Having recently traveled where one member of our party got stuck with a $30 charge for being 5 lbs over on one of their bags, I decided to purchase this travel scale. Reviews of digital scales pointed out about making sure the batteries were new so an accurate reading would be obtained and since we don't travel that often I decided to go mechanical. No need to worry about leaking batteries while it sits in the suitcase waiting for the next trip.

Scale is very accurate when compared to the scales at the airports. Has only been off by 1/2 to 1 pound so far. When weighing a bag, a gentle smooth lift with the scale is the correct method. A quick jerk upward motion makes the scale reading too high & not an accurate weighing. The scale has a black indicator that moves as the scale weighs the object and remains at the highest reading.  There is no need to try to see the reading as you are lifting a bag. You reset the indicator after you read the weight. Works great. Now we no longer guess if one of our bags is too heavy or not. We are able to redistribute items at home or our hotel & not at the airport.

Also included is a tape measure. This should be a required item for all travelers particularly those people who enter the plane with bags as large as or larger than the ones that we just checked. Of course if the airlines would enforce carry-on bag rules that might take care of the problem.

A great purchase just waiting to be used for our next journey.