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Shop Scales: A Buyers Guide
2021-11-23
Shop Scales: A Buyers Guide
Store scales or retail scales, as they are often called, which are essential for any store or market stall selling items based on weight.
For example, candy stores use scales to measure candy and determine prices to ensure the correct amount of candy is sold at the advertised price. Similarly, butchers can price meat according to its weight, weigh it, and tell customers what they have to pay. In both cases, retail scale must be used -- not only to make sure customers are getting what they're paying for, but also to make sure you're on the right side of the law.
But how do you know what to look for when you buy store scales?
What is retail scale?
The shop scale - or retail scale - is a weighing scale with the function of calculating the price of goods. They do this based on price per kilogram or price per 100 grams, which must be entered by the user.
Today, due to legal requirements, store scales are digital, although you may still see some traditional "analog" scales used in stores when customers simply want to weigh items before paying at the counter. This is fine, as long as the transaction is done in digital, transaction-approved sizes.
What size do I need for my scale?
Retail scale has many different capabilities - but which one is best for you?
To know this, you need only consider the weight of the heaviest item you are likely to sell. If it helps, the most common retail sizes we sell are 15kg and 30kg options. If you tend to sell smaller items based on weight and therefore may need finer readability, such as 0.5G or 1g, opt for 3kg.
Do I need a portable retail scale?
An important consideration when buying store scales is whether they are easy to carry. This is especially important if you plan to use them at a market stall, exhibition or pop-up.
Look for store scales that use rechargeable batteries; You should find that balances using rechargeable batteries last at least a full business day before needing to be recharged.
