Tanita BF-683W Body Fat/Body Water Feature, White

by Tanita

Product Features

• Tracks 10 previous weight and body fat % readings with calendar date
• Monitors your weight, body fat, and body water %
• 4-person memory with Athlete mode
• Easy-to-read 2.25" 2-line display
• Health range indicator for body fat

Product Description

Tanita's digital scales are distinguished by their accuracy, reliable performance, rust resistance for moisture protection and unique features. This scale will monitor your Weight, Body Fat% and Body Water%, it has a 4 person memory with Athlete mode. New Tracking feature will track your 10 previous weight and body fat% reading with calendar date. This scale has a weight capacity of 330lbs and a 10 year warranty.

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 11 x 12 x 2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000FFAKDW
• UPC: 742496801180
• Item model number: BF-683W
• Batteries: 2 AA batteries required. (included)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #24,664 in Health & Personal Care (See Top 100 in Health & Personal Care)
  • #73 in Health & Personal Care > Medical Supplies & Equipment > Health Monitors > Scales > Digital

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

25 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Be wary about using your Tanita in a bathroom., May 22, 2008

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E. Cook (Addison, TX) - See all my reviews
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Be wary of Tanita and their warranty claims. The product itself was decent, and fairly accurate, however Tanita is not a company that prides itself in customer service and product support. I used my scale in a normal bathroom environment, and after just 3 months you could see evaporation underneath the screen. I don't know if a gasket had a crack in it, or what the issue might have been, but the unit couldn't withstand the normal humidity of a bathroom. In fact, the unit was a good 20 feet from any active water, like a shower and tub.

I shipped the unit in, and without even so much as a courtesy call, the "customer service manager" returned my unit with a note that my warranty claim was refused, even though I had spoken to someone before about the issue, and said it would be replaced no problem. The customer service manager was nice enough, but said that even though it was well within the boundaries of his discretion, he was going to refuse the claim, because they refuse all like claims regarding evaporation. He even admitted that it happens fairly often.

Stay away.

His recommendation? Buy another Tanita, and not place it in the bathroom. Right.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars The scale isn't bad, but it won't last, June 23, 2010

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Hoosier in Utah "student techie" (Provo, UT, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tanita BF-683W Body Fat/Body Water Feature, White (Health and Beauty)

Tanita service is so awful it has prompted me to write my first Amazon review. Like "Texan Hubris," I too had a bad experience with customer service. I own a BF-681W, the previous version of this product, purchased in August of 2006. I didn't use it frequently, and so the original provided batteries corroded slightly and the contacts in the scale for battery power eventually got ruined. I know, my bad.

However, the batteries are contained within a plastic piece that pops out of the back of the metal scale. With a soldering iron, I could have it replaced in two minutes. The problem? Not only did the 800 number included with my original documentation no longer work (it was a recording for someone who wanted to talk to me locally--you know, the adult kind), but the people I did get ahold of using the long-distance number found on the company website had little to offer. Apparently, they don't sell spare parts for any of their consumer scales. So this expensive scale is rendered useless by a $2 part that should be easy to replace.

I might be able to hack out a fix and keep using the scale. I would be very wary of buying any scale from this company. It was nice when it worked, but any little problem and they won't back their product. I WILL NOT buy another scale from them; be careful if you choose to do so.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Easy to set up easy to use, June 14, 2007

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Randy Fischer "courtfish" (Ocala FL) - See all my reviews
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this product does exactly what it says it will do. it is simple to set up, simplet to program for each user, and gives easily trackable recordable information. i would recommend it as a good value for the money.