| So you are looking for the best, most | | | | mentioned in the section above (i.e., I |
| accurate bathroom scale available. In other | | | | searched for Tanita digital scale, physicians |
| words you want a scale which is a) at most no | | | | scale, etc.). I noted also the price and |
| more than a pound off, b) displays the same | | | | reviews of each scale. Here is the list that |
| weight no matter how you stand on it, and c) | | | | I came up with (note: all data is of Dec. 3, |
| displays the same weight no matter when you | | | | 2007): |
| stand on it. While many scales will claim to | | | | |
| meet these criteria, user experience doesn't | | | | 1) Tanita UM080 Scale with Body Fat and Body |
| always match up with manufacturer claims. | | | | Water Monito -- Cost - $32.00. Rating - 4 1/2 |
| | | | stars (based on 19 customer reviews). |
| As such, it is interesting to hear what real | | | | |
| people say when asked to recommend a | | | | 2) Tanita BF679W Duo Scale Plus Body Fat |
| high-quality, accurate bathroom scale. I | | | | Monitor with Body Water -- Cost - $50.00. |
| therefore searched online and came up with | | | | Rating - 4 1/2 stars (based on 27 customer |
| the following list of the best bathroom | | | | reviews. |
| scales based on recommendations from real | | | | |
| people on sites such as Google Groups, Yahoo | | | | 3) Tanita BF680W Duo Scale Plus Body Fat |
| Answers and Ask MetaFilter. | | | | Monitor with Athletic Mode and Body Water -- |
| | | | Cost - $65.00. Rating - 4 1/2 stars (based on |
| First I noted which brands and/or types of | | | | 19 customer reviews). |
| scales people thought were the best. Here is | | | | |
| the list: | | | | 4) Health o Meter 402KL Physician Balance |
| | | | Beam Scale -- Cost $175.00. Rating - 5 stars |
| 1) Tanita digital scale. Recommended by a | | | | (based on 8 customer review) |
| number of people. | | | | |
| | | | 5) HealthOMeter 160LB (Health O Meter) |
| 2) A physicians scale (you know, a scale with | | | | Professional Home Care Weight Scale. Cost |
| manually adjusted, sliding weights). They are | | | | $59.00. Rating - 4 1/2 stars (based on 2 |
| big, but accurate. What's more, you don't | | | | customer review) |
| need your glasses to actually see how much | | | | |
| you weigh and you know that 30 years from now | | | | 6) HealthOMeter 349KLX Digital Medical Scale. |
| it will still be around. | | | | Cost $165.00. Rating - 5 stars (based on 1 |
| | | | customer review) |
| 3) A Taylor digital scale. However, don't get | | | | |
| the glass Taylor scales, they aren't suppose | | | | 7) Taylor 7009 Electronic Lithium Scale. Cost |
| to be very good. | | | | $17.00. Rating - 3 1/2 stars (based on 48 |
| | | | customer review) |
| 4) Hammacher Schlemer Best Precision | | | | |
| Measurement Digital Scale | | | | 8) Taylor 7000 EXP Precision Tech Lithium |
| | | | Electronic Scale. Cost $17.00. Rating - 3 1/2 |
| 5) HealthOMeter (with a 10 year lithium | | | | stars (based on 24 customer review) |
| battery). | | | | |
| | | | There you have it, the best bathroom scales |
| From these general recommendations, I | | | | available. True, it's not the most scientific |
| proceeded to create a list of the eight best | | | | method, but it's probably good enough to get |
| bathroom scales. To create this list I went | | | | you a high quality, accurate scale. And that, |
| to to see which particular models of bathroom | | | | ultimate, is what we are after. Happy |
| scales were the most popular on these sites. | | | | weighing! |
| I searched according to each type of scale | | | | |