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It's like the eternal struggle between good & evil – passengers & airlines

The search for better luggage scales

I have an old butchers carcass scale at home. A big, rusty, mechanical beast of a scale set with a menacing hook dangling from the bottom.

While there’s some nice sentiments associated with the thing, I realise it’s not quite the optimum way to weigh luggage before a trip. And I’m sure not taking it along with me for on the go adjustments.

As airlines have sought new revenue streams, luggage is being attacked in earnest. As such, we need travel companies to start offering better solutions for fliers to weigh and adjust (on the fly).

The above pictured solution from Digigrip (via NOTCOT) looks like a step in the right direction, but lacks much sophistication.

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