Cheap, *accurate* scale?

NattyBo
NattyBo Posts: 41
edited September 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Anyone know the best (affordable! $30ish?) scale available? Brick and mortar or online ordering is fine. I'm so tired of my crappy bathroom scale giving me different readings every time I step on, or shift my weight forward or backwards. Makes it difficult to accurately track my progress.

Thanks, and sorry if this is addressed in one of the FAQ threads - I did read them before posting.

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  • SHBoss1673
    SHBoss1673 Posts: 7,161 Member
    hehe, cheap, accurate scale. Talk about a contradiction in terms. :tongue:
  • Becka77
    Becka77 Posts: 284 Member
    Try your local sporting good store. I got one at Academy for like $20.
  • lilac67
    lilac67 Posts: 311
    I have a Weight Watchers/Conair Scale, it's digital and it seems to be very accurate and about $30-$40 (I caught mine on sale).
  • Sharont213
    Sharont213 Posts: 323 Member
    I just bought this a couple of weeks ago and I am very impressed

    http://www.amazon.com/EatSmart-Precision-Premium-Bathroom-Technology/dp/B002MK6QKO/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=hpc&qid=1279757017&sr=8-4

    In case the link doesn't work, it's the EatSmart Precision Premium Digital Bathroom Scale with 3.5" LCD and "Step-On" Technology from Amazon. I have found it to be very accurate and more importantly, it's consistent..
  • amicklin
    amicklin Posts: 452
    The reviews on this scale look to be very good. Better than many other reviews I have read.
    I just bought this a couple of weeks ago and I am very impressed

    http://www.amazon.com/EatSmart-Precision-Premium-Bathroom-Technology/dp/B002MK6QKO/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=hpc&qid=1279757017&sr=8-4

    In case the link doesn't work, it's the EatSmart Precision Premium Digital Bathroom Scale with 3.5" LCD and "Step-On" Technology from Amazon. I have found it to be very accurate and more importantly, it's consistent..
  • NattyBo
    NattyBo Posts: 41
    Looks like that Eatsmart scale can be had at walmart, too. I'll probably order it on amazon though, it'll come before my next weigh in that way. Just about the right price, too :)
  • MissNova
    MissNova Posts: 563 Member
    I got mines at Wal-mart for about $18. Healthometer, its a digital scale. Works great!
  • tiptoe6
    tiptoe6 Posts: 68 Member
    Thanks for the tip! I just ordered mine from Amazon. It was only 35 bucks, and it ships free. The only drawback is that it was on backorder, but after reading the reviews, I figured it'd be worth the wait :)
  • CudyBug
    CudyBug Posts: 742 Member
    I had a digital one form walmart and it always was messed up. I ended up with two old fashion ones. They work great adn I figure even if its not accurate on the weight it is showing weight loss so teh weight loss is accurate. get what Im saying. Either way Ive lost 30 lbs even if my scale is telling me Im 5 lbs lighter then I actually am since the starting weight would be 5 lbs lighter too.

    Thats my thinking anyways and im gonna keep it lol
  • dogdaze
    dogdaze Posts: 110 Member
    Thanks for starting this discussion. I was looking for a new bathroom scale (preferably one that does not weigh about 7 lbs lighter than the one in my doctor's office!)
  • Caralyn
    Caralyn Posts: 124 Member
    You might check out your local thrift shops. I bought a balancing scale (like doctor's offices have, except not quite that tall) for $14 at Goodwill. A TOPS group I belonged to several years ago had one and if I remember correctly it cost around $80 - even at that time. I tried a digital scale at one time and it read differently every time I stepped on it.
  • dgroulx
    dgroulx Posts: 159 Member
    I have a Conair "Thinner" digital scale. It always weights me the same, except it is 5 pounds lighter than the doctor's scale. I want a new one but my husband said that all scales have problems. I don't care about extra features. I just want something that is accurate. Money is not an object, as long as the scale is correct.
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