Customer Reviews
Best bet w/o spending an arm and a leg 
2007-12-01
This pedometer isn't significantly different from those that are far more expensive. The trick is in how it is worn. It must not be worn at an angle. If you've got a tummy, and are wearing elastic -waist pants, you don't stand a chance in the accuracy department. I ordered a set of these for my students. Those who wear them on their belts, in a proper position, get accurate readings. Those w/ round tummies and tight-fitting elastic-waist pants, don't. I've spot tested many of my kids' pedometers. I put them on, walk 50 paces, take them off, and they register between 49 and 51 paces. So, if you don't want to bother wearing it as intended, you're right, it won't work. If you follow directions, it does the trick, and is very reasonably priced for what you get.
You Get What You Pay For 
2007-11-25
I have bought 3 of these and thought the 3rd one would be the charm. I was wrong. The first one, the clip broke off. So, I bought a second one. That one broke too, but the display broke this time. The 3rd one didn't break, it just didn't work accurately. None of them really did. You put it on your belt like it says and it doesn't even count all your steps. Sometimes, it even resets itself and goes back to zero. It is just so frustrating. I am not wasting any more money on these cheap pedometers. I will search for the perfect one. Don't even waste your few bucks on this unless you don't mind it not counting all of your steps.
Not quite as accurate as others 
2007-08-13
Not as accurate as I would like and tends to zero out by itself. It you're careful not to accidentally touch the reset button it'will be okay. You have to monitor it and make sure it is in exactly the right place for your motion or it will be inaccurate.
Doesn't work for me, but perhaps a runner would like it 
2007-07-20
I've used this for more than six months now. It just doesn't quite work.
Here's what I like about it:
1. The one I received is made out of semi-transparent red plastic, which is cute.
2. Just picking it up reminds me that I want to spend less time sitting at a computer and more time walking.
Unfortunately, those are the only good things I can say about it.
I apparently don't walk "right" for this to work reliably. I've followed all the placement directions carefully, but after years of plantar fascitis, I have developed the habit of walking very gently. Perhaps it would be more accurate to call my stride style "gliding" than walking. At any rate, I can take 25 steps in a straight line and have the pedometer only record three of them. It's not uncommon for this little pedometer to record just 150 steps on a Sunday morning at church. I climb nearly that many stairs on a Sunday morning, plus quite a bit of walking around. My all-time record was when it recorded a mere 161 steps on a day when I had climbed up and down three or four flights of stairs AND walked every single aisle at the grocery store.
I have decided that the slower I walk, the less likely it is to notice that I'm walking.
Furthermore, it's just a disaster for small movements. It basically never records the two steps from the kitchen sink to the stove, no matter how many dozens of times you do that.
I've had some success with changing the location. I like to clip it to my shirt; I may try the ankle band suggestion that another reviewer made.
I think this pedometer would work well for a person who wanted to count steps while engaged in a specific "bouncy" task, like jogging around a track. For everyday movements, however, it is unreliable.
not worth it 2007-05-24
I purchased 2 one for a friend, and one for myself. Both of ours quit working with in the first week.. It was not worth it.
inconsistent 2008-06-11
I have previously used the digiwalker by Yamaz. After years of service, it broke and in a fit of desperation I ran to Kmart and bought this one. The digiwalker had been a gift and, honestly, I was too cheap to purchase another one. I've been using the Sportline for 1 week with frustrating results. When I wear jeans that sit lower on my waist (much more in style with typical men's pants) the results are quite good. However, in more traditional women's pants that sit at the real waist....I walked the quarter of a mile from the parking lot and it registered 4 steps. When I went for a bout of actual exercise and walked for 1.6 miles at 4mph...it again did well. Today, back in dress pants, I just did the 1.6 mile loop at a more typical walking pace...75 steps. Pointless. I need to know that my pedometer will work every time I wear it.
Pedometer 2008-05-23
This product is too basic for my needs. It requires you to measure your stride to calculate distance and is therefore very crude and inaccurate to a degree.
pedometer 2008-05-14
I got it in a very short time after I ordered it. It's very easy to use, and I'm very pleased with the product.
It's a rip-off! 2008-04-30
This product is useless. It doesn't work at all and no one at the company answers the phone. I think they are a bogus company just sending out junk that costs them 2 cents to purchase. I purchased them to have a walking contest at my place of employment and now no one can use them and we have to re-buy elsewhere. This doesn't deserve any stars.
75 % still working 2008-01-07
I ordered 45 of these for a contest at work. I needed to order 60 to replace the ones that stopped working after the first 2 weeks. But they are simple enough for everyone to use, they do not reset accidently too often and they were only 2 bucks each, so I;m not complaining. Not to mention we call them "generous" They click over steps even if you laugh hard.
