Customer Reviews

Royal Postal Scale (EX-5)

5 star:		(4)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(5)

 

 

I bought this scale thinking that I would use it to send an occasional small package with stamps rather than having to go to the post office.I bought a 9v battery for it and after intalling it and testing it several times I realized that it wasn't going to work.When I took the scale apart I discovered that it was basically an electrical resistance meter and that the problem was an electronic one that I could not fix.So If you need a small postal scale I would recommend a mechanical one rather than this one.

I bought this scale primarily for weighing letters and small packages for my business. It did not work and I am disappointed. This failure has caused me many problems and inconveniences. DO NOT BUY!!

The ex5 worked well until I changed the battery. Then it did the worst possible thing: it acted like it was working correctly but gave readings that were off by 10%. It was too little error to notice right away but enough to cause mischief. It took me weeks to figure out what was going on. I hate to knock a product but also nobody else should suffer with this.

I purchased this scale when I was mailing a lot of small packages amd letters. In conjunction with an online postage provider, the way I handled shipping was changed completely! No more trips to the post office just to find out the weight of my package in order to affix the correct postage. It holds the display for a few seconds so that if you have to move the package out of the way, the display is still there for you to read the weight. I have dropped it several times, and it just keeps going. For the price, I thought it was a great purchase.

I don't know about these other reviews but I purchases this scale several years ago to weight backpacking equipment and food. This thing has been a tank. I have had this scale for a long time, it works great and I have beat the snot out if it including dropping it off of shelves.
I'm pretty picky and I would rebuy this item over any other scale in its weight/price range.

My company purchased this scale about two years ago. At about the year point, variations in letter weight started happening depending on where I placed the envelope on the scale. At this point, the scale is nearly useless.

I have been using this for 2 years now with absolutely no problem. Initially bought this for weighing stuff for a science project because it can also measure in grams. It has a tare function so the weight of the container can be conveniently excluded from the measurement. Never have to change the battery yet for the hundreds of measurements so far in the last 2 years. Very consistent. You can weigh a letter several times and the measurements are always the same. The first class postal rate changed from 37 cents to 39 cents about a week ago. I went to their website and downloaded the updated postal rate template. Printed it out and cut along the lines. It fitted perfectly. I think that is good customer support.

This scale is not reliable and will never buy this again....:(

We purchased this scale about a year ago and only used it a few times... really needed to weigh a package today and found that the LCD readout had gone out. Tried new batteries, but still will not work.

No wondering what your rate be but, didn't come with current postage rates. Good buy for the money and time to receive.