Question:
Need to find a Tanita Scale in Sonoma County

My surgeon wants me to lose weight and increase my muscle mass before surgery. He told me to send him a reading off of the Tanita Scale demonstrating that I have done this. Does anyone know where I can find a Tanita Scale in Sonoma County? I know I can go to a lecture in Sacramento or Hayward and get weighed on a Tanita Scale but wonder if I can find a local resource. Lynda    — Lynda W. (posted on April 25, 2003)

April 25, 2003
I am looking for that also, I'll be awaiting an answer too! e-mail me if you need to talk girl Tiara
   — AliciasMommy

April 25, 2003
I bought mine on eBay, too and THEN I found the exact same model at Walgreens! LOL..
   — Kim W.

April 26, 2003
I found a Tanita scale at Target in San Bruno. I know they carry them in the Bay Area. By the way I LOVE it! Very close to my doctor's digital bariatric scale. It also measures body fat.
   — Bev M.

April 27, 2003
When I was looking for a scale I found the Tanita brand at Sears (they didn't have any in stock at the time), Linnen's & Things and Bed, Bath and Beyond. If you don't have either of the latter two stores in your area, I would think that most Bed and Bath places would carry at least one model. I originally bought one and then decided to go with the Taylor brand from Target instead ($34.99 vs. $49.99) because the Taylor could store 4 users information, not just one. So far, I have been quite happy with the Taylor and it seems to be quite accurate, weight wise (compares well to my Dr's. scale. But I did notice that when I measured my body fat pre-op, the Tanita said I was at 55% body fat, then the Taylor (the same week) only read 49% which was a big diffrence! In all reality, the Tanita scale was probably more accurate on the body fat % (saying that with 0% fat, of my weight would then be 123 pounds vs. the Taylor 140), but I kept the Taylor because of the price and additional features...keeping in mind the variance on the body fat readings. OH, OH, OH, I just remembered, that Costco carries them for really cheap. I think I later saw that they carried a four person model for like $35-40 (that usually sell for $70+). Hope that helps some!
   — eaamc