Coding

[rdwyer]

As a dealer, I want to put stickers on my items that I bought. Can someone give examples of how to code an item so you know what you paid for it, so that you only know?

[Jobu]

Never done this before, but 1=A, 2=B, 3=C, etc to 9, then just write out the price using the letters??

[riggs336]

Pick a ten letter word or phrase with no repeating letters and assign a number to each letter. Voila, you have created a code.

[x2drich2000]

Not sure if this is what you are looking for, but just replace numbers with the place in the alphabet. example $135 would be ACE, $225 would be BBE, $75 would be GE. To make it less obvious, just shift the alphabet, go in reverse, or have multiple letters that can represent more common numbers. Just keep it simple.

[rdwyer]

Thanks for the help. No more forgetting what I paid.

[molenick]

Dumbwaiter is a ten-letter word with no repeating letters that I once read antique dealers sometimes use for objects on display (so they, but not the customer, would know what they paid or wanted to charge based on the sticker). A quick search will find many such words.

[buymycards]

A coin collector friend of mine just reversed the numbers. If he paid 12.99, he wrote 9921 on the tag.

[packs]

Pick denominations and use colored stickers. You don't need to know if you spent $113 or $125. Just mark it as being between $100 and $150. Or if you're working with larger cards than just use colored stickers for each $100 up to $1,000.