Bonus Card Barcode Hack

Step 3: Trouble shooting

My original plan was to print each side in the center of a piece of card stock paper on opposite sides, then just cut it down to size. What printed out was much too large (because of the pixels per inch used in the scanning process). I shrank them down using a copier and ended up just putting the two sides (from different pieces of paper) into a laminator - no need for card stock and no worry about the barcodes smudging over time. If you print out on cardstock, you may want to consider putting scotch tape over each barcode to avoid smudges. I've done this in the past on actual cards and it helps.

Barcodes can be enlarged or shrunk down without it affecting the ability to scan them, so don't worry about distortion. As long as all the bars in the code are in correct proportion, you're good to go.

It would be helpful to cover the barcodes your not using with your fingers so that the scanner doesn't get confused. I will likely go through self scanning checkouts when possible to avoid clerks from freaking out and calling the manager to ask if it's ok to use my card.

Again, below, is the finished product. And I already tried it out at the grocery store and it worked.

Comments

[majeral]

This is good, I have done something like this but not as "neat" here is a site that makes them for you
http://www.justoneclubcard.com//

Thanks going to do your!!

[Roflolommo]

well you cant blame them for freaking out if i ever become a cashier and someone pulls out a sheet of barcodes on me im gonna stare blankly at them till they go away.

[gluvsu]

lol

[indestructablecat]

I kind of think that even "minimum wage" cashiers have problems with dozens of club cards filling up their wallets too. I've been a cashier before - my reaction would be "cool how can I do that?"

[tracydanger]

Actually, that's how almost everyone responds - "Cool, how'd you make that?" I only remember one person that gave me a hard time at a Speedway - as if somehow I was cheating the system. She must've been having a bad day.

[Roflolommo]

well see first you go around and take a bunch of pictures of other peoples credit cards...

[gluvsu]

rofl

[er0401]

What's the word for that uh FRAUD

[bettbee]

Well luckily scanning credit cards won't help you . . .

[unpure]

Front and back?
(Or just back and read the indentations backwards)

Sure you can't go into a shop and buy anything, but paypal doesn't want chip or pin or any of that stuff... :/

[Erik1109]

This is an awesome idea. I just cleaned off my key ring of un-used key cards. I'm going to make one of these tonight.

It may be annoying to some but it's so much easier for the everyday folk.

[xJoey Dubsx]

Great job! See your not far from me, Cleveland here.

[Innertofu]

Great idea ... wallets are always getting too stuffed with points cards.

[nylonsvision]

Cool idea! Making one myself right now :)