There's this bariatric bathroom scale that we sell, the My Weigh XL-550, that I really like selling. It's a nice tool for heavy folks that are trying to shed some of that dangerous weight they've got going on. I like it because it's WAY cheap compared to most high capacity bathroom scales, but better yet, because it's a real good scale.
This thing sells pretty well for us because it has a great big old platform, and it talks. By talk, I mean it announces your weight out loud (happily, it does have a "shut up" switch that some folks are real happy about).
If you're not a heavyweight that needs a bariatric scale, ya might not get what a blessing this "talking" function is. If ya are a heavyweight, ya probably do get it, because sometimes ya just can't see the dang scale because of that big old tummy. That "talking" function makes this XL550 pretty darn handy.
We sell a bunch of these XL scales because the price of most bariatric scales is so darn high. Seriously, just Google "bariatric scales". You'll see huge prices for these high capacity people scales (including some I sell for over 30 times the price).
I gotta admit... I just hauled off and maybe made a fool's deal. I bought several hundred XL550's that My Weigh (the manufacturer) screwed up on. Well, they didn't screw up on the scale... it works just fine. The thing they fouled up on is thinking that a Spanish speaking scale would sell just as well as their hot selling English speaking model. WRONG, evidently. The Spanish speaking models just sat on My Weigh's shelves. And sat. And sat some more. So, finally, they asked me if I'd like to take them off their hands, at way below their cost. Fool that I sometimes am, I said "Sure. I'll take a chance. I'm in". I figure I can just sell them, for a nice low bargain basement price, as a regular old "non-talking" bariatric scale. After all, it does have that handy "shut-up" switch.
So I hauled off and bought the last several hundred XL550 Spanish speakers that My Weigh had in stock, for way less than they paid to have them made. I'm hoping these Spanish speaking scales don't make a big old fool of me, but really, it sure wouldn't be the first time I guessed wrong. Time will tell, I guess. If ya see these Spanish models on my site a few months from now, you'll know I screwed up. Feel free to yuk it up. Of course, if I do sell 'em... I'll be bragging on it. Let's wait & see.
Until next time,
Will
OldWillKnottScales
