Tanita BF679 DUO Body Fat Monitor Scale w/ Adult & Child Modes BF679
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Customer Reviews of Tanita BF679 DUO Body Fat Monitor Scale w/ Adult & Child Modes BF679
Customer Review: Kinda frustrating!
Summary: 2 Stars
Ok, so at first, this scale seems great. Easy to program and use, and you can see your weight and body fat percentages. BUT - turn the scale off, and then step on it again. I guarantee you will see different numbers-sometimes off by 1 or even 2 pounds! And how can a person's body weight suddenly jump by 4 percent?! Move the scale to another side of the bathroom. (Yes, we all do this!) Totally different reading than the previous two. I'm giving it two stars because it's always within 2 pounds or so, but boy, is it frustrating!Customer Review: Three Uses Before Breaking -- Updated 9/05
Summary: 1 Stars
I may change my rating of this (within the next 2-3 months) depending on my experience with their customer service, but at this point, I'm very disappointed. I used it three times and then, when I persuaded my husband to try it, a series of codes ran across the face of it and it quit working. I know what you're thinking but no, he currently weighs less than I do (which is why I bought the thing).
I initially blamed it on the batteries; I'd noticed the thing coming on randomly once (which should have clued me in) and some of the reviews (I'm a big fan of reading reviews) complained about the thing being a power hog. Unfortunately, it took me a couple of weeks to remember to pick up some batteries in the store.....but no, it's kaput indeed.
Edit Sep 2005
I never did contact Tanita about the scale - just stuck it in the closet and, when we moved a few months ago, found it again. It works now. I didn't do anything, not even replace the batteries, but it seems to be fine and even has the info I programmed into it when I first got it....Go figure. So call me superstitious but I won't let my husband near it - I think they've got a mutual disrespect thing going on.
Customer Review: Bad experience with this purchase
Summary: 1 Stars
I bought one BF682 and two BF792 for holiday gifts while they have promotion on Tanita. Unfortunately, I received all three scales were opened box.
The BF682 is work properly but the bottom on top is not that smooth when pressed, so I requested for exchange. The exchanged one is opened box either and it has the same problem as the first one.
Two BF792 have problems with the fat %. I've tried 15 times on the first one, only 3 times showed the fat %, they are 8%, 18% & 23%. I've tired 10 times on the second one, none of them showed the fat %. Of course, I requested for exchange. The exchanged scales are also opened box. They work fine although the bottom is not smooth.
Since I have no time to buy another gifts, therefore, I keep all three opened box scales. I was extremely angry and disappointed with this purchase. Amazon, do you have quality control on all stuffs that you sale? From this bad experience, I am scare to buy electronic from Amazon again.
Customer Review: bogus system completely innacurate
Summary: 1 Stars
I did a little test to see if this thing was for real. It is not.
Set the system for my weight and height and it said my body fat content was 25%. I then used the same settings and held 40 pounds of steel weights. The scale said my fat content was 36%. The weights had no fat in them. the scale assumed that 93% of the additional weight was fat
I then said my height was 9 inches taller than I actually am. It said my body fat content was 12%. My actual fat content did not change. I told the computer I was 5 inches shorter than I actually am and it said my fat content was 31%
Obviously the scale is only using a simple algorithm to determine optimum weight for each height and then assumes any additional weight is fat. This is erroneous. A football linebacker has a different body build than a marathoner. Even if they had the same body fat, this scale would tell them they were different.
A bogus gimmick. Do not trust.
Customer Review: Scale runs riot
Summary: 1 Stars
Apparently we bought a defective scale. The thing could not make up its mind what weight we have. The digits run riot. Only twice did it give a final figure. All other times we could stand minutes and minutes on the scale, and it kept blinking digits. What is going on? No discussion of this problem in the instructions, nor on the website of the manufacturer. We've sent it back, and are waiting for its replacement.