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(More customer reviews)Both the reviewer who loved this scale and the one who said it was highly inconsistent are right.
I've had this scale for about two weeks and have done a lot of experimenting with it. Some days it seems to give me perfectly consistent readings, varying only by 0.2 pounds in either direction. Other days, I can weigh myself six times and get six different answers covering a range of about a pound.
What I've found is that the scale is extremely sensitive to the countour of the floor beneath it. Because it uses only a single load cell, located near the geometric center of the underside of the scale, it makes a huge difference whether the floor beneath it is perfectly flat or not. An uneven floor can cause tipping, put more of your weight on one side than on the other, or give a low reading if the load cell itself happens to fall into a small "valley" between higher ridges that could support the outer edges of the scale.
If you use the scale on a carpeted floor, all bets are off! A hard, flat, bare floor works the best.
By moving the scale around to different places in my bathroom, I was finally able to get reasonable and consistent readings. Finding that exact same spot again every morning isn't always easy, though.
It also makes a difference where you stand on the scale, especially if your floors (like mine) are old and "bumpy".
So, yes, the scale itself is as accurate as the manufacturer claims. But no, you might not get that kind of accuracy from it if you don't have a flat enough floor to use it on.
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Endorsed by Weight Watchers, this electronic scale provides a large, easy-to-read, 1.3-inch digital display that shows your weight in half-pound or 0.2 Kilogram increments, up to 330 pounds/150 kilograms. It uses single load cell system semiconductor technology to determine the exact weight load on the platform. The scale comes in a pleasant, bathroom-white color, and even has a handle for easy carrying and storage.
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