Wasted $85 on a faulty espresso scale last month

Bought this fancy scale off Amazon that claimed 0.1g accuracy for pour overs. The thing was off by 2 grams on my second use, and the timer button stopped working after a week. Tried to get a refund but the seller ghosted me. Now I'm back to my old $15 kitchen scale that's been solid for 3 years. Anyone else get burned by cheap gear that's supposed to be "pro" quality?

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theabennett2d ago

That timer button failing after a week sounds more like a defect, not cheap gear in general.

leebrown2d ago

Ha, fair point but I think you're giving cheap gear too much credit here. A defect is definitely possible, but when you buy something that costs next to nothing the parts are usually pretty low quality to begin with. I've seen plenty of "cheap" timers fail within days just because the internal components are barely held together.