Choosing the right bathroom scale for your specific needs can be challenging indeed. One important thing to consider while selecting a scale is accuracy. It should have a means of 'zeroing out' the starting weight for better accuracy. This means the scale should be easily adjusted to begin precisely at zero, or turned down slightly to account for known additional weight, such as clothing. One more thing to consider is range. Digital and spring digital scales may have ranges as high as 500 pounds or more. Because a bathroom scale remains on the floor while the user is standing, easy readability of the numbers could also be a legitimate concern. To check readability, stand on the bathroom scale as you would during an actual weighing and look down at the display without crouching. The results should be easy to translate. Some new bathroom scale models feature extras such as electronic voice, paper printout or body fat measurements.