Etekcity Portable Handheld Suitcase Temperature Reviews Summary

Accuracy

Pros:

• "This product is very well made and is very accurate."
• "Our scale said the bag was 48 pounds, the airline scale said 48 pounds too. Can't beat that."
• "The weights it told us agreed exactly with the big scale at the airline's ticket counter."
• "The weight is very accurate compared to the scale used by the airlines at the airport."
• "I weighed my suitcases before each flight on my European vacation and it was accurate each time!"
• "It was very accurate and simple to use."
• "I weighed the suitcase with the scale and it’s reading and the one at the airport were identical!"

Cons:

• "Had this for about 5 months and have used it for two trips and I've already replaced the battery twice."
• "The weight was actually a few ounces less."
• "Difficult to get an accurate reading on a heavier suitcase. It said 50 and when I got to the airport it was 52 and I had to unpack things to avoid overage fees."
• "There was a couple of pounds discrepancy between what the Etekcity scale was showing and what the scales at the airports showed."
• "The battery that it came with burned out way too fast."
• "Continuously weighing the same weight yields different readings."
• "The accuracy was decent -- about a pound or two different."

Build Quality & Design

Pros:

• "Works great to test different brands of strength equipment for workout accuracy."
• "The quality of materials, construction, and operation are so upscale that you can't believe you bought it on Amazon for $8.50."
• "The band is SUPER strong so you do not have to worry about it snapping or breaking off so long as you remain within the approved weight limit."
• "This little item is perfect! Lightweight and so easy to use."
• "Comfortable grip, and had a thermometer, which I'm not positive why I would need that, but now I wouldn't get one without lmao."
• "The handle is nice and ergonomic, it's solidly built."
• "Seriously though, this thing appears well made and it is a solid looking device."

Cons:

• "Your hand covers part of the numbers when you are holding it so not easy to see the weight."
• "After lifting 50 lb suitcases repeatedly as they are packed and repacked, the first one of these literally fell apart."
• "Only complaint is that after a few uses the connector that holds the strap is starting to pull apart from the weight."
• "It looks like the strap is supposed to screw into the main handle device... It is impossible to screw the hook in - it just comes apart if you pull lightly."
• "But when I used it recently the hook tore apart from the equipment."
• "The little metal clasp rusted just after I got it."
• "By the time I pulled it out to use for my second trip, the screen got flickery... The scale doesn't function anymore - screen doesn't display anything and it's dead."

Convenience & Usability

Pros:

• "Its very small/light and packs great for vacations in your luggage."
• "Found this to be easy to carry and easy to use."
• "The hook is easy to use to attach to the bag."
• "This little device makes the process so much easier before you get to the airport!"
• "Putting it on the scale is pretty easy. All you need to do is wrap it around the handle bar and pull straight up."
• "This east to use scale is a travel must have."
• "Easy to use and way easier and more accurate than holding your luggage stepping on a scale."

Cons:

• "I've used luggage scales like this for years, but this didn't work from the day I opened the package."
• "I bought on the premise that convenience would have been available. So you have to hold your 50lbs luggage for a few seconds in order to get the reading and once you set it down the reading is gone."
• "The scales work but having to attach to and lift the suitcase is a drag."
• "Very frustrated and a waste of money."
• "My main issue with it was it will turn off while you are trying to measures and you have to rest the scal to measures against."
• "It turns off when you’re try to lift your suitcase, it gave wrong weight."
• "This is kind of awkward to use as you attach it to the handle on your suitcase and try to lift it to get an accurate weight."