Tanita BF679W Duo Scale Plus Body Fat Monitor with Body Water
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Product Reviews of Tanita BF679W Duo Scale Plus Body Fat Monitor with Body Water
Product Review: Be wary about using your Tanita in a bathroom.
Summary: 1 Stars
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.
Product Review: Weight measurement right on....body fat % is a joke......
Summary: 2 Stars
The weight measurement is extremely accurate. I would go with a simple weight measurement scale or keep seaching for body fat % scales if you want accurate results. My scale consistantly says that my body fat % is between 30% and 40%. It requires you to plug in your height and wight...I am a 5'8'' female weighing about 145 lbs... so basically there is absolutely no possible way for my body fat percent to be in the 30s or the 40s. Its measurements are not even close to reasonable. I knew it was wrong, but the numbers still scared me, so I had a fitness assessment at my gym and they measured my body fat with the calibers (much more accurate method) and it was 18%...huge difference and I will stick to that! Product Review: Tanita BF679W
Summary: 4 Stars
Thanks to all the other reviewers out there as I honed in on this product after reading other reviews excluding other products. As others have recorded this scale weighs a little lighter than my old mechanical scale but not enough to be a distraction. What I'm really thrilled about is it shows small differences and is a great comparison to what happens with my weight day by day. I don't as yet have much use for the body fat index or other features but the accuaracy of the weight reading makes it well worth the money. I had taken back a couple of digital scales purchased locally as they weren't accuate and varied quite a bit from use after use.Product Review: Works well
Summary: 4 Stars
This scale seems to be very accurate - agreeing with the results in my doctor's office. Unlike other scales I've owned, this scale is very consistent. If I step on the scale several times in a row it will give me the same reading each time. I also like the added Water and Fat measurements. Product Review: Accurate, Yet Confusing
Summary: 4 Stars
The weight is accurate but the body fat % and water % seem less so. I'm not sure what the function of knowing your water % is...except to know if you're dehydrated? Even then, do we not have an 'built-in' alarm function, called thirst? If this is important to know for you, then you might want to pay extra for this feature. If not, then just buy the cheaper version with the weight measurement.