Table 7 illustrates that the same set of respondents disagreedthat scanning a QR code made them feel self-conscious (mean 2.43)or that pausing to access information on their phone was a problem(mean 2.78). In fact, the main perceived barrier was that QR codes‘don’t offer any benefit or incentive’. 63% either strongly agreed ortended to agree with this statement. Some also thought that QRcode technology was awkward to use (mean 3.0).