# Bricks and Mortar store that might sell a body fat percentage monitor?

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**Created:** [January 16, 2009, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bricks-and-mortar-store-that-might-sell-a-body-fat-percentage-monitor/481637 "2009-01-16T19:02:39Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 16, 2009, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bricks-and-mortar-store-that-might-sell-a-body-fat-percentage-monitor/481637/1 "2009-01-16T19:02:39Z")

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I’m looking to buy an electronic body fat percentage monitor (the kind where you hold the handles and it measures the speed of the current through your body to determine your body fat). Anyone know of a store of the type I can physically visit that might have one? Thanks!

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**Post date:** [January 16, 2009, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bricks-and-mortar-store-that-might-sell-a-body-fat-percentage-monitor/481637/2 "2009-01-16T19:05:17Z")

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I bought a regular scale at Bed, Bath and Beyond a couple months ago, and I’m quite sure I saw one of these on display. It caught my eye because of the warning tag, as pregnant women should not use them.

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**Post date:** [January 16, 2009, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bricks-and-mortar-store-that-might-sell-a-body-fat-percentage-monitor/481637/3 "2009-01-16T19:07:51Z")

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I don’t know about having it in stock, but try a store that has kitchen and bathroom products, like Bed Bath and Beyond, Sears, Target, etc. You might check the websites, as some of them let you check for in-store availability.

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**Post date:** [January 16, 2009, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bricks-and-mortar-store-that-might-sell-a-body-fat-percentage-monitor/481637/4 "2009-01-16T19:09:01Z")

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Sporting goods stores. Big 5 is a national chain.

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**Post date:** [January 16, 2009, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bricks-and-mortar-store-that-might-sell-a-body-fat-percentage-monitor/481637/5 "2009-01-16T19:14:04Z")

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[Tanita](http://www.tanita.com/IndexUS.shtml) is the brand I usually see that does bodyfat monitoring scales. Here’s a list of [retail locations](http://www.tanita.com/RetailerList.shtml) to find their products.

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**Author:** ![Saltire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saltire/32/553_2.png) [@Saltire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saltire)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2009, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bricks-and-mortar-store-that-might-sell-a-body-fat-percentage-monitor/481637/6 "2009-01-16T19:19:50Z")

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I bought mine at Sam’s Club, so I assume it would also be available at WalMart.