Top 5 Ways to Find Free UPC Codes

1. Free UPC Codes in the Sweepstakes Forum

The first place to check when looking for free UPC Codes for sweepstakes is the UPC Codes thread in the Sweepstakes Forum. Your fellow sweepers use this thread to share UPC Codes for their favorite sweeps, and help everyone get better chances to win. If you've found codes for popular sweepstakes, pay it forward by posting them here!

2. Read the Sweepstakes Rules for Free UPC Codes

Sweepstakes sponsors cannot require that you purchase an item in order to participate, without violating the laws against private lotteries. So even if a code is required, the sweepstakes rules will usually offer a method of getting free UPC Codes. Possibilities include providing a free code, giving a link to get a UPC code, or mailing away for a free sweepstakes entry or code.

3. Find Free UPC Codes in the Internet UPC Database

The Internet UPC Database is a storehouse of free UPC codes for a wide variety of products. Some of these may be outdated or may not include specially-marked sweepstakes products, but oftentimes a hard-to-find code will show up here.

4. Do an Internet Search for Free UPC Codes

If I'm stuck for hard-to-find sweepstakes codes, I do an internet search to find out whether any other websites are offering the free UPC codes I need. It's amazing how often a quick search turns up a free sweepstakes code on a hard-to-find site. Are you unfamiliar with web search? Visit Wendy Boswell's Basics of Web Search to get started.

5. Write Down Free UPC Codes at the Grocery Store

If all else fails, you can always go to your local grocery store and write down the UPC Code from the products that you need. UPC Codes are usually found on the outside of the product packages, so you don't need to actually buy anything to get the codes you need to enter sweepstakes. If you're not sure what to look for, check out the article, What Are UPC Codes?