I need a bathroom scale I can trust

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15 years ago or so I bought a cheap analog simple small step on scale. No batteries, it's utterly analog. It has a calibration disk you swivel with a nudge left or right to zero it. That's way too sensitive. Nudge it and it changes a couple pounds, so I have to nudge, nudge, nudge to get it looking "right." Today I weighed myself and it said I'd gained 8 pounds since the last time I weighed myself, 2 days ago (at that time it said I weighed what I did the time before) ... yeah, right. I don't leave the scale in the bathroom, figuring the humidity after a shower isn't good for it. I leave it outside the bathroom and bring it in to weigh myself, then put it back outside before I shower.

Used to be I didn't care because I weighed myself at the gym, where they had a pretty good scale. But I haven't been in the gym in over a year because the pandemic.

Well, I've had it with this scale. Today was the last straw. So I figure I need something way better. But what?

Several sites have ratings of the best most accurate scales and seems like there's a lot in the $20-$40 range. They seem to all have links to an Amazon page for the scales. The top rated scales rate around 4.7 stars on Amazon. Thing is, seems they all have some reviews by people saying the one they have is really undependable and wildly inaccurate.

Is it necessary to spend into triple figures dollars to get a scale that you can depend to be accurate to 1/2 a pound (hopefully more accurate than that)?
 
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IronWing

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Muse said:
Yeah, that's what I was using at my gym before they closed March 2020. I'll start going there when they move from 25% capacity to 50% capacity. That should happen in a couple months, I'm guessing.
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We picked one up at a surplus auction for $75.
 
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I have this Ozeri. I bought it from Amazon probably 8 years back. Works great.
Just replace the batteries, probably once a year.
Just looked and I paid 48.00 with an 8.00 promotion back in 2013.
Price now is now about 33.00

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Fakespot reviews also give it an A
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I have a Taylor digital scale. It zeros out every time you turn it on. It's pretty accurate. $20 at Walmart and probably other places too for the base model.

They have others with body composition readings too, but those usually are $30-50. The body composition stuff is junk science on these things, but still neat and calculates BMI, % water, lbs of muscle, etc...
 
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Scarpozzi said:
I have a Taylor digital scale. It zeros out every time you turn it on. It's pretty accurate. $20 at Walmart and probably other places too for the base model.

They have others with body composition readings too, but those usually are $30-50. The body composition stuff is junk science on these things, but still neat and calculates BMI, % water, lbs of muscle, etc...
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Costco has a Taylor and I loved what I was reading in the reviews at Costco's site until I encountered some that said their experience was tremendous inaccuracy and undependability. I'm seeing some of that kind of feedback for seemingly all of the digital scales' customer reviews, which is why I posted here... hoping for guidance towards such a scale that really is dependable.

 
Muse

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esquared said:
I have this Ozeri. I bought it from Amazon probably 8 years back. Works great.
Just replace the batteries, probably once a year.
Just looked and I paid 48.00 with an 8.00 promotion back in 2013.
Price now is now about 33.00

Amazon.com: Ozeri Touch 440 lbs Total Body Bath Scale – Measures Weight, Fat, Muscle, Bone & Hydration with Auto Recognition and Infant Tare Technology: Health & Personal Care

Buy Ozeri Touch 440 lbs Total Body Bath Scale – Measures Weight, Fat, Muscle, Bone & Hydration with Auto Recognition and Infant Tare Technology on Amazon.com ✓ FREE SHIPPING on qualified orders
www.amazon.com

Fakespot reviews also give it an A
www.fakespot.com

Ozeri Touch 440 Lbs Total Body Bath ... Fake Review Analysis

Pros: I like the fact that it can track multiple users and knows when you have lost weight. Checked it for weight and body fat against known scales at 24...
www.fakespot.com www.fakespot.com
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It's Amazon customer rating averages 4.3, quite a bit lower than the typical 4.7. A knock on it is the usage of CR2032 batteries, I'd prefer a few AAAs, I always have charged Eneloops around. Some reviewers say theirs burns through batteries like crazy (probably anomalies). However, I'm giving it consideration... thank you!
 
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As others have said, you really should just ignore the reviews. It is absolutely possible to increase 4 pounds in a day or two depending on salt and water intake and generally inconsistencies with measuring are because the scale isn't on a flat surface. Most of the reviews are because people expect every scale to measure the exact same thing so they measure at one place, and then at home and are surprised when they are different.

I bought a Tanita that does BF% based on impedance and it has been very consistent and has been quite accurate when compared to calibrated scales used for weightlifting competitions.
 
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Floor scale, you don't even have to stand up. Just roll on in your gaming chair.

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deadlyapp said:
As others have said, you really should just ignore the reviews. It is absolutely possible to increase 4 pounds in a day or two depending on salt and water intake and generally inconsistencies with measuring are because the scale isn't on a flat surface. Most of the reviews are because people expect every scale to measure the exact same thing so they measure at one place, and then at home and are surprised when they are different.

I bought a Tanita that does BF% based on impedance and it has been very consistent and has been quite accurate when compared to calibrated scales used for weightlifting competitions.
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Thanks... details? Link? What model?
 
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Scarpozzi said:
I have a Taylor digital scale. It zeros out every time you turn it on. It's pretty accurate. $20 at Walmart and probably other places too for the base model.

They have others with body composition readings too, but those usually are $30-50. The body composition stuff is junk science on these things, but still neat and calculates BMI, % water, lbs of muscle, etc...
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i bought a digital glass scale from walmart for $7 last year.
also zeros everytime i turn it on.
i tested it with a 40lb dumbell.
40lb right on the nose.

i need to test it again.
says i've lost 5lbs this year but i've been eating/gorging myself on sushi buffets weekly. :eek:
 
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I have two off-brand digital scales, one my ex bought at a school fundraiser sale years ago, and a cheap body composition scale I bought on sale in 2019.
The latter one has a quirk, in that most of the time, the first time I weigh myself in the morning it will come in ~2 lbs high. If I then weigh myself a second time, then it produces a number that's consistent and also agrees with the other scale. I weigh myself at the same time every day, in the morning when I get up, post-micturation. I believe it's producing a consistent, and likely accurate number. The newer one is a FitIndex, I don't know that the other one even has a name on it.
 
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I have two scales in my Amazon cart ATM. The more expensive Tanita HD-351

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at $80 is evidently apt to be more accurate and dependable, although quite possibly only slightly. It's more complicated, with its 5 memories, beeps, need to wait a few seconds aspects, also is quite a lot larger than the other:

Etekcity EB9380H, at $20.

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which is said to be rather reliable at reading slight differences, e.g. picking up a 1 lb object and reweighing yourself, it accounts for the difference, whereas many scales will not. Has no memory, but I do have a mind!

Both scales are 0.2lb granular, the Tanita uses 4xAA, the Etekcity 2xAAA.

The Tanita is evidently made in Japan, but it's not for certain it's not made in China, but the company is Japanese.

Recommending the Etekcity:
www.nytimes.com

The Best Bathroom Scales

After stepping on and off a total of 23 scales and more than 750 weigh-ins, we've settled on the 3 best bathroom scales.
www.nytimes.com www.nytimes.com
 
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Muse said:
I have two scales in my Amazon cart ATM. The more expensive Tanita HD-351

Amazon.com: Tanita HD-351 Digital Weight Scale: Health & Personal Care

Buy Tanita HD-351 Digital Weight Scale on Amazon.com ✓ FREE SHIPPING on qualified orders
www.amazon.com

at $80 is evidently apt to be more accurate and dependable, although quite possibly only slightly. It's more complicated, with its 5 memories, beeps, need to wait a few seconds aspects, also is quite a lot larger than the other:

Etekcity EB9380H, at $20.

Amazon.com: Etekcity Digital Body Weight Bathroom Scale with Step-On Technology, 400 Lb, Body Tape Measure Included: Health & Personal Care

Buy Etekcity Digital Body Weight Bathroom Scale with Step-On Technology, 400 Lb, Body Tape Measure Included on Amazon.com ✓ FREE SHIPPING on qualified orders
www.amazon.com

which is said to be rather reliable at reading slight differences, e.g. picking up a 1 lb object and reweighing yourself, it accounts for the difference, whereas many scales will not. Has no memory, but I do have a mind!

Both scales are 0.2lb granular, the Tanita uses 4xAA, the Etekcity 2xAAA.

The Tanita is evidently made in Japan, but it's not for certain it's not made in China, but the company is Japanese.

Recommending the Etekcity:
www.nytimes.com

The Best Bathroom Scales

After stepping on and off a total of 23 scales and more than 750 weigh-ins, we've settled on the 3 best bathroom scales.
www.nytimes.com www.nytimes.com
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I have the Etekcity EB9380H ... So far I am pleased with it ( Ive only had it for ~2-1/2 months) Seems to give fairly consistant readings .. nothing out of the ordinary. Nice large digital readout... which is nice
 
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I also have an analog scale like the one you have. When I go to the doctor I note my weight. When I get back home I weigh myself on my scale wearing the same amount of clothing, keys, wallet, etc. I then make a note on my scale. I use a permanent marker. For my scale I wrote "add 5 pounds". If you want you can repeat the next time you go to the doc.
 
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echo4747 said:
I have the Etekcity EB9380H ... So far I am pleased with it ( Ive only had it for ~2-1/2 months) Seems to give fairly consistant readings .. nothing out of the ordinary. Nice large digital readout... which is nice
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I just ordered this. Oddly, it was listed at $19.99 but seems to have fallen to $17.36 while I was making up my mind. There's also a $3 coupon that gets applied automatically, so $14.36!
 
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