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Step 7Not a Legal For Trade Scale, But....
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A bathroom scale is not accurate enough for commerce, ie, when charging $ amount based on unit weight. All scales used as 'Legal for Trade' must be certified routinely to be remain legal.
But for parcel shipping or personal use, I think it is alright. In shipping the item is expected to be measured by the shipping company.
One of the first things I did was pre-weigh parcels before I went to the post office and was pleasantly surprised my results compared well to their results.
My goal was specifically the courier companies that pickup at my home repair shop. They somehow expect a person to guess what the weight will be for billing. I need to know how much the shipping charge is so I can pass the cost on to my customers. With the weight and dimentions I can get an estimate of charges on the interneet. I've never been billed extra after my shipments even when I underestimated weights lower than actual.
A bathroom scale is not accurate enough for commerce, ie, when charging $ amount based on unit weight. All scales used as 'Legal for Trade' must be certified routinely to be remain legal.
But for parcel shipping or personal use, I think it is alright. In shipping the item is expected to be measured by the shipping company.
One of the first things I did was pre-weigh parcels before I went to the post office and was pleasantly surprised my results compared well to their results.
My goal was specifically the courier companies that pickup at my home repair shop. They somehow expect a person to guess what the weight will be for billing. I need to know how much the shipping charge is so I can pass the cost on to my customers. With the weight and dimentions I can get an estimate of charges on the interneet. I've never been billed extra after my shipments even when I underestimated weights lower than actual.
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