Gun

Gun

n. A special hand-held BARCODE SCANNER that is Wi-Fi connected to the STORE'S computer, and which can be used to obtain PRICING, INVENTORY, or other PRODUCT information, or to place orders for PRODUCTS, update INVENTORY counts, etc. Typically used by DEPARTMENT or STORE MANAGERS. See also BACK-STOCK, INVENTORY, NEGATIVE ORDER WORKSHEET, OVERSTOCK: “Put that in the gun.”

NOTE: There are some things you just can't say over the STORE'S PA. Like “Garbage”—we call it “CODE-G,” remember?

Well another no-no would be “Gun,” as in, “Price Control, please bring a Gun to aisle 5.” Now, stop and think. How does that sounds to CUSTOMER ears? A GUN?

Caution: Funny? Not if someone drops dead of a heart attack. Better call it something else. For example, “Price Control, please bring a hand-held stock Scanner to aisle 5.”