Customer Reviews

Weight Watchers WW70W Electronic Body Fat Scale

5 star:		(9)
4 star:		(9)
3 star:		(5)
2 star:		(4)
1 star:		(4)

 

 

I have had this scale for over a year and have never had any problems with it. Mechanically it is as good as when I purchased it.

You also can program various things into it - ie 2 users- but for the life of me I cant figure out how. The instuctions are not especially intuitive. That is why I didnt give it a 5 star rating.

If I was going to buy this scale I would shop around for price- price on this item varies quite a bit betwee dealers and I think I paid half of the non-sale price.

For me this scale was well worth it. I have found the weights consistant - they dont very if I step on the scale repeatedly unlike non-digital scales. It was a good choice for me

I must respectfully disagree with the reviews that have slighted this scale. I purchased this scale from Sears in 2003 and it's worked perfectly since then. It has been able to measure my weight increases and decreases (not enough of those!) as well as my body fat % with very precise measurements.

I clean the metal pads every so often and step onto the scale with precision, so as to avoid flinging it around by stepping onto the corner of the unit.

The only complaint I would have would be that the unit is too light, so unless you have good balance and can step into the center of each side of the scale when you need to, it will flip over.

Also, the time that it waits in "ready mode" is fine for me, but I can see it being too short for people who have less sure footing or who are older or who are very overweight. I could imagine that the unit would "timeout" waiting for someone to step onto the scale properly, especially for the body fat measurements.

This is why I cannot give this unit 5 stars. However, since it would likely work well for anyone under 60 who does not have poor balance, I do give it four stars and recommend it for anyone else.

Overall, it is a reliable scale if you have reasonable balance and can quickly step into the correct area for performing measurements.

I got the scale yesterday and I'm very happy with the way it looks and works. For others who plan to buy, the scale doesn't work on a carpeted floor (I tried that initially then moved to a flat surface). Also try to input information quickly because if you pause for a long time, the display screen blanks out then you have to start over. (I was reading the instructions as I was going along.)

i got this scale for Christmas last year. I was suprised to read such bad reviews about it at first. I was actually looking to upgrade to one that can measure my water percentage as well as body fat. It is a little confusing to start with, but as long as you follow the directions you should be able to set it up fine. Some people were saying that it wont allow u to change the settings but i suggest they read the directions because mine change fine. also, it may read a different weight at different times of the day because it is accurate. your body weight does change at different times of the day. Excellent scale, happy with my gift. 8)

This scale seems very basic to operate and program for different users. I set my self up in just a couple of minutes. The instructions were easy to follow. I have also thought it to be very accurate each time I weigh. My kids have had a great time getting off and on and off an on to see if it weighed the same each time. It did. You can never be sure about BF% but this seemed as accurate as any other scale I've used. Not sure what good the hydration % is. I've only had a problem with it tipping once. Only annoying thing is that it goes through all of your stats before you are able to weigh which takes a few seconds.

I've been please with this purchase. Good scale at a good price.

The scale part itself is great, but ... if you don't step on it correctly, your body fat reads ERR. I still, after 3 months, haven't figured out how to position my feet for it to read my body fat ... the main reason I got the scale.

I purchased this scale, & it did work fine for the first month or so, but now I have no idea of my correct weight, it gives me a different reading every time,within minutes of each other.And the difference is usually a 5 lb range. I definitely do not recommend that you purchase this.

When I first ordered this scale, it would not turn on at all (and battery was in place). I returned it and got another one which did turn on, but the body fat % feature does not work at all, it keeps returning me "Err". So all it does is measure my weight, which my old scale did already, so it was a waste of money for me. It sounds like different people have different luck with these.

Or rather, lots of zeros and all kinds of crazy numbers. I bought this scale several months ago, and it worked okay. I haven't used it in a few weeks, and stepped on it. So now I either weigh 68 lbs. or 324! (umm, I a bit between those two figures!) Every time I step on it, the weight is different, and not by two pounds! It's all over the map.

Obviously the thing went haywire, and it's beyond me as to why. If you're looking for a reliable scale, keep looking!

this scale offers several very nice features including the easy to read digital display showing tenths of a pound. However it supposed to be programmable to calculate and display BMI and hold history for several users. The programming function doesn't work and the instructions don't give any directions for dealing with the error messages related to it.