry your product(s), they request the information required by their unique proprietary sales and inventory tracking system. Your Greeting Card Code when looked up within the retailer’s inventory system finds the corresponding product name and price. This information helps the retailer keep accurate inventory data, review sales, and reorder. |
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| How do I purchase Barcodes for Greeting Cards? | ||||||||||||||||||
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| For assistance, please call us at +1-404-885-6066 or 1-877-872-2060. | ||||||||||||||||||
| We only require that you provide contact and billing information. You are not required to provide product information. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Your retailer collects your product information, which they associate with your barcode at the Point of Sale. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Note: We also accept PayPal, checks or money orders. If using one of these payment methods, please download and complete an Order Form and include it with your payment. | ||||||||||||||||||
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| What do I get when I order my Barcode for Greeting Cards? | |||||||||
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| In what format are my Barcodes for Greeting Cards created? | |||||||||||||||||
| If you are ordering a BARCODE ONLY, you will receive your UPC in three different formats (EPS, TIFF, or JPEG) so that your graphic artist, printing company, or manufacturing facility can work with the graphic in their preferred software. |
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| If you are ordering a Barcode for your Greeting Cards AND A SUPPLEMENTAL CODE, you choose your supplemental code graphic from four different formats (EPS, TIFF, JPEG, or AI) so that your graphic artist, printing company, or manufacturing facility can work with your barcode graphic in their preferred software. |
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| If you are ordering a graphic creation of your SUPPLEMENTAL CODE ONLY, you choose your barcode graphic from four different formats (EPS, TIFF, JPEG or AI) so that your graphic artist, printing company, or manufacturing facility can work with your barcode graphic in their preferred software. | |||||||||||||||||
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| When do I get my Barcodes for Greeting Cards? | |
| The turn-around time is often within an hour. All orders received before 4 p.m. Eastern Time on business days are completed the same day. Orders placed after 4 p.m. will be processed next business day. If you require RUSH completion, please call 1-877-872-2060 (toll-free) or +1-404-885-6066 (international) to make arrangements. |
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| Can I purchase a Greeting Card Code without having a UPC code? | |
| No, all individual cards must have a UPC code first in order to create the greeting card code. The 12-digit barcode on the left, the standard UPC barcode, identifies the sales of one single lose greeting card from a greeting card company. All greeting cards from a single company will feature the same 12-digit UPC code. You can purchase your UPC and greeting card codes at the same time or add the greeting card codes later. You benefit from this system due to the reduced overall cost for purchasing supplemental graphics creation versus UPC codes for each unique design. Note: This system only applies to loose single cards. Box sets require their own unique UPC codes. |
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| How much does a Greeting Card Code cost? | ||||||||||||||
| If you do not own a UPC code, you first need to purchase one for $89. If you already own a UPC code, then you only need a supplemental code created. Each supplemental barcode graphic creation is priced as follows: |
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| The pricing above assumes that you select a single image format. You may select multiple formats at an additional charge. | ||||||||||||||
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| How do I get my Greeting Card Barcode on my card? | |
| Providing the barcode image to your graphic artist and including it in the design of your packaging or label prior to printing is the easiest and most economical way of getting your greeting card barcode on your card. If your cards have already been printed, you will need barcode labels. If you would like to order pre-printed barcode labels, please select this option when ordering your Greeting Card Code. If you have already completed your order, then click label printing to order labels. Please use the label price calculator on the label printing order form to determine the price for your labels. All orders received before 2 p.m. Eastern Time on business days are completed the same day and shipped for free within the continental U.S. |
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| What if I am selling to The Kroger Co., Macys, Inc., Wal-Mart Stores, Sears Brands, LLC or other stores that require GS1 membership? | |
| In this case, we absolutely recommend that you go directly to GS1. | |
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“I called Simply Barcodes and they answered all my questions, and most importantly were not pushy into trying to sell me into something.Very good experience and fast service.”
Jorge Malo
Fasanis
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“Simply Barcodes provided excellent service from the beginning to the end of the transaction. I would highly recommend your company to any business that needs UPC codes.”
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Peace Within You
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“You are absolutely great to work with. I had no problems with your UPC codes. Your staff did a wonderful job!”
James Seagren
Ameritrax
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”I have purchased several UPC codes over the years from you. I have been happy with every experience. The turnaround time was impressive. I will definitely continue to order more codes from you in the future.”
Marie Castle Wing
Crazy Quilter Girls
Mead, CO, USA
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