my thing with scales, is I look for consistancy, not accuracy. My scale, I can step on it 10x in a row, and it will read identicle each time. This way, I know next week when I step on it, it will give an accurate picture of what's happened with my weight during the past week. I had an old POS scale, that would read +/- 5lb every time I stepped on it. That royally sucked. I had no solid idea what was going on with my weight and diets. Also, I agree with Urban on this one.