What’s the difference in a shipping scale and the kind of scale you stand on to weigh yourself?

Question : What’s the difference in a shipping scale and the kind of scale you stand on to weigh yourself?
Don’t they serve the same purpose?
shipping scale

Best answer:

Answer by Shimmery1
They do serve the same purpose essentially, but the scale you weigh yourself with is meant to weigh heavier things. Things that only weigh, like 7 ounces would not register. The postal scale is meant to weigh lighter things.