Knowing that some users reported that this scale was too variable to be useful, I ordered anyway on the strength of the positive reviews. Hoped I would be lucky, I guess! I am truly disappointed that this product was so inaccurate as to be useless. I made sure that the 4 pins were on the floor, was careful in how I stepped on. No dice. Results varied by over a pound compared to my trusty bathroom scale. This would have been a sweet thing to travel with. It is so cute and handy with its cover. Darn.