Woolworths shopper tests out her barcode tattoo at the supermarket

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Woolworths shopper tests out her barcode tattoo at the supermarket – and is shocked when the self-serve checkout SCANS her

  • TikTok user @emz_imagery tried to scan a tattoo of a barcode at Woolworths 
  • She tried a number of checkout machines until finally one emits a beep
  • The stunt occurred at Woolworths Metro Kelvin Grove in Brisbane
  • Ms Lau said her scanned arm returned an ‘Invalid. Staff assistance’ message

By Michael Pickering For Daily Mail Australia

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A Woolworths shopper has tested out her new temporary barcode tattoo by attempting to scan herself at the checkout – and it worked.  

Emilia Lau, a film producer from Brisbane, posted a video of herself testing the fake inking on her @emz_imagery TikTok account, with the marking on her wrist featuring the words ‘Made in Australia’.   

She then tested it out at the self-serve checkouts at Woolworths Metro Kelvin Grove in Brisbane, with much success.

Ms Lau and a friend try a number of machines to see whether her arm will scan, until finally one emits a beep.  

‘Invalid. Staff assistance,’ Ms Lau confirmed that it said.

film producer Emilia Lau posted the video on her @emz_imagery account, testing temporary barcode tattoo at self-serve checkouts at Woolworths Metro Kelvin Grove in Brisbane

Ms Lau (pictured) and a friend tried a number of machines to see whether her arm would scan, until finally one emitted a beep

Ms Lau (pictured) and a friend tried a number of machines to see whether her arm would scan, until finally one emitted a beep

Indivisuals commenting on the post had a range of opinions about Ms Lau’s effort.  

‘Some [tattoo] artists are so sick of doing barcode tattoos that they make it so it scans for something ridiculous,’ one person noted.

‘Ha ha, I had no idea! I got that for fun but you made me want to!’ Ms Lau replied. 

'Invalid. Staff assistance,' Ms Lau told commenters on her post as to the result of the scan

‘Invalid. Staff assistance,’ Ms Lau told commenters on her post as to the result of the scan

'You should get your Everyday Rewards card tattooed,' one person suggested to Ms Lau

‘You should get your Everyday Rewards card tattooed,’ one person suggested to Ms Lau

‘I knew a guy who got a Spam barcode tattooed on him and it worked,’ another person wrote.  

‘You should get your Everyday Rewards card tattooed,’ another person suggested.

‘How much do you cost?’ Someone asked.

In a later post Ms Lau expressed amazement her post had gone viral.

‘I am laughing about this 15-minutes of fame!’ she told Daily Mail Australia. 

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