High-Precision Salter Professional 914WHLKR Electronic Baby and Toddler Scale

RavenhillRavenhill: This scale was strongly recommended for use in weighing cats being treated for FIP, or anything, I suppose.
I followed directions. Used a level with a bubble to be sure of a flat surface which is sturdy, and tested using items with known weights. I did both Kg and lb. It was consistently off.
Yes, I could do math to keep track of weight changes. But for this price, I also expect to be able to use it for other things for years. Without a bunch of calculations.
There is a troubleshooting link which didn't go anywhere. Salter site was all about sales. Return not simple on Amazon, but I got a representative on the phone using the call back method, and Amazon is refunding.
I'm not returning. I'm disposing because it doesn't work, and cannot be adjusted. It can't be resold this way.
It's possible that this is an exception. After all, it's highly recommended by people who are using it right now. It simply didn't work out for me. Photos of the test included.
People selling and shipping food are extremely precise about weights because they have to be. It's not gold, but important just the same. Like calculating dosage changes with veterinarians based on weight gain or...

United States on Aug 14, 2023

Shannon Jung: I bought this scale on a recommendation from my vet. I had 2 sick cats and it was important to weigh them to monitor if they were losing or gaining weight. It’s a very touchy scale and numbers jump all over the place. Sometimes even when they are laying down and are still it won’t even give a weight. My cats like sleeping on it though.

United States on Jun 17, 2023

louise dessureault: clinique médicale, moins cher et plus mignon que le matériel acheté en magasin médical, et aussi précis ( j'ai testé avec des poids étalons)

Canada on Dec 04, 2022

Ana laura mora aguilar: La báscula ha durado 4 años, funciona perfecto para pesar bebés y niños pequeños, ya que se remueve el portabebé. Muy precisa y fácil de usar en casa.

Mexico on Jun 04, 2022

Juan: The product works well and is easy to use. If what you are looking for is having a ballpark idea of the baby's weight , this item is for you. We purchased this item in the hopes that we could use it prior and after breastfeeding to get an idea of how much the baby feeds from the breast. Unfortunately we found that the scale is a little too erratic if the baby moves to be able to get a baseline.

Canada on Jul 14, 2021

Amazon Customer: Bought this to keep tabs on my son's weight and do weighted feeds.
I never ended up doing weighted feeds but I imagine with patience it could totally work for that.

It's hard to get a good reading on babies (that's not really the fault of the scale) and sometimes the hold function can be a little off.

For the most part we aren't out much from the scales at the hospital which is nice.

Price tag is a little steep for all the more I use it and the little cradle piece would be pretty uncomfortable for everyday use.

I weighed my cats on this and I worked great for them though.
Worked great for my toddler too as a step scale!

Canada on Aug 17, 2020

Sheeks: How will you know if your baby is getting enough? This scale may help some. I was constantly in doubt if my little one was getting enough. Even if I had several wet and dirty diapers I was still in doubt. The constant cluster feeding from 0-2 months made me feel as if my baby wasn’t getting enough.. if needed more security. This scale put my mind to ease .. I would start off weighing once a day to every two days to now every 3 days my little one is now 11 weeks old. The scale is very accurate as my dr weighed him 2 days after I weighed him and he was 3 oz more which is pretty accurate as he usual gains an 1 oz per day. Don’t become obsessive though weighing multiple times per day as weight will fluctuate and drive u up the wall. This is just used as a added benefit to checking wet and dirty diapers. I’ll now move on to weighing once per week.

Canada on Jul 27, 2020

KetchupSpud: Probably not a necessity, but I'm really glad I purchased it. My daughter doesn't follow a typical feeding schedule for her age, and she recently changed her schedule even more, so I wanted to double check that she was still getting a reasonable amount of milk per day and gaining weight well. She happened to be at the doctor's the same day the scale arrived, and I was happy to see that this scale gave the exact weight the doctor's scale did. I've been using it before and after feeds and it's giving me a good idea of how much she eats (which varies greatly throughout the day), which will help when I return to work.
It's worth nothing, though, that reading the weight is sometimes very hard with a squirmy baby. Unfortunately the Hold feature isn't helpful. In theory you press it and then it'll hold the weight so you can read it easily. We found that it doesn't actually record the weight until after you finish depressing the button, which makes timing the reading when the baby is still for a nanosecond very hard. We got values that were +/- 1 lb! Same issue with Tare/Zero. We've resorted to just staring at the readout and visually determining what value we see most often or when...

United States on Jan 08, 2017