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Yes, in these frightening times where the recession is gripping business firmly round the neck and we are almost becoming numb to prices\u00a0spiralling\u00a0out of control, it might seem a \u00a375,000 barcode was…well just a sign of the times. Certainly puts manufacturing costs up! But actually, this is news that barcodes have just got trendy! Just like Andy Warhols Campbell soup tins in the 1960’s, Graffiti artist Banksy has brought the barcode well and truly into the 21st century. At a price mind.<\/p>\n