Tis’ the season for sending packages. When you are shipping packages and want to print your labels at home, it is important that you weigh them accurately. If your package weight is off, you will either pay more or risk the package being sent back or sent to your recipient with fees owed.
Some people rely on bathroom scales but they are not made to weigh packages. They also can be highly inaccurate. Do you earn extra income selling on eBay or Amazon? If so, you really need to have something better than a bathroom scale.
I want to share a scale I found to be perfect for all my shipping needs. It is the the Smart Weigh USPS UPS Digital Postal Scale.
This scale is heavy duty and has a weight capacity of 440 lbs. It features a high quality stainless steel platform and has an easy to read LCD display. This scale is great for home or office use.
This scale has some very nice features, use the TARE option to consecutively weigh multiple items, the PCS function accurately gives you a count of items that weigh the same. This scale operates on a 9 Volt battery that is included but it also has a USB cord to use as an additional power source. The scale can display the weight in kg/g/lb/lb:oz and comes with a 2 year warranty.
I was very impressed with this scale, I weighed a variety of items including my kids and my husband, a new vacuum, a 10 lb bag of sugar and more. It was highly accurate and I like that you don’t have to lean over to see the reading. The display is able to be placed eye level or on a counter so that it is easy to read and not obscured by a package.
I have the protective film on still, it is beautiful stainless steel underneath. The OCD is telling me to leave it on so it stays nice. lol
It is easy to operate and has a beautiful gleaming stainless steel platform. We really like the versatility of the USB cable and the high weight capacity. It is really nice to have a shipping scale with a large weight capacity like that. I can even weigh my dogs on it! We think this scale makes a great gift and are adding it to Mommy Ramblings’ 2016 Holiday Gift Guide!
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I would love to own this scale definitely an item I would have to keep for myself. We live out of state from family and friends and are always sending packages out. This would be so nice to have around.
I would give to my sister who is always mailing things to my other sister.
Well, they sure have a nice brother, and your sister sounds nice as well sending gifts to your sister.
This would be for myself. I have 3 kids in college and am always sending care packages for them. This would help me decide if something is to heavy to send.
Oh that is an excellent use, you are a good mom sending those care packages. I bet they really appreciate them.
I would use the scale to ship out presents for birthdays and such throughout the year.
That is a great use for it!
This would be a great present for my family
This would be great to have for when I have things to sell on ebay and I need to know the weight to calculate exact shipping!
Oh I know, I used to sell on ebay years ago before their fees got so that it was insane for me to turn much of a profit. However I do buy and I know many sellers struggle with larger packages. This makes it so easy!
I would use the scale to weigh packages for etsy and ebay. Now I just guess or estimate what it will be, after checking other listings. This would be a great help for me. Thanks
I would use this mailing machine for all of my packages that I send.