Taylor 7506 Glass and Chrome Digital Scale
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Customer Reviews of Taylor 7506 Glass and Chrome Digital Scale
Customer Review: Inconsistent scale
Summary: 2 Stars
This scale, the Taylor 7506, got the highest rating in its class from Consumer Reports. This is why I ordered the scale. When it arrived, it looked like a scale I had previously bought and given up on because it was inconsistent in giving me my weight. On that scale if I weighted myself an hour apart, I would get a weight difference of up to two pounds. Sometimes it would show a three pound difference from day to day. Since I am only about 150 pounds to start with, I believe these readings are not accurate. I am not an "all you can eat" person and my weight doesn't change significantly from hour to hour.
The scale I odered from Amazon behaved exactly the same way. Consumer reports said it was very consistent, but they measured this quality by having someone weight themselves, step off the scale, and then weight themselves again. And this scale is consistent within the parameters of that test.
I would not recommend this scale if you watch your weight on any regular basis.
However, the vendor delivered the scale promptly and it was as ordered and at a good price. The vendor is fine; the scale is not.
Customer Review: Good and Simple
Summary: 5 Stars
I have an account with Consumer Reports and checked into scales before buying this. I originally intended to buy a body fat/water percentage scale, but I found that those are extremely inaccurate, to the point of being useless, so I opted for a basic scale. I have a lot of respect for Consumer Reports and this scale got #1 of all the scales they tested. It has high accuracy and consistency. My dad owns a gym here in Belfast, Maine and I weighed myself on his professional scales and then on this one (on a carpeted floor) and it was consistent within about 0.3 lbs, so very accurate. It looks really nice and the price has been reduced (Consumer Reports said it cost $35 at the time of their review). You just tap it to turn it on. I also found it's pretty consistent with respect to where you're standing on the scale and how you're leaning. My mom had an older digital scale that would give drastically different readouts based on how you were standing on the scale, but I've played around with this one and it doesn't make much difference whether I'm on the edge or right in the center, whether I'm leaning back or forward, it's consistent.Customer Review: Not accurate... varied results
Summary: 2 Stars
I had plenty of chances to use this scale from the last vacation since I was in an all-inclusive. And I wanted to see how much the heck do I eat when in a secured location w/o good walking opportunities. Initially, it seemed good. But I noticed throughout the week that the weights varied even when the variables didn't. I.e. I didn't eat or drink, or pooped or peed. :) Well, at least it got our luggage thru the airline with the silly 50lbs limit and 1 suitcase per person (how?? for a 2 week vacation??). But even when I weighed myself on the scale with the luggage held, it varied w/in 2 lbs with no changes to me or the luggage. I did multiple attempts to get a good average, which one wouldn't need to if the scale was somewhat precise. the floors were tiled so it's even or as even as it can be. Even switched between different tiles to be safe.
Like others said, I'm really surprised this was consumer report's top scale. I wouldn't buy it after my experience.
Customer Review: Use a fortune cookie instead
Summary: 1 Stars
If you are looking for a scale to play guessing games with this is for you. If you need or want a scale that has any degree of accuracy or consistency you should skip this piece of junk. The reading I get are up to three pounds different within a one hour time span with nothing going in or out of my body in the mean time. This hasn't happened just once but enough to totally reduce the readings to a guessing game. I checked the scale against a 10 lb. barbell and it was 1/2 lb off... That's a 20% error(Yes, I checked the barbell against two other scales and it was 1 oz. over 10 lbs.
So what's the use in even having it take up space. I've decided to start consulting Tarot cards, fortune cookies and mystics to tell me what my weight is. Those guesses will be just as reliable as this scale. It will make a very attractive base for artwork or a potted plant but as a scale??? Forget it!!!
Customer Review: Taylor 7506 is OK..could have been better if
Summary: 3 Stars
We bought this scale to replace the one we've been using (health-o-meter) for at least 10 years. First, we got another health-o-meter scale but we have to return it.
We like the look and the weight measurements that show upto 3 decimal points on this scale. We found that we weigh at least 3 lbs extra on this scale compared to the one we replaced. We believe that our present weight reading is more accurate.
Since we keep the scale in our bedroom, i have one thing I don't like with the scale..it's the color black ink for weight display. I have to turn on the light to be able to read my weight. The first thing i like to do after i get up in the morning is weigh myself. I don't do it if my husband is still asleep and/or when the blinds were down.
Next time, we buy another scale, the display of the weight will be in RED.