I got this because we often travel and pick up "stuff" to bring home.  With the airlines being so picky about how much weight you can have this was just the trick.  It is quite accurate and takes up little space and weighs very little so it can be placed on your luggage or carry-on. My only complaint, although minor, is it has a dial indicator you can set to your maximum desired weight which is handy but that dial needs more friction.  It can easily be accidentally moved to an undesired setting. Perhaps a modification for a push or pull lock for the dial would be a nice modification.  I think for what it is it's reasonably priced.