© 1999-2009 Shopping.com, Inc. This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/well-Supplies-Home_Diagnostics-Scales-All Recent content written about Scales & Body Fat Monitors en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_405983039108?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author bayareabiker - I bought the MyoTape on 2/21/2006. The ad says it is easy to use, and I found the statement to be quite true. The mechanism ensures that the tape applies the correct amount of pressure to get the measurement, something ordinary tape measures cannot do... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~405983039108 Fri, 19 Oct 2007 21:36:19 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_405983039108?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_405446823556?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author bose_n - I just purchased this scale a few days ago and I love it! I have been looking for a scale that is simple to use with storing the history for my husband and I. I have no problem reading the screen. It isn't too bulky and fits in my bathroom... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~405446823556 Fri, 12 Oct 2007 18:00:18 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_405446823556?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_402603282052?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author djningr - Never minded getting on the scale I have almost always been one of "those" people that many of you despise. Yes, one of those by nature skinnier type of people. In fact I used to get teased in junior high for being too skinny. At one point later... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~402603282052 Fri, 7 Sep 2007 02:11:53 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_402603282052?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_401231089284?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ms_pookie - I have a love/hate relationship with my bathroom scale. I love the product but hate what it tells me. The Product The Thinner Glass and Chrome Digital Scale is a bathroom scale that is sleek and touts digital precision. I purchased mine... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~401231089284 Mon, 27 Aug 2007 17:57:42 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_401231089284?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_383841963652?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author cyanocobalamin - Completely worthless. I've bought two of these and both are inoperable. They jam all over the dial. For instance, if you weigh 180 pounds and get on it, it reads 60 pounds. When you get off the needle stays... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~383841963652 Sat, 30 Jun 2007 00:49:41 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_383841963652?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_379501907588?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author bradshawcl - I had decided to buy a new set of bathroom scales, and while shopping online at Kohls.com for clothes, I looked at scales, and spotted Health-O-Meter Professional Body Fat Monitoring scale on sale for $33.99, so I decided to get it. This scale... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~379501907588 Wed, 20 Jun 2007 22:41:02 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_379501907588?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_352341888644?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author snowfaery5 - I'm on weight watchers as well as my fiancee. I weigh in at the meetings but he uses this scale to weigh in at home. He's been having trouble loosing weight so i thought maybe there was something screwy about the scale. I stepped on it and saw my... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~352341888644 Tue, 24 Apr 2007 09:18:14 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_352341888644?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_339805900420?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author tulips1234 - I decided I needed a digital scale when I was on the weight loss quest and needed to see even small improvements. I have always owned a dial scale. You know, when you just want to have a rough idea of how much you weigh. Maybe you don&#146t want to... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~339805900420 Wed, 28 Mar 2007 01:30:12 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_339805900420?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_337606643332?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author impoffame - This scale claims to do two things : it gives a weight reading and a body mass index reading as a percentage of your total weight. So far so good. The question is, just how accurate are these readings? I've compared the Tanita's actual weight readings... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~337606643332 Fri, 23 Mar 2007 16:13:17 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_337606643332?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_330952445572?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author jwinkler - I purchased this scale a little over a year ago. A few months ago the battery read Lo. It took me a long time to finally go buy a new battery...mostly because I didn't really want to know my weight if you know what I mean! Anyway, I replaced the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~330952445572 Sat, 10 Mar 2007 02:50:04 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_330952445572?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_324134538884?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author jackai - Depending on how you feel about your weight, using the scale could be a satisfying or depressing prospect. Many fall into the latter category, including myself. When I know I&#146m packing on the pounds, I do what we all do and avoid the scale... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~324134538884 Fri, 23 Feb 2007 13:48:14 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_324134538884?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_323207925380?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author molly44 - I bought this scale at Walmart for $17.97. It looked like a nice scale and with the comments about it being accurate I thought I would try it out. This is the worse scale I have ever owned. It tells me different readings everytime I step on it. I have... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~323207925380 Wed, 21 Feb 2007 16:00:45 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_323207925380?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_321846808196?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author bobkat001 - The scale was purchased from Target at a good price, $34.99, five dollars less than Wal mart. Unit will tip if you put one foot to close to the edge when you are getting on. The other day just prior to taking a shower I weighed myself, after the shower... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~321846808196 Sun, 18 Feb 2007 14:44:05 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_321846808196?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_311254552196?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author roedy - The scale is good quality, very good repeatabilty. The display is big enough to read standing up. The batteries last for years. I bought mine about 7 years ago, and it is still going fine without trouble. The body fat measure is not nearly as useful as... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~311254552196 Fri, 26 Jan 2007 03:47:05 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_311254552196?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_297607335556?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author coops32 - Healthometer’s convertible baby/toddler scale Weighing the baby - When my son was born, he immediately lost over ten percent of his birth weight and we needed a reliable method of tracking his growth. I sent my husband out right... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~297607335556 Wed, 27 Dec 2006 03:10:11 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_297607335556?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_296005045892?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author gzuo - I wanted a scale for my son so he might be more motivated to lose some weight. I went to WalMart. Unfortunately I didn't find anything I liked in terms of look and feel. I didn't care much about brand because I thought digital scales are so low tech... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~296005045892 Sat, 23 Dec 2006 13:11:11 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_296005045892?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_292980100740?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mjtriplett - When I was little, I thought it was a game to step on the scale in my parent's bathroom and watch the dial go back and forth until it settled on a number. Truthfully, I've never experienced a weight problem, although my numbers have fluctuated over the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~292980100740 Sun, 17 Dec 2006 00:23:39 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_292980100740?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_291868872324?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author lyoness913 - I recently purchased a Weight Watchers scale online from drugstore.com. Since I&#146ve struggled with eating disorders in the past, I am trying to get better and I decided about 4 weeks ago to start going to Weight Watchers meetings in... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~291868872324 Thu, 14 Dec 2006 14:51:07 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_291868872324?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_283494354564?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author xlyinia - I have had this scale for almost a year and it has done nothing but cause me grief. First off, it consistently weighs me in between 2 and 3 pounds over the digital scale at my Jenny Craig center. Secondly, within 10 minutes the scale will tell me I'm 2... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~283494354564 Sat, 25 Nov 2006 14:08:22 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_283494354564?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_262249156228?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author ashams - I purchased this scale a couple months ago. Make a long story short: it provides bogus information. You could step on it 5 times in a row, and get three different readings. I tested it with different weights just to make sure I am not imagining things... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~262249156228 Thu, 5 Oct 2006 18:07:48 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_262249156228?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_253751430788?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author outdoorsbound - I just got this scale home, fired it up and I think it's already broken. It's says I'm overweight, fat and should drink more water. Actually, it's probably right. But what a big difference it makes having an intelligent scale versus my old plain digital... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~253751430788 Mon, 11 Sep 2006 06:35:09 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_253751430788?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_253725675140?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author outdoorsbound - I didn't think much of this scale when I bought it Wal-Mart around 2003 other than it was an inexpensive digital scale. Little did I know that 3 years later it would still be operating reliably and to my satisfaction. I'll get slight inconsistencies but... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~253725675140 Mon, 11 Sep 2006 02:19:16 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_253725675140?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_248148430468?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author serenasr - I really liked this scale. It was pretty cheap and relatively accurate. I thought that it was a great purchase. The problem is that it didn't last very long. I am not a person who weighs myself often and that made no difference. I would have... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~248148430468 Mon, 14 Aug 2006 03:44:06 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_248148430468?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_245106314884?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author chelledun - I thought maybe no one would want to buy me the scale that Mr_Chelledun and I registered for before our wedding. As it turned out, through a bizarre Target.com glitch, I ended up with TWO Taylor Lithium Electronic Glass Scales. I did return one,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~245106314884 Sat, 29 Jul 2006 18:15:53 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_245106314884?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_243535089284?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author entangledhere - I received my new Tanita scale today. The first thing I noticed was how absolutely easy it was to use! I had the thing programmed in about five minutes! This was a relief and a pleasant surprise. Secondly, the weight is very accurate. I'm not sure... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~243535089284 Fri, 21 Jul 2006 18:10:55 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_243535089284?linkin_id=8003929