rubbish scales at home - anyone else?

[xenabelly]

just wondered if anyone else has this problem with unreliable scales...we've had cheap digital, expensive digital and now just the normal ones (with a dial, don't know what they're called) and they just all seem very unreliable. eg: depending on how you stand on them you can put on or lose 3/4lbs - it drives me and hubby mad - what do you all have and are there any you would recommend?

[Furball]

are you putting them on carpet? as that sometimes makes you weigh inconsistantly and more heavy for some reason.

[tinkerbellhadpiles]

All scales are unreliable to some extent except the ones that cost upwards of £5k.

BUT you can make it better if you:

• Always stand up straight
• Place the scales on a tiled flat surface or on concrete, not carpet
• Keep your scales away from humid environments (bathrooms are the worst place for scales because analogue scales rely on the movement of a metal bar and the humidity makes it swell.

I'm told eating less is also a good way of making them work better (she types while eating chocolate for breakfast)

[Furball]

tinkerbellhadpiles - exactly, chocolate for breakfast is reserved for christmas, birthdays and of course Mothers Day!