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
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
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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
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
