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Recommendations in weighing scales (yes, seriously.)

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  • 30-07-2009 1:28pm
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    lucernarian
    Registered Users Posts: 9,235 ✭✭✭


    Hey everyone, it's a bit embarassing to ask this sort of a question in what mightn't even be the right forum anyway, but here goes.

    I need some sort of weigh scales, for food of course. I just can't seem to find small electronic ones anywhere! Everywhere I look, argos, main street shops or the internet seem to have big dinner-plate-sized, stylish, cooking scales.

    I'm using the scales to know exactly how much is in a portion of something I eat. So I don't need a range greater than a kilo, if that helps. A bit of accuracy would be nice. I don't want something that'll give a weight of 30 grams +/- 5 grams.

    Most importantly, I need something small. I have to carry it around in a typical rucksack (among books, clothes, phone chargers etc.) Battery-powered would be very good, but mains would do.

    I'm looking into this because of diabetic related stuff, not for dietary reasons strictly speaking.

    Any ideas or opinions are welcome!


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    #2
    antoniosicily
    Registered Users Posts: 342 ✭✭antoniosicily


    it's weird, I bought mine @Argos in Jervis st, it is very small and battery powered, I use it to weight the flour (usually 250-500grams).

    It is a pink scale, I don't know if it helps :-)

    Otherwise you could try amazon.co.uk, they deliver to Ireland


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    Gran Hermano
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,330 ✭✭✭Gran Hermano


    Keep an eye on Lidl and Aldi, I picked one up for weighing coffee beans.
    Dealextreme.com also stock small electronic scales but check their max weight.


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    Magic Monkey
    Registered Users Posts: 1,068 ✭✭✭Magic Monkey


    You can get scales that will give your the nutritional information of the food you're weighing, Salter make one called the "Nutri-Weigh", but I've only seen them available on-line.


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    blueirishangel
    Closed Accounts Posts: 157 ✭✭blueirishangel


    The Weight Watchers scale?

    It's expensive but is designed to weigh up portion sizes.


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    CJhaughey
    Registered Users Posts: 14,907 ✭✭✭✭CJhaughey


    Try a head shop, they have pretty fine scales.:D


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    lucernarian
    Registered Users Posts: 9,235 ✭✭✭lucernarian


    Hey again!

    Thanks for all the suggesions! Hehe I did think of headshops but the scales are a bit on the small side from what I can see.

    I gave the pink scale a miss, for social reasons;) and I couldn't see any in the German supermarkets.

    Amazon.co.uk was pretty helpful. I eventually decided on the Salter 1440 scale, as it seems to have the best balance of features for the job. I don't care for nutrition info funnily enough. But one company had a delivery charge of £27 on amazon for it!!

    I found the same seller on ebay, with the same scale... Same price, and £6 delivery. What's going on there?!

    We'll see how it goes!


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