Hoping this scale gets better with use
I have had the Mosiso scale a bit over a week now.  For the past 15 or 20 years, I have been using an electronic scale I was given for a gift and it was purchased through &#34;Sharper Image&#34; and had their name on the thick glass covering the scale.  That scale was one that had to be tapped to start and wait for the numerals to read &#34;00&#34; before getting on.  My presumption was the scale was accurate.  But, every time I went to the doctor's office, and weighing in seems to be an obsession for the doctor's nurses, I'd wear the thinnest and lightest clothes I own and still come up over 6 pounds heavier than I weighed at home.  The difference in weight was fluffed off as different scales come up with different readings.  One doctor has the old weight balance type scale and I could easily see the weight was balanced at &#34;0&#34; pounds.  Another has a fancier standing electronic scale.<br /><br />As the difference between scales increased, I began to suspect that maybe my Sharper Image scale wasn't accurate.  That led to my looking at a number of different scales on Amazon.com and thinking maybe the sensors in my scale or whatever mechanism in that scale that measures weight were failing.  The last doctor visit I had I ended up weighing over 4 pounds more than I weighed at home and I knew my clothing didn't weigh 4 pounds.  It was much less.  So, I researched the scales from Amazon and thought Mosiso would be more accurate than the others.  What I found out in using it is the doctor's scale was close to correct.  There was nearly 4 pound difference in weight between the Sharper Image scale and the Mosiso scale.<br /><br />I am also finding there may be some variability in weight based on floor surfaces.  Each floor is level, but on a composite floor that looks like ceramic tile and one that is hard, flat ceramic tile, my weight can vary up to 2 pounds on the Mosiso.  I'm also finding that the initial 4 pound differential between the Sharper Image scale and Mosiso has become anywhere between 1.4 and 2.8 pounds and can't account for the difference.  At my heaviest, I was 330 pounds and carried it well.  Losing weight over the past 10 years and keeping it off, I am somewhere between 262 and 266 pounds.<br /><br />I do like the Mosiso scale's looks and like the final weight flashing on the scale.  I usually weigh myself 3 times and by just tapping the back edge of the scale, it resets to &#34;00&#34; pounds.  I then consider my weight to be whatever 2 of the 3 readings match.  I guess the only way to get the most accurate weight on myself is to own a scale exactly like those in doctor's offices.  However, I do get closer to an accurate measure on the Mosiso scale and the price certainly can't be beat.  I'm hoping that as the scale gets more accustomed to being used, perhaps the readings will become more consistent or accurate.
Rating: 4 stars