Do Pharmacies Digital Scales Give Incorrect Readings?

misshoneyz2dab
misshoneyz2dab Posts: 62 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I'm under the impression the digital scales in pharmacies, always give the incorrect readings. I think the more you stand on it, the more it will give wrong readings. Am I right?

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  • AnvilHead
    AnvilHead Posts: 18,343 Member
    "Always" is an awful strong word.
  • gunnmike
    gunnmike Posts: 15 Member
    I think you need to expand on your comment / question a bit.
  • VintageFeline
    VintageFeline Posts: 6,771 Member
    Yeah, this needs some context.
  • Purplebunnysarah
    Purplebunnysarah Posts: 3,252 Member
    Most scales aren't actually terribly accurate. You should use the same scale in the same place with the same type of clothing (or none) every time you weigh yourself and track your trends.
  • Theo166
    Theo166 Posts: 2,564 Member
    Free test equipment outside of pharmacies can receive lots of abuse. I doubt you can generalize, though I've never found the auto blood pressure cuff to be very accurate.
  • lorrpb
    lorrpb Posts: 11,463 Member
    It won't be the same as any scales you use in other places because you are wearing different clothes and have eaten different things. As noted above, they're probably not maintained or calibrated particularly well.
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