<P> The first UPC marked item ever scanned at a retail checkout was at the Marsh supermarket in Troy , Ohio at 8 : 01 a.m. on June 26 , 1974 , and was a 10 - pack ( 50 sticks ) of Wrigley 's Juicy Fruit chewing gum . The shopper was Clyde Dawson and cashier Sharon Buchanan made the first UPC scan . The NCR cash register rang up 67 cents . The entire shopping cart also had barcoded items in it , but the gum was the first one picked up . This item went on display at the Smithsonian Institution 's National Museum of American History in Washington , D.C. </P>
<P> The first UPC marked item ever scanned at a retail checkout was at the Marsh supermarket in Troy , Ohio at 8 : 01 a.m. on June 26 , 1974 , and was a 10 - pack ( 50 sticks ) of Wrigley 's Juicy Fruit chewing gum . The shopper was Clyde Dawson and cashier Sharon Buchanan made the first UPC scan . The NCR cash register rang up 67 cents . The entire shopping cart also had barcoded items in it , but the gum was the first one picked up . This item went on display at the Smithsonian Institution 's National Museum of American History in Washington , D.C. </P>
first ever product to be receive the ubiquitous universal product code ( upc ) barcode
first ever product to be receive the ubiquitous universal product code ( upc ) barcode
10 - pack ( 50 sticks ) of Wrigley 's Juicy Fruit chewing gum
10 - pack ( 50 sticks ) of Wrigley 's Juicy Fruit chewing gum