Though it seemed a little flimsy to me, it definitely did its job and held up fine. The GF and I travel out of the country a lot for weeks at a time, so we always load up the suitcases to the brim. This was a good portable way to keep an eye on the weight so we don't have a hassle at the airport. Weighed all four suitcases there and back without issue, and accuracy was within a pound of the airports scale. The back light made the numbers easy to read, nice touch.