Well wendilla I'm unsure that is an answer for me. Having been through the experience of buying scales that seemed to have a problem, and then recently deteriorated, I'm very wary of just going out and buying any scales. I'd anticipate the same problems, my purse that much lighter, and me being even more stressed out than usual. (Besides I'm hooked on the precision thing now so I'm reluctant to lose that bit.) I need to feel sure I've done all I can to get what I will be happy with.