Does this Zieis 30-lb scale calculate postage as well as weight of the package or letter?
1009629
it does within the limits of it's units. Very good scale. Make sure you put it on a solid surface. Mine has been a life saver for 1 year.
1009630
No it is strictly a scale. I go to the USPS web site with the weight and size to get the shipping cost.
1227012
No it does not. When you remove the item you are weighing it goes back to zero.
1245260
Yes! When you set it up (both the scale and app) you select kg or lbs. Super simple. Hope this helps! :)
1855178
No it doesn't. It will display lbs in decimals so you can roughly work it out from that if needed. Wouldn't recommend if you needed precision at the level of ounces.
532146
Yes, indeed it does. There is a switch on the back that changes the unit of measure from lbs to kgs. (and, I must say, I totally recommend this scale!)
2258258
I used a fairly accurate postage scale and it weighs 5.6 oz without the battery and sd card. With the battery and card it is 7.0 oz.
1846042
Yes, this scale does show the ounces. It is accurate, however since we use it in our Shipping/Receiving department primarily for UPS and FX shipments and not US Mail packages, I would not be able to respond to your second question.
437240
I still go the post office, actually, but with the scale I can write out the weight and know exactly how much to pay. This helps out quite a bit on Amazon and eBay so I can avoid getting screwed over. Keep in mind too, that if you are selling and mailing books you can send them media mail which is far cheaper. The post office will not always tell you about this options, but it works. If you want to print your own postage you may want to look at stamps.com as well. I've never used them, but they sound like a good place to start.
287527
Yes, if you tare the weight with something on the scale and then take it off, it will tell you the negative weight. (Negative weight meaning what the object on the scale weighted, before taring the scale back to 0.)
801756
it measures your item accurately in ounces / pounds (up to 5lbs) It is a separate scale and not connected to a computer of any kind-so NO not with any software on your computer directly. I use it for weighing both eBay USPS, Click N' Ship USPS online and UPS. Otherwise I don't know what you mean "does it work with click and ship software?".
1566546
To be honest with you I don't recall.. I can't imagine that it does not, but I was not satisfied w/the results in pounds (when compared to other scales I had) so I returned it for lack of accuracy. The lack of accuracy would have reflected both in pounds and kilograms so the issue was moot to me. I highly recommend that you read all reviews before deciding to buy this product!
522368
The estimated shipping weight is actually listed under the product details. As for the "exact" weight, well that depends on the packaging packing and materials used. And the weight is already factored into the process and handling costs, if any, so that shouldn't be a factor. If you need a number use the one in the product details, it's fairly accurate.
896801
The short answer is "yes." You simply put the measuring container (plate, cup, jar, whatever) on the scale and press the On/Off button. It immediately zeros the scale. You can then add the item to be weighed to the measuring container and the readout will display the weight of that item without having to subtract the weight of the container. Easy peasy! Apparently not everyone is aware of the tare function of this device -- hence some of the confusing answers.
1697119
It's always faster to measure than I am. But I'm using it to weight for postage. For a quick tap, I dont know and suspect you are looking at the wrong scale. It's meant for packages. Even if it read the quick tap and your software grabed only the max entry, not sure how accurate it would be. Do know that as you press on the scale, you can see the weight change on the PC. I'm using Shipworks. Hope that helps you out.
952187
It does do envelopes, in fact better than packages. I often give up on packages and weigh them on a good "people scale" that goes down to the eighth of a pound. I would say it works okay, not a 5-star machine.
105898
Yep. The readout is placed so it can easily be read. THere's also a function that freezes the readout so you can weigh the box, remove it, and then see the weight. You could do a loit worse than this scale. Best, JRD
361100
scale is accurate to nearest gram! works very well to measure my tennis rackets so should be fine for postage. just don't try and weigh anything that exceeds its capacity !