This luggage scale is wonderful. Every scale I've had prior you have to try and read the side while holding up your heavy luggage, it just doesn't work. But this scale has a digital reading right on the top of the scale. So you can hold your luggage up, look down and know exactly how much everything weighes. It's super easy to attach and detach to the luggage as well. It's very durable too. I travel for work on month long trips so I have some pretty heavy luggage. I have weighed both my 40 pound pags numerous times with the scale and it's still working just fine. It's also compact and VERY light weight so it's not making your bag heavier. I will never travel without this again!