July 18, 2025 at 4:48 am

Her Friend Bought So Many Cans of Red Bull That She Had The Barcode Tattooed On Her Arm

by Ben Auxier

A woman scanning a barcode on her arm

TikTok/mycringe

Being a tattoo artist has got to be wild. Sure, it’s probably mostly routine. Someone comes in asking for a rose, or angel wings, or a Bible verse, or some Mandarin characters they don’t understand.

But every once in awhile…you get someone coming in asking for something like this…

And that’s gotta be a great day.

Check out the video from TikTok user @mycringe:

A woman scanning a barcode on her arm

TikTok/mycringe

“My friend has a barcode for a 250ml redbull…” reads the caption.

A woman scanning a barcode on her arm

TikTok/mycringe

Sure enough, can on the counter at the self-checkout, her friend scans that tattoo on her arm.

A woman scanning a barcode on her arm

TikTok/mycringe

And it rings up perfectly.

@mycringe.shit

chomp chomp working redbull barcode (Switzerland) @Red Bull @Red Bull Switzerland #tattoo #fyp #dumb #redbull

♬ няняняняняняняняняня – не я

And dang, the price looked right.

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But what was with the framing?

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The jokes started rolling.

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Apparently, she’s not the first.

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Gonna be a sad day when that code has to change for one reason or another.

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