[USMA:53147] my letter to Taylor Precision Products (sent as a consumer)
I am delighted with my purchase of your Taylor Digital Bath Scale, Model 7562! It is an attractive addition to my bathroom, and I appreciate the LED readout so the scale can be read in any light. However, I was disappointed to discover that the measurement units defaulted to pounds, and I had to stop and set it to read out in kilograms. I was born and raised right here in the USA, but I think metric is the way to go now. Why not have your scale start there? And, it also makes it easier for doctors to dose some medications if people can conveniently report their weight to them in kilograms. Thanks, Paul Trusten
[USMA:53148] RE: my letter to Taylor Precision Products (sent as a consumer)
Did the scale have a lb-kg switch underneath? Mine did and all I had to do is move the switch one time before using it, and it was all set. My friend Barbara in Kenilworth, UK has a digital scale with three settings, viz.: lb, kg, st. Carleton -Original Message- From: owner-u...@colostate.edu [mailto:owner-u...@colostate.edu] On Behalf Of Paul Trusten Sent: Saturday, August 10, 2013 21:26 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:53147] my letter to Taylor Precision Products (sent as a consumer) I am delighted with my purchase of your Taylor Digital Bath Scale, Model 7562! It is an attractive addition to my bathroom, and I appreciate the LED readout so the scale can be read in any light. However, I was disappointed to discover that the measurement units defaulted to pounds, and I had to stop and set it to read out in kilograms. I was born and raised right here in the USA, but I think metric is the way to go now. Why not have your scale start there? And, it also makes it easier for doctors to dose some medications if people can conveniently report their weight to them in kilograms. Thanks, Paul Trusten
[USMA:53149] Re: my letter to Taylor Precision Products (sent as a consumer)
Yes, it did, as I explained in the letter. I wrote to the company to urge it to set its default to kilograms instead of pounds---just a letter to push the company in the right direction despite the anti-metric orientation it possesses when marketing its products in the U.S. It was easy to switch the stcale over to kilograms, but as I explained, I wanted the company to set it to kilograms right from the start. Nice scale, by the way! It reads out much faster than my old one, and it has an LED readout, so you can weigh yourself in the dark (grin). Paul Trusten, Registered Pharmacist Vice President and Public Relations Director U.S. Metric Association, Inc. www.metric.org trus...@grandecom.net On Aug 10, 2013, at 21:12, Carleton MacDonald carlet...@comcast.net wrote: Did the scale have a lb-kg switch underneath? Mine did and all I had to do is move the switch one time before using it, and it was all set. My friend Barbara in Kenilworth, UK has a digital scale with three settings, viz.: lb, kg, st. Carleton -Original Message- From: owner-u...@colostate.edu [mailto:owner-u...@colostate.edu] On Behalf Of Paul Trusten Sent: Saturday, August 10, 2013 21:26 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:53147] my letter to Taylor Precision Products (sent as a consumer) I am delighted with my purchase of your Taylor Digital Bath Scale, Model 7562! It is an attractive addition to my bathroom, and I appreciate the LED readout so the scale can be read in any light. However, I was disappointed to discover that the measurement units defaulted to pounds, and I had to stop and set it to read out in kilograms. I was born and raised right here in the USA, but I think metric is the way to go now. Why not have your scale start there? And, it also makes it easier for doctors to dose some medications if people can conveniently report their weight to them in kilograms. Thanks, Paul Trusten
[USMA:53150] Re: my letter to Taylor Precision Products (sent as a consumer)
Paul. I think your letter to Taylor Precision Products is a good example of what all SI advocates should consider writing to all sorts of manufacturers. It might sink in if manufacturers get enough letters like yours. When I bought my Cateye Velo 5 to measure commute distances on my bike, I discovered to my delight that the default setting was already set to kilometers, allowing me to avoid the hassle of changing the unit setting. My son bought me a Norco Indie 3 bike for Fathers Day (photo on my Facebook) so since I have been peddling to work (instead of riding on the bus) I have lost 5 kg (I went from 100 kg to 95 kg). My goal is 80 kg or even 75 kg perhaps. My commute is 5 km each way, so I peddle 50 km per week. Paul. I love reading pro-SI letters like yours. Thanks for sharing your letter with us. David Pearl MetricPioneer.com 503-428-4917 - Message from trus...@mygrande.net - Date: Sat, 10 Aug 2013 22:21:45 -0500 From: Paul Trusten trus...@mygrande.net Reply-To: trus...@mygrande.net Subject: [USMA:53149] Re: my letter to Taylor Precision Products (sent as a consumer) To: U.S. Metric Association usma@colostate.edu Cc: U.S. Metric Association usma@colostate.edu Yes, it did, as I explained in the letter. I wrote to the company to urge it to set its default to kilograms instead of pounds---just a letter to push the company in the right direction despite the anti-metric orientation it possesses when marketing its products in the U.S. It was easy to switch the stcale over to kilograms, but as I explained, I wanted the company to set it to kilograms right from the start. Nice scale, by the way! It reads out much faster than my old one, and it has an LED readout, so you can weigh yourself in the dark (grin). Paul Trusten, Registered Pharmacist Vice President and Public Relations Director U.S. Metric Association, Inc. www.metric.org trus...@grandecom.net On Aug 10, 2013, at 21:12, Carleton MacDonald carlet...@comcast.net wrote: Did the scale have a lb-kg switch underneath? Mine did and all I had to do is move the switch one time before using it, and it was all set. My friend Barbara in Kenilworth, UK has a digital scale with three settings, viz.: lb, kg, st. Carleton -Original Message- From: owner-u...@colostate.edu [mailto:owner-u...@colostate.edu] On Behalf Of Paul Trusten Sent: Saturday, August 10, 2013 21:26 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:53147] my letter to Taylor Precision Products (sent as a consumer) I am delighted with my purchase of your Taylor Digital Bath Scale, Model 7562! It is an attractive addition to my bathroom, and I appreciate the LED readout so the scale can be read in any light. However, I was disappointed to discover that the measurement units defaulted to pounds, and I had to stop and set it to read out in kilograms. I was born and raised right here in the USA, but I think metric is the way to go now. Why not have your scale start there? And, it also makes it easier for doctors to dose some medications if people can conveniently report their weight to them in kilograms. Thanks, Paul Trusten - End message from trus...@mygrande.net -
