Jan 28 2009
Digital Luggage Scale
With airlines getting more and more focused on charging for extras then carrying a luggage scale is suddenly back in fashion. Fortunately they have improved in the last few decades. Do you remember the hook type device which you had to somehow attach your bag to and then lift it high enough to actually read it?
Well fortunately modern day digital luggage scales have got a couple of clever modifications. First off the read out is digital and freezes once you lift the bag off the floor so you can read it after putting your over-weight bag back on the ground. Also the screen is at the top of the device rather than in the front - also making it easier to read.
With airlines, like Qantas, charging up to A$48/ kilogram for overweight bag to Europe from Australian airports - having a digital luggage scale is a smart move. Particularly as many travellers now have to re-pack between international and domestic because of the different luggage and carry-on rules.
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this sounds like a really handy device! I’m going to be flying back to Malaysia soon, and am dreading the whole weighing in my suitcase thing - not having a reliable way of even estimating its weight, I don’t even know if I’ll be slapped with extra fees or not if it’s too heavy. I might have to find me one of these things within the week!