Scales can be used for a variety of purposes and when selecting one, it’s important to weigh your options based on your planned application. If you have landed on our website and are currently reading this moderately-informational, adequately-written blog post, then chances are you or your customers are measuring out some dry herb. And, chances are, the smokers that patronize your shop are aiming for precision so that they can calibrate their smoking experience to the truest degree. Well, you’re in luck! Our selection of WeighMax scales will make the decision of which scales to purchase a breeze.

Not all scales are created equal. Equal capacities and accuracies, that is. The two most important aspects of digital scales is the capacity that the scale can measure/hold and the accuracy of what it measures. Depending on the capacity of the scale, the accuracy can vary from 0.001g (very precise) to 1g (less precise) and the capacity can vary from 100g to 5000g (some might fall outside of this range). A couple of the most common scales are 100g x 0.01g and 750g x 0.1g and the determining factor for customers and shops is how much dry herb the user has and/or is intending to smoke at once or if the scale is for home or commercial use. Additionally, the larger capacity wholesale scales tend to be larger in size (shocker) which makes them more difficult to transport. Most dry herb users find an accuracy of 0.1g sufficient, while concentrate users find the best value with 0.01g scales. Finally, an important feature to consider, outside of metric or customary units, is the tare function which allows you to zero out the scale with weight, such as that of a container, on it.

What material the scale is made of is another factor to consider. Most digital scales are heavy-duty plastic or stainless steel, with stainless steel being more popular due to the increased durability. Plastic is prone to drying out and cracking, meaning your customers would potentially need to replace their scale more often, depending on how much they use it. Some bulk scales have covers that are removable and others that are hinged, making portability trouble-free, but the buttons tend to be inlaid, rather than raised, causing it to be slightly more finicky than their counterparts. Not to mention, removable covers can be used as trays which are easier to clean than the scale surface of units with the hinged top.

Then there is a whole other league of scales: kitchen and cultivation scales. Cultivation scales are the human floor scales, the trailer tractor scales even, of the dry herb weighing world. They are the big boys, the titans, the heavyweights, if you will, of measuring. They’re what shop owners, such as yourself, might use if selling dry herb to measure out quantities for clients, what commercial growers would use for packaging purposes, or what those users who value expediency over a high level of precision would use (or just really like to bake…). Their higher capacity makes them effective at shouldering the weight (heh heh) and are worth their weight in gold if processing a large amount of dry herb.

So which scale is right for you? Only you can decide that for yourself but we hope that this blog post assists in your ability to select the right ones for your shop and aids your customers with their desicions. We also hope that we tipped the scales in our direction and that you’ll shop our selection of reliable wholesale WeighMax scales here. They’re perfect just the weigh they are.