The scale platform is small. I wear size 9 in female shoes and I can just fit my feet onto the scale. Your weight can change in a matter of seconds but so far I’ve only notice a 0.4lb difference at most. Basically it’s not a high tech expensive scale but I like it because it wasn’t expensive, it is reasonably accurate and it gets the job done. I have bought scales that cost a bit more and have the same drawbacks (small platform with slightly fluctuating readings). If you’re not going to spend more than $30 for a scale I doubt you will find something much better because This seems like the standard for this price range. However, My advise is If you have larger feet find a larger platform.We’ve had this scale for a few months now and we’re shopping for a new one. I guess the old “you get what you pay for” applies in this case. The readings fluctuate every time we get on it. We often get on the scale 3 times and take the average of the 3 readings. And because we can’t trust the weight readings, we never use the BMI function either. It’s a small scale and would probably be ok for someone who only weighed occasionally. But if you’re monitoring your weight on a regular basis, don’t buy this one.I recently bought a very similar version of this scale (mine just has a weight tracking feature) and lemme tell you.. it’s totally worth your money. Yes, it’s accurate.. i’ve tried weighing myself on flat-surfaces and my weight comes up accurate. I stepped on and off and my weight was still the same. It works great and I definitely recommend it.I had this. It worked for a month. I only used it 4-5 times then it broke. It just stopped working. its not worth the money or time.Well I’ve had this scale for two months and every time I weigh myself it tells me my weight, my husband tells me every time he uses it, it also tells him his weight although his doesn’t ever fluctuate and mine does so it isn’t just remembering the last person who jumped on it…..pretty impressed for the price and from hearing all the dissappointments people can have with digital scales. read more.
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Health o Meter HDL200KD-01 Digital Scale with 1.2″ Display, White
Sunday, August 29th, 2010Escali B180SRR Glass Platform Bathroom Scale, Rio Red
Wednesday, August 25th, 2010This scale is a giant piece of crap!! It looks great, but you have to SLAM the damn thing on the ground multiple times to get it to turn on. Is it too much to ask for a button to press to turn it on? I’m afraid I’m going to shatter the glass every time I try to turn it on. I would have returned it, but things came up and it got lost in the shuffle and now I’m stuck with this piece of garbage scale. If you’re thinking of buying this scale just open your wallet, take two twenty dollar bills (or any combination of denomination that equals 40 bucks), take a lighter and set the money on fire. Trust me, you’ll get more for your money that way.It is a great scale! I think it might be off by a lb. b/c I have also used a professional one at a doctor’s office, but 1 lb. isn’t a big deal. I can keep it exposed in my bathroom b/c of the great color and sleek design.WOULD GIVE IT A FIVE BUT YOU REALLY HAVE TO BOUNCE THE THING TO GET IT TO TURN IT ON. UNFORTUNATELY IT IS ACCURATE. IT GIVES THE WEIGHT TO THE .00 FOR EXAMPLE 130.5 NICE SLEEK DESIGN NUMBERS ARE EASILY VIEW.
Okay, here goes. Without gushing too much, I have to say I LOVE THIS SCALE. I see some reviews where people have to brutalize their scale to get it to turn on, and I don’t really know what to tell them except perhaps it’s defective? Because this scale is one of the best things I have ever purchased. One little tap with my toe and it comes on, and let me tell you, this thing is ACCURATE! I went to my doctor and was weighed and my sister went to her doctor at a different office and was weighed and when we got home and weighed ourselves right away this scale gave us the same weight as our doctors’ scales to within 1/10th of a pound!
And what some of the other reviews said about it being consistent is 100% true. Step on it one time, three times, or ten times and it will still give you the EXACT SAME READING. WOW!
Oops, I wasn’t supposed to gush, but I can’t help it. As someone who needs to lose weight, and I AM losing weight, I don’t need the added frustration of a tempermental scale. Honestly, I thought it would cost something like a thousand dollars to get a scale that is so perfect, but this cost me just $30 and had free super saver shipping. It is flat-out the best $30 I have ever spent.
ps-just to let you know, I’ve owned this scale for a couple months now and it is still just as perfect as when it arrived.This scale is as good as expected from the other reviews, except – we did not realize there is no light with the display, either LED or back-light. Makes it a little hard to read without direct light on it. This is somewhat compensated for by the fact that the display stays on for a few seconds, so you can get off the scales and get a closer look at it. Otherwise we are entirely satisfied. read more.
Health O Meter Professional Body Fat Monitoring Scale, Silver
Monday, August 9th, 2010I just bought a similar scale to this at Wall-mart a few hours ago. The only difference in the one shown and the one I have is my package was red instead of blue and mine doesn’t tell you Bone mass and the buttons are a little different. But the screen is the same and the design of the scale with the metal foot part is the same as well. I can not recommend this scale. I followed all the instructions of putting in my height, age, and sex but it was still did not give me the same results each time I used it. The feature that tells you what body fat % you have kept changing each time I used it. There was a difference of over 9 points some times. I also got another member of my family to step on it and it said we were the same weight. He is taller than I am and much bigger around. Then after using it a few times the quick start feature stopped working. You are suppose to be able to tap it with your foot to make a quick measurement without putting in all the personal data. It worked maybe 2 times that way then when you would try to use it it would not even come on. To take a measurement you would have to hit the select button and go through a user profile to even find a weight. I will be returning mine. read more.