A bigger gripe is that there was no way to turn it off except by removing the batteries.
cm -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of - Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2014 13:36 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:54544] Re: Anger over Celsius-only Grill Thermometer The outrage expressed in the reviews could have been obviated by an accurate product description. The description on both sites reads: "Set temperature range: 32 to 572 (0 to 300)." This description, which gives the range in degrees Fahrenheit and then Celsius in parentheses, would indicate that the thermometer displays both scales. Instead, the description should read: "Temperatures displayed in degrees Celsius only (0 to 300)." Then, those who didn't want Celsius would not have bought the product and would not have left an irate review. I have noticed that on Amazon product descriptions are not infrequently copied mindlessly from sources that are not adequately checked to ensure that the description matches the actual product for sale. The reviewers' point is not that they are against Celsius, but that the product description was wrong, and they bought a product they didn't want. I sympathize. Martin Morrison "Metric Today" Columnist
