Smart Weigh 500 x 0.01g Digital Pro Pocket Scale Review

I received this item in exchange for an honest review.

I have something a little bit different to share with you today. I've been wanting a small scale for awhile, mostly just for when I'm mailing something a little bit heavier and need to try to figure out postage. I haven't used this scale for that particular purpose yet but I'm sure I will eventually. Here's a little bit of information about the Smart Weigh Pro Pocket Scale:

Have you been looking for the perfect on-the-go pocket scale?
One that is lightweight, accurate, and reliable? Look no further – the Smart Weigh Digital Pocket Scale with its sleek and portable design is exactly what you have been looking for!
Advanced!
Tired of inaccurate weight readings? Ready for an upgrade? The Smart Weigh scale features the highest grade precision with the latest technology.
Weigh Master!
This scale will help you accomplish a wide variety of weighing needs. It will do so accurately and to perfection!
Style!
Features a unique and simple design with its stainless steel 3.94” x 3.7” platform. It is easy to operate by using the four sleek chrome buttons.

• Features - the top500 is strong, accurate, fast, and user-friendly; will work great for any of your mailing, jewelry, reloading, and cooking needs
  Functions - this scale can double up as a postal scale; the pcs function gives you an accurate count and the hold function will lock weight readings
  Design - features a clear LCD screen lit by a bright blue backlight; will display readings in g, OZ, OZT, dwt, GN, and CT
  Precision - manufactured with high precision sensors to provide the most accurate weight readings; weighs up to 500 grams in 0.01 Increments
  Includes - 2 AAA batteries with a two minute auto shut off feature; the tare function will provide a net weight

Now for my review. First of all I'm not really sure why one would be lugging around a small scale with them, but if one were going to just that, this would be a reasonable product to use. It's not too heavy and small enough to carry in a larger size purse or backpack.

I'm not sure how accurate this scale is. I did test it with a package of cheese which was 8 ounces and the scale read 8.5 ounces so that seems about right when you consider the additional weight of the packaging and any discrepancies in the actual product.

I found this scale very easy to use and I did use it for several different things, and I even used different measurements (grams and ounces.) I've had it for several weeks now and it's functioned fine without any issues and zero battery changes so that alone is a thumbs up in my opinion.


So let's see how I used it, shall we? First of all, one of the things I really hate sometimes about recipes is the different measurements - especially when it comes to yeast. I buy yeast in bulk so I don't want to hear any of this "use one package of active yeast" nonsense, I want teaspoon or tablespoon measurements. Well, now as long as I know the ounces required, I'm set! I was making bagels recently and the instructions called for ounces of yeast, so I was so happy to have my scale and to not have to try to figure out what that measurement equals in teaspoons or tablespoons.

Then I thought, oh! I can measure each bagel to make sure they're all about the same size. Yeah, I'm never doing that again. Too much of a pain - not by fault of the scale, just too much OCD effort on my part for little reward.

But my bagels came out nicely and I obviously used the correct amount of yeast, so mission accomplished.

So more than that, you know what else this scale is perfect for? Weighing gerbils!!!

There's been a joke in my household about my gerbils being too fat, well now I have the perfect scale to put that to the test. Pikachu and Marvin each weigh about 105 grams, which is about normal for a full grown male gerbil from my research. They're probably a little heavy at the moment because it's almost winter.

The Smart Weigh Pro Pocket Scale is also the perfect size for measuring their food. I've done this a couple of times now, just to verify that I am feeding them correct amount.

This scale did as expected, with no problems what so ever. I am very pleased with it and will continue using it in the future.

You can purchase this product on Amazon.com for $17.99.

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