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Luxury Starfrit kitchen scale (lemmy.ca)
submitted 3 months ago by to c/thrifting_scores@lemmy.ca
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OK, "luxury" is pushing it, but I like the flip out keypad, the backlit display, and that it uses a 9V battery which means I can use a USB battery instead of disposable coin cells.

The stainless steel surface is easy to clean, and the readout isn't blocked by the thing you're weighing.

I don't know, what do you think? Good deal?

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[–] [S] 2 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Turns out that, in many cases, there is a reason nice-looking items end up in the goodwill/trash. The unit keeps turning itself on and off, I suppose because of the lame keypad, the button is slightly indented and I guess makes a spurious contact.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    Ah that's a shame. I came across a scale as well the other day and to try it out I put the same item on it multiple times but it would display a different weight each time.

    Does your store allow you to return it for store credit?

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 3 weeks ago

    I don't have the energy or will. I usually take things like this apart to see what's going on. It's cheaper than a night out...

    So I also have nothing to return. It's going into my e-cycle box that I dump at the eco-centre when it gets full.

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