Category Archives: General

End of Summer at the Farmers Market

Posted on October 29, 2015 by Scale Man

Now that the warm weather is starting to fade away and Thanksgiving is right around the corner, this is usually a good time to start planning how you’re going to store your digital scale during the “offseason”. This is assuming … Continue reading →

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Rice Lake RS130 has a New Look and New Capacities and Features

Posted on September 22, 2015 by Scale Man

For many years customers have used the Rice Lake RS-130 retail price computing scale. The scale featured brand name quality along with a few unique features which set it apart from the other scales that are included in this market. … Continue reading →

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National Farmers Market Week

Posted on August 3, 2015 by Scale Man

The 16th annual Farmers’ Market Week runs from Sunday August 2nd through Saturday, August 8th. Of course we all know Farmers Markets are a great thing. The wonderful fruits and vegetables provide local customers with nutritious produce and provide local … Continue reading →

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Torrey LPC-40L Review

Posted on July 21, 2015 by Scale Man

In the entry for today, we wanted to provide you with some insight into the Torrey LPC-40L price computing scale. The scale does price computing functions and is NTEP approved, legal for trade. Now in full disclosure we heavily promoted … Continue reading →

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High Quality Scale Labels

Posted on June 10, 2015 by Scale Man

Believe it or not there are differences between different manufacturers of scale labels. If you own a label printing scale then you realize the need for affordable scale labels that are in stock. The recommended label of choice would be … Continue reading →

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Tips for Farmers Market Vendors

Posted on May 27, 2015 by Scale Man

If you ask a lot of small farmers around the country they’ll tell you a similar story. They started out just planting a few crops here and there and over the course of a few months or a few years, … Continue reading →

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Farmers Markets are Opening Up In Your Area!

Posted on April 21, 2015 by Scale Man

It’s an exciting time of the year isn’t it? Spring time is here and for many folks that means it is time to go to the local farmers market and pick up some farm fresh fruits and vegetables. Of course … Continue reading →

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Are You Looking For a Scale to Weigh Vegetables?

Posted on March 12, 2015 by Scale Man

On this blog we often talk about digital scales that weigh items and calculate price per pound. Often though we don’t discuss what types of items you can weigh with one of these retail scales. Anytime that a potential customer … Continue reading →

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Low Cost Retail Scales

Posted on February 20, 2015 by Scale Man

Recently I was doing a search online for a particular scale. As I was searching I came across a new scale that I had never seen before. It was a price computing scale that was being sold for an absolute ridiculous … Continue reading →

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Time To Get Your Market Scale Out and Make Sure It’s Working

Posted on January 8, 2015 by Scale Man

This month is a wonderful time to take out your old faithful digital scale and give it a good work out. Plug it in and make sure it powers up and charges if it has a battery. It might even be … Continue reading →

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