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Old 04-18-2012, 10:59 PM
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Originally Posted by njbchbum View Post
as a former employee of the state agency that was responsible for the state weights and measures office i learned that when you are as sure as you can be that your bag meets the weight limit and the counter clerk tells you it is slightly over...challenge the clerk politely by asking to have it weighed on one or two other scales...or ask when the scale being used was last checked and certified as 'true'...odds are that you will get varying weights and you can hope that at least one of them will be in your favor...the request to know when the accuracy of the scale being used was last certified is often flustering and the clerk will waive you on. it's always worth a try if you would rather spend your $25 someplace else!
Cool!! Thanks for the info!