Unfortunately, there are several bad reviews for this product. Perhaps the problems are the result of sample defects or rough shipping.Too bad, because the Escali B180RC meets all my expectations.I ordered it just a few days ago to replace an aged Taylor mechanical dial-style scale that couldn't give the same reading twice in a row. I'd need to weigh myself five or six times and average them, triangulating with the balance beam scale at the gym.I selected the Escali based on Consumer Reports' review (I'm a member) and a few other reports found on the internet. I sought a simple scale, reporting only weight, not twenty other measures that can't possibly be reliably measured by standing on a scale. I'm skeptical of other products' "body fat" and "water content" claims. I've had body fat estimated accurately by a professional. It required 15 minutes of making various measurements and plugging them into a software package. To think one can do the same by standing on a $33 bathroom scale is ludicrous. Hence, none of the bathroom scale selections at Costco, Target, or other local stores were for me.Simply stated, the Escali fits the bill. It's simple. Only body weight. Step on the scale, it turns on, takes a few seconds to stabilize, reports the weight digitally, and displays it for a few moments after you step off the scale so you can read it. Display is not backlit, but that might be an advantage in battery life. Numbers are quite big and readable, reporting weight to the nearest 0.2 lb. or 0.1 kg.The scale is handsome. It is consistent. I mounted and unmounted numerous times, in several locations, and it reported the same weight. I've never been able to do that except with a balance beam scale! The only exception was when one of the scale's feet was straddling the edge of a tile. I've not got a mass standard to determine accuracy, but it reports my weight consistently with my averaged mechanical-dial scale and a weigh-in this afternoon on my gym's balance beam scale. I'm satisfied.Thanks.