Health o Meter SAB998-01 Dial Scale, White with White Mat

Reviews of Health o Meter SAB998-01 Dial Scale, White with White Mat

1.) A great little scale
Reviewed by: voracious reader and jewelry wearer Milwaukee
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I did not want anymore digital scales with fancy ways of weighing oneself. I just wanted a scale that easily pointed to my weight. This is a dandy little scale. First of all, I have a very small bathroom, and this scale just fits your feet and fits nicely in a small space. In fact, my mom, who also has small bathrooms, asked me to order her one. I know this scale is accurate as its weight matched half-pound per half-pound the scale at my doctor's office on the same day. I love my little scale and would recommend it to anyone who is sick of scales having whoops and hollers.

2.) does the job
Reviewed by: John h.
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forget all the other overpriced scales, this one is accurate and does not require battery and less maintenance than all the digital scales.


3.) Works perfectly fine
Reviewed by: Rae Ann Boston, MA
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Although this is far from a high end product, it serves its purpose perfectly...Just tell me what I weigh so I'll know how much I have to lose!

I am happy with this product.

4.) Inexpenive but ACCURATE
Reviewed by: Mark W Sweeney Town of Onondaga, N.Y. USA
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This may only be a $10 scale but It's exactly what I wanted. A Inexpensive scale to monitor my weight once In a while. It seems to be as accurate as the digital one at the Dr office. To the LB It may not be 5 star looking or analize body fat?? Do most of us care? It get's 5 stars for what It Is and being $10

5.) quite accurate and consistent
Reviewed by: S. Weiyi Albany, NY
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Tested it by weighing different amount of water. The results are quite accurate.

When the weight is less than 10 pounds, there is a 0.3 pound deviation, but weighing heavier items shows better accuracy.

The reading is consistent. Provide similar results everytime you weigh the item.

Very good for its price, much better than I expected.

6.) "The Health o Meter", excellent scale without all the unneccessary gadgets.
Reviewed by: Diane J. Kramer
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I didn't want to purchase a scale with all the bells and whistles,so I purchased the Health o Meter. Excellent price, very accurant, as I get weight every month at my doctor's office also. I would recommend this to anyone who wants a simple, accurate, bathroom scale.

7.) Excellant product!!
Reviewed by: QB USA
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At this price, it is the best weighing scale that works perfectly well so far. The finishing is good and looks solid. I'm very happy that I bought this item, and you will be too!!

8.) Cheap and useful
Reviewed by: Deepak Jujare Chicago, IL
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I bought this machine to weight my luggage for my trip to India. I was looking for a cheap weight machine and this one did the job perfectly. The luggages showed the exact weight in the airport as they did at home on this machine.

9.) It is what it is!
Reviewed by: kittywee Lorida, FL
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We needed an inexpensive scale to check both ours and our cat's weight. We were looking for something to make up the "qualify for free shipping" and this filled the bill. Appears to be accurate as I weighed on a slide "supposedly" accurate scale at the doctor's and I was the same weight.

10.) Accurate and cheap - what more could I want?
Reviewed by: Leslie Ann Lewis San Antonio, Texas
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I hesitated about buying this scale because it was so darn cheap. I decided that I would give it a try and if it was too bad I would just return it. Boy was a surprised! It is a decent weight, nice looking, and wonderfully accurate. I thought I might have to constantly reset it, not to mention determining the +/- factor (always under 10 lbs or over 8 lbs), but I do not have to do either. Everytime I go to step on it is pointing to zero, and the numbers have always been the same as at my doctor's office. I am pleased to have such an accurate measure for so little money.

11.) Accurate, easy to read scale
Reviewed by: Joan G. Roseburg, OR USA
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I am pleased with this scale, which is accurate and easy to read. I prefer this over digital scales. I would recommend this brand and model.

12.) Health-O-Meter
Reviewed by: oh_mandie pittsburgh, pa usa
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it does the job for the price. I'm pleased i really feel like i got a bargain.

13.) good value
Reviewed by: vlee
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This is a great scale for the low price. No need to worry about batteries and there's a calibration dial.

14.) exactly what I wanted
Reviewed by: Shawn Swaagman Ponce Inlet, FL
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pretty accurate, need to adjust to zero every once and a while but very easy to do so. very nice and compact, fits in my small bathroom nicely.

15.) Perfect
Reviewed by: R. McAllister Florida United States
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I just ordered this scale recently, I really did not want to spend an arm and a leg for a scale that had the same function but only looked nicer. This scale is perfect and does exactly what I need it to, plus no additional money spent on batteries.

16.) Bathroom scale
Reviewed by: Mary Jo Ainsworth
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The scale arrived very soon after I ordered it. It is in excellent condition and has been used every day since I got it.

17.) works fine
Reviewed by: vivikiki
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nothing fancy; it's just like what I expected for a simply weight scale, works fine and accurate

18.) Great deal
Reviewed by: ChewDigestBooks Los Osos, Ca. USA
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This scale was a bargain and it works great. I wanted a simple scale that blended well with my bathroom decor and this fit the bill.

19.) Scale
Reviewed by: grrl_wirh_the_hair Ohio
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I bought this as a gift for someone. It came very quickly and was packaged safely. It works how it's supposed to and I am very happy with it as well as the person who received the item.

20.) Nice Little Dependable Bathroom Scales
Reviewed by: Slablog.net Atlanta, GA USA
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These are very nice little analog bathroom scales that scream "simplicity". I like that, and they are consistent. The only complaint I have, and its not a big deal at all, is that they are sort of small for my big feet...But they work and the price is right! Highly recommended.

21.) Health O Meter Dial Scale
Reviewed by: S. Rahbar-Daniels
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The scale works fine after you are able to get the pointer, precisely, on 0.

22.) Pretty darn good scale for the money!
Reviewed by: Jaymie C. Lint Mukilteo, WA USA
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Good scale! It needs a little adjustment here and there to get the needle back to zero, but I think it's because we don't leave it in one place, we slide it under the vanity when we're done with it. But other than that, so far so good!

23.) Scale Good Price Good Quality
Reviewed by: Grayma MN United States
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The Health O Meter was inexpensive, appears to give accurate weights and although not modern in style, gives an impression of good "old fashioned" value.

24.) Cheap Product That Keeps Needing Recalibration
Reviewed by: Jessica Cam Wong Boston, MA
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The price was very attractive. The numbers in the dial are nice and visibly big. The only annoyance is that it just needs to be readjusted often, but if you don't mind spending a few seconds readjusting it, then this ain't bad.

25.) Perfect fit
Reviewed by: great buys Boston, MA
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So this scale is great for us because we definitely didnt need anything fancy at all and didnt want to spend the money on it either. Great price, although I wouldn't expect it to be much more. Easy to access wheel to bring the scale to zero if it moves and easy to read. Perfect for what we need, just to weigh yourself!

26.) reasonable, decent and functional. does what it should.
Reviewed by: skammer Chicago, IL
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A weighing scale that does what it should. If you are looking for exact precision or more accurate and consistently reliable measurements--- then you are obviously either 1. in need of a digital scale or 2. not looking to weigh human bodies, but small objects where precision is needed. otherwise, it measures your weight reliably well, and tells me every morning when i put on a pound or more. it is small and light enough to fit in my personal dorm bathroom, and monitors my weight so as a student i can keep myself in track and prevent weight changes at the end of the semester.

if you are a college student like me and looking for a budget weighing scale that does its job, then this is it. decently priced, too. otherwise if you want more, expect to be slightly disappointed. or get a digital one.

27.) Good weighing scale
Reviewed by: Sameer NJ , USA
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It is a good weighing scale for those looking for a value for money. Although the accuracy is not as good as digital scale but it does what it is supposed to do.

28.) Good scale--Great price
Reviewed by: George Best Iowa
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This old fashion style scale works very well and without batteries. Is it accurate?
Accurate enought. If you're into how many ounces you lost of gained, this scale isn't for you but if you're into pounds, this scale will be just fine. And again, it NEVER needs batteries!!

29.) Solid Scale
Reviewed by: Jessemania
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Cheap and gets the job done. It is somewhat small and I've noticed that depending on where I stand... the weight is a lb or so different. Not a big deal to me, but maybe to you. Also the numbers are fairly small and difficult to see if there is any sort of glare. All-in-all works great though!

30.) Basic scale, just as I expected
Reviewed by: Moondrake El Paso, Texas
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This scale is pretty much just what I expected. The only negative thing I have to say is that it came set at about -.5lbs, and I can't see a way to calibrate it to true zero. While I need all the help I can get, I'd rather have the truth. Otherwise it is nice looking, stable, does it's job, slides under my hamper for storage. This is the only scale I use so I can't speak to its accuracy. For my purposes I only need to see changes, not the exact weight.

31.) Nice for the price
Reviewed by: Althea 43 New York, NY
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I use this along with my sister's digital scale -- it's a good backup and keeps me on the straight and narrow. And you can't beat it for the price.

32.) good product
Reviewed by: ~Boo Rogers~ Massachusetts
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had a lot of issues w/ the shipping. it took several weeks. they sd the product was in stock when i purchased it but when it hadnt arrived in 2 weeks i talked to customer service and THEN they told me for the first time that it was out of stock and they were getting a new shipment soon and that they would send it to me as soon as they did.nobody could explain i was pissed. they only offered me 25% of my shipping fee back which would equal a whole $2. i wont buy from them again. but the product works great.

33.) Decent Analog Scale
Reviewed by: omgsrsly NY, USA
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This scale took a little bit of work to get zeroed, and has to be re-zeroed occasionally, but it's easy to read and accurate. Good scale for the price.

34.) It is okay for simple weight loss tracking
Reviewed by: Chelsea Florida
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If you just want an affordable way but not a very accurate way of weighing yourself and keeping records, this is for you. It is inexpensive but not super accurate. What I do is weigh myself once weekly and at that time I do it three times and take the average. That's my weight for that week. Since I don't need strict numbers, this works for me.

35.) Ok for the price
Reviewed by: Dave Nguyen Columbia, SC USA
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For the price this product is just ok. I believe the accuracy is around +/- 1.5 pounds. Before using it, you will have to set it back to the zero position using the dial. It can take you a little effort tuning back and forth till the hand is right there. The scale is kind of cheaply made. If you are serious about your weight gain/weight loss progress then maybe you may want to have a better one. After 1 months use as a bathroom scale I ended up buying the Health o Meter Digital Scale with a nice LED display at Walmart which costs around 8 bucks more. I am much more satisfied with the latter and would recommend it over this one.

36.) not accurate one
Reviewed by: Jia Ni
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it does have balance issue and the error range is -2/+2 pounds.
One phenomenon is that when you step off the scale, the pointer often will
not go back to the Zero point. That does bug me.

37.) OK considering the price, but consistently 1-2 lb off each measurement
Reviewed by: JC USA
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The title says it all. For $10, reasonably performs. No maintanence and does not occupy much space.

However, it seems 1-2 lb off every time I measure (reproducibility issue) and consistently couple lbs less than the number I get from another scale (precision issue). Overall, I can get an idea if my weight changed drastically (more than 5 lbs), so for that purpose it is OK.

38.) reasonable scale
Reviewed by: Kang Wang
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it is reasonable scale with this price. Sometimes the zeroing is a little tricky... Anyway, if you can accept 1~2 pounds error, I would recommend this scale

39.) Good Backup Scale
Reviewed by: Reviewer
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My 9V battery ceased working in my digital scale, so I purchased this manual scale. I am glad that I did because I purchased a rechargeable Energizer 9V battery that would not charge for the digital scale. The manual scale is a good backup scale which functions when everything else fails. I had to remove the rubbery legs from the bottom (because of latex allergy), but the scale performs well. You simply need to move a plastic knob to adjust the setting to zero in order to balance the scale.

40.) Its ok
Reviewed by: Andi Minnesota
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It works my only real problems are it can be hard to see the numbers and I have to set it back to zero everytime I use it. Otherwise it works great.

41.) Dial Scale
Reviewed by: C. Thomas
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Depending on where your toes are changes the weight. My feet are a little longer than the length of the scale so it gets a little confusing know what my accurate weight is... Probably should have gone digital with the scale just like the digital age that we're in... But it came new. It does work.. and is precisely what I ordered... So there ya go.

42.) nothing fancy but serves the purpose
Reviewed by: Chicago
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nothing fancy, I guess you could squeeze some extra value for the money if you'd buy a scale from a brick & mortar store... but this serves the purpose. The scale may need to be adjusted (there's a dial to adjust to initial zero) from time to time.

43.) Not great
Reviewed by: T. Gerencer Maine, USA
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MY FIRST IMPRESSION:

I've got size 15 feet, and yes, they hang over the edge, but it doesn't matter. It's not like I feel like I'm gonna fall off, or like I'm not getting an accurate reading. The scale works fine. The price is right, and yes, you have to zero it just about every time you weigh yourself, but it's not hard to do. You just turn the dial and you're done. I got this after paying $35 for a fancy electronic "Healthometer" scale at Wal Mart that stopped working after about 3 months (no, it wasn't the battery). This one won't have that problem. It gives a perfectly accurate reading (I just weighed myself at the gym earlier today on their pro-model scale, and I got the same reading on this scale). I like it. I've only had it for about twenty minutes, so I'll write more later if it ends up annoying me. It is nice and small, also - another nice feature. I've got a smallish bathroom - no sense taking up a lot of floor space on a scale.

AFTER A FEW DAYS:

At first it seemed to give fairly consistent results as long as I zeroed it out first, but now, even if I do zero it out, the readings seem to fluctuate a lot. If I weigh myself 3 or 4 times, usually most of the readings will be fairly accurate, but about every 4th reading it tells me I'm 10 pounds lighter or heavier than the other readings. I'm not psyched on it. Healthometer did tell me to send in my other, electronic scale for a replacement, but the shipping cost me $16. Boo.

44.) Get what you pay for
Reviewed by: PN IN,USA
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Does the job, does not require batteries.
But the zero needs to be adjusted every time you use it.

45.) health o meter scale
Reviewed by: K. Stevens Richmond,CA USA
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When this scale first arrived at my house I tested it out and found it to work perfectly. It gave me the same weight as when I go to the doctors office. But for some reason when I stepped on it a couple of days later it gave me a weight that was 10 pounds less than what I was a when I first stepped on it. I seriously doubt that I lost 10 pounds in two days. This wasn't too bad because I figured I could just estimate my weight by adding 10 pounds on ever time I weight my self. The real problem is that every time I step on the scale the wight will never be the same. Sometimes it says I weight 115 pounds, and when I step off the scale and step back on it the scale says I weight 120 pounds. Also the scale isn't big enough to fit the size of my feet. You also have to move the dial to zero almost every time you weight yourself. So if you want a accurate scale then stay away from this product. Will be buying a more expensive digital scale soon.Health o Meter SAB998-01 Dial Scale, White with White Mat

46.) Health O Meter review
Reviewed by: YK-reviewer CA, USA
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Health o Meter SAB998-01 Dial Scale, White with White Mat
The unit looks as nice as the picture, so in this sense it met expectations.
Performance wise it's poorer than previous mechanical units I have had (similar technology). Reading is not consistent and does not return to zero (or to the same value every time) so calibration is meaningless

47.) Cheap
Reviewed by: Game Geek
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The price is the only thing it has going for it.

I'm disappointed by the accuracy of this scale, I constantly have to re-adjust it so the needle starts at 0. Having said that, I still get the feeling that the reading is not entirely accurate and end up re-weighing my self at the gym to reconfirm.

It weighs you accurately + or - 3 lbs, which is really not acceptable for a bathroom scale.

48.) Passable..
Reviewed by: Harshad Deo Beaverton, USA
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Something to go in for only if you are scrimping enough not to go in for a digital scale (the difference is 18$ and the usefulness, priceless!) and are looking to reduce thy weight.

49.) Does the job for a cheap price.
Reviewed by: RhymeBoy.G. Garden Grove, CA USA
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First of all, I didn't expect this to be a good scale since it only 10 bucks.
It actually does job as a scale but I have to adjust scale to 0 every time I remeasure my weight.
This is pain in my butt.

I have found one solution to solve this.
I just have to step down slowly so that the pound indicator does not spin like a crazy.

Good price with just right quality.
of course 2 stars is for the price.

50.) Health o Meter SAB998D-01 Dial Scale
Reviewed by: Yimi Tong San Francisco, CA United States
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You definitely get what you pay for. The measurements are off. When nothing is on the scale it still reads 5 lbs. So when I weigh myself I always have to subtract 5 lbs. If I were to do it again I'd probably pay a little more for accuracy, but can't complain too much since the scale was phenomenally cheap. Too good to be true, I guess.

51.) Great scale for Eagles with Small Feet
Reviewed by: RLD New England
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I know it is inexpensive, but this scale is hard to read, small and hard to stand on, and needs to be zeroed constantly. Perhaps for a child with perfect vision it is OK, but I recommend you look elsewhere. It is hard to be disappointed by a scale, but I am.

52.) Don't bother
Reviewed by: Burgoonie PA, USA
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has been off 3-10 lbs. since we got it out of the box. Piece of junk.

53.) Uncomfortable and Broken
Reviewed by: Ke Lu
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I have a very small frame and small feet (130 lbs and size 8); yet, I still could not fit myself comfortably on this scale. My friends also complained about how inaccurate this scale is. Lastly, the zeroing function broke after a day--now the scale reads 240 lbs when nothing is on it. I am returning it and buying the Eat Smart scale instead.

Save yourself the headache, shell out an extra [...] bucks and get this well reviewed scale instead.

http://www.amazon.com/EatSmart-Digital-Bathroom-Oversize-Platform/dp/B001KXZ808/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&s=hpc&qid=1241463575&sr=8-5

54.) Crap
Reviewed by: S. Kuennen Washington, DC
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[...]. After pulling it out of the box I noticed that the calibration knob was broken and did not work.

The product just seems cheap, [...]

Features of Health o Meter SAB998-01 Dial Scale, White with White Mat

White Rotary Dial with White Mat

1.) Compact Platform;
2.) Rotating Dial;
3.) Accurately measures weight up to 300 lbs;

Package Height x Length x Width: 10.7 in. x 10.7 in. x 10.2 in.
Package Weight: 3.55 lbs.

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