WEIMI / PACKAGE GRAPHICS · RETAIL GTIN · CASE RECORD
Distinguish brand-owner package graphics from removable price labels before updating GTIN and case records.
A direct printed-price change has an identifier question.
A removable price label has a different evidence boundary.
A hypothetical snack supplier changes a price printed in the brand’s package artwork. The contents and visible product name appear familiar, so the refill team plans to treat the new packs as the same stock item. Purchasing needs to confirm whether the supplier’s identifiers changed and which case records accompany the new retail pack.
GS1’s GTIN Management rule for price on pack defines it as brand-owner pre-pricing in package graphics. It excludes price tickets, stickers, hangtags and other removable material. The rule says adding, changing or removing a price marked directly on the package requires assignment of a new GTIN.
This is a specific identifier-management trigger. It is separate from changing net content, reviewing a promotion’s price history or updating online information reached through a code. No current supplier pack or vending integration was tested for this article.
Obtain the old and new retail-item GTINs and the affected existing packaging-hierarchy identifiers before accepting a printed-price changeover. Ask the supplier to show whether the price belongs to the package graphics or to removable labelling.
GS1 places the change at the retail consumer trade item or base unit and calls for a unique GTIN at every existing packaging level above it. A new consumer identifier with an unexplained old case mapping leaves the receiving workflow incomplete.
Keep the identifier decision separate from the machine’s selling price. The source warns about differences between an on-pack declaration and the retailer’s charged price, but this article does not determine local pricing law or approve a particular price. Have the responsible parties review the actual pack and destination requirements.
| Pack change | Price-on-pack rule evidence | Next purchasing record |
|---|---|---|
| Price added to graphics | A directly marked price is introduced | New retail and higher-level identifiers |
| Printed price changes | Old and new graphics show different prices | Supplier-confirmed hierarchy change |
| Printed price removed | The direct price declaration is removed | New GTIN under this rule |
| Removable sticker or ticket | Outside this specific definition | Review other changes independently |
| Machine selling-price edit | A retailer system setting changes | Separate price decision and applicable review |
Use the table to identify the evidence path. It does not decide every other GTIN rule or approve a package claim. The supplier should explain the actual product change and hierarchy.
Use this brief when an operator receives branded packaged snacks or drinks with pre-pricing in the artwork. It is useful for distributors coordinating price-marked assortments, warehouse teams receiving old and new cases and buyers configuring refill or product records.
The question applies before stock reaches the cabinet. Receiving a case, assigning a channel and presenting a retail choice may use different records. Ask which records contain the trade-item identifier and who updates them.
A staff-applied removable price sticker is not the same definition as brand-owner package graphics. That distinction does not settle whether another change requires a new identifier. Review the supplier’s complete change notice instead of using a label photograph as a universal exemption.
WEIMI public hardware evidence was reviewed on 10 October 2026. GS1’s price-on-pack rule was read on 11 October 2026. The evaluation uses a public hardware shortlist and proposed changeover checks. No identifier parser, stock application, channel mapping or camera model was independently tested.
Start with supplier-confirmed old and new pack records. Record the pricing artwork change, retail identifiers and every existing higher-level packaging identifier in the affected hierarchy. Retain a sample or approved pack image tied to the records rather than infer the change from colour alone.
Ask the responsible provider to demonstrate the relevant receiving and refill tasks in an agreed test environment. The team should see which identifier enters the application, which item record it selects and how the new case maps to its retail units. A scanner beep alone is insufficient evidence for those later steps.
For a camera-based retail format, separately request package-recognition acceptance with the actual approved artwork. A correct GTIN file does not establish that a changed pack is recognised. For channel-based dispensing, review the selected product record and packing fit independently.
Graphic or removable label: GS1’s definition turns on brand-owner pre-pricing as part of package graphics. Ask for a precise description of the supplied pack rather than call every visible price the same thing.
All three triggers: the rule includes adding, changing and removing a directly marked price. Removing an old price is not automatically an identifier-neutral cleanup.
Hierarchy: retain the retail item and existing higher-level identifiers together. An operator may receive cases while a machine offers individual packs; both relationships need supplier-confirmed records.
Coexistence: define how the team distinguishes old and new stock during the transition. Do not overwrite the earlier product record merely because both items share a familiar commercial name.
Price reconciliation: identify the pack declaration and the vending selling-price record separately. The GS1 page highlights a potential mismatch; competent reviewers must determine the actual pricing requirements for the destination.
Integration boundary: a supplier data file does not prove correct refill behaviour. Ask the provider to show the host result for the interfaces actually contracted.
Other requirements: GS1 says local, national or regional regulations may require more frequent changes and take precedence. The standard is not a complete legal assessment of the assortment.
These three real WEIMI listings form a public-description shortlist. “Best” means candidates for a purchasing task, not an independently tested GTIN ranking. Printed-price changeover handling remains unverified for all three.
SHORTLIST 1 · CHANGEOVER EVIDENCE PENDING
The single-door AI vision fridge listing describes camera-based packaged-goods checkout, five shelf levels with five baskets and top screen or lightbox options. Confirm cooling. It does not prepare juice. A printed-price artwork change should enter the agreed package-recognition review; the public description does not establish acceptance of the changed pack or GTIN mapping.
SHORTLIST 2 · CHANGEOVER EVIDENCE PENDING
The WM22 listing describes a 21.5-inch touchscreen, inventory-related management and cooling, with optional spiral, conveyor, direct-push or hanging mechanisms. Confirm the ordered mechanism. Conflicting generic capacity and energy figures are excluded. Ask how the quoted application selects the supplier-confirmed new item record, separately from the cabinet’s physical dispensing fit.
SHORTLIST 3 · CHANGEOVER EVIDENCE PENDING
The dual-cabinet page shows a main display and an additional visible spiral stock area. Confirm the quoted arrangement. Shared software, independent cooling, a second screen and capacity are not established. Request the actual case-to-item and channel relationships for the assortment; a larger stock area does not establish identifier changeover handling.
| Retail candidate | Confirmed public format | Separate changeover question |
|---|---|---|
| Single-Door AI Vision Smart Fridge for Packaged Drinks | Camera-based packaged-goods checkout | Does actual new artwork pass agreed recognition checks? |
| WM22 Snacks and Drinks Vending Machine | Touchscreen with selectable dispensing options | Does the selected item match the new supplier record? |
| Two Cabinets, More Choice: Snack & Drink Vending Station | Main display plus visible spiral stock area | Which case and item mappings apply to the ordered setup? |
Assign each acceptance question to the actual hardware and application. A camera-recognition demonstration, a receiving-data check and a channel selection can all matter, but none substitutes for the others.
Hypothetical identifier-change review budget, not a supplier price or predicted return. Assume five hours to reconcile the pack and hierarchy records at USD 75/hour, eight hours for controlled host and refill checks at USD 75/hour and three hours for handover documentation at USD 75/hour.
| Assumed task | Calculation | Illustrative cost |
|---|---|---|
| Pack and hierarchy reconciliation | 5 × USD 75 | USD 375 |
| Controlled host/refill checks | 8 × USD 75 | USD 600 |
| Handover documentation | 3 × USD 75 | USD 225 |
| Total | 375 + 600 + 225 | USD 1,200 |
The invented USD 1,200 total excludes barcode services, software changes, package samples, staff travel and any repeated acceptance work. Obtain actual quotes for the configuration and interfaces required.
At an assumed USD 20 contribution per sale, USD 1,200 corresponds to 60 sales of contribution before other costs. This is a budget-scale example. No sales increase, prevented pricing dispute or measured reduction in refill errors is claimed.
For a directly printed price changing in the graphics, request the supplier’s new item and existing higher-level packaging identifiers. Keep the before-and-after records tied to the affected artwork.
For a removable ticket or sticker, record that evidence boundary and review any other product changes separately. Do not apply the price-on-pack trigger solely because the removable label contains a number.
For mixed old and new cases, define how receiving and refill distinguish the records. The familiar product name is not enough to resolve a case-to-item mapping.
For a camera-based assortment, include the new artwork in the separate recognition review. For a channel-based format, confirm the item selection and physical pack compatibility without assuming a price change alters the mechanism.
A supplier change notice can identify the artwork change, effective stock transition and affected hierarchy. The purchasing team can request missing identifiers before the next order arrives.
A controlled receiving exercise can show the new case identifier and the retail item relationship used by the application. The evidence should record the actual host result, not only the decoded number.
A refill handover can explain how operators distinguish the remaining old stock from the new packs. Retain the price-record review and any package-recognition exception separately. These are proposed applications, not customer outcomes or completed WEIMI integration tests.
Brand-owner pre-pricing included in package graphics. The rule distinguishes removable tickets, stickers and hangtags.
Yes. GS1 says addition, change or removal of a price marked directly on the package requires a new GTIN under this rule.
GS1 says a unique GTIN is assigned at every existing packaging level above the retail consumer item or base unit. Request the actual hierarchy from the supplier.
No. Identifier management and the actual selling-price decision are separate. Have competent advisers review applicable pricing requirements.
No. They are public hardware candidates; no scanner, host mapping or camera recognition was tested for this change.
No. It falls outside this price-on-pack definition, but other product changes and applicable requirements still need review.
When a brand-owner printed price is added, changed or removed, review the supplier’s GTIN change and existing packaging hierarchy before refill. First establish whether the price belongs to package graphics or removable labelling.
Then demonstrate the actual host and retail workflow for the agreed configuration. Keep identifier management, package recognition and selling-price review as distinct evidence items. A familiar snack name does not complete the changeover record.
Share the intended goods, old and new package records and the interfaces used for receiving and refill. Request a vending configuration quote with the required item-mapping and package-acceptance scope.
Research: GS1 GTIN Management: Price on pack, definition, change triggers and hierarchy, read 11 October 2026. Public WEIMI hardware evidence reviewed 10 October 2026. No candidate integration or local pricing-law conclusion is asserted.
