Complimenting Scale

By John Farrier in Gadgets, Hacks & Mods on Sep 29, 2009 at 3:09 pm


Photo: VoluptuArt

Does your bathroom scale flinch whenever you walk by? Maybe you need a replacement that is a bit more accepting of your body image issues. These handmade scales by Marilyn Wann offer compliments such as ‘sexy’, ‘ravishing’, and ‘perfect’ instead of numerical weight measurements.

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  1. Skipweasel
    Sep 29th, 2009 at 3:15 pm

    Mine’d have to say “Only one at a time, please.”

  2. Craig
    Sep 29th, 2009 at 3:26 pm

    I like how this feeds into the stereotype of women (a) being obsessed with their weight and (b) having a need to constantly be praised and reassured of their value. You’ve come a long way, baby!

  3. Awww
    Sep 29th, 2009 at 3:32 pm

    This is one of the most uninformative yet positively lovely products. Cuteeee

  4. ByrdBrain
    Sep 29th, 2009 at 4:20 pm

    Obesity: the only problem that humans think can be overcome without acknowledging it first.

  5. Lady Helena Handbasket
    Sep 29th, 2009 at 4:42 pm

    Ha ha! I love it!

  6. FishBottleT
    Sep 29th, 2009 at 5:19 pm

    PLus it is fuzzy!!!

  7. ted
    Sep 29th, 2009 at 5:28 pm

    “furry” and “bathroom” don’t mix.

  8. Tim Giachetti
    Sep 29th, 2009 at 5:29 pm

    Is there a “whole lotta lovin” for us fat guys?

  9. Bobo
    Sep 30th, 2009 at 3:04 am

    Eventually this thing’s just going to sound really sarcastic…

  10. lansing wedding photographer
    Oct 2nd, 2009 at 1:35 am

    but does it know the difference between my wife and I?


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