Where can I find a cheap postal scale? I checked my local post office and the scale they have is $60.00. Would any plain scale at like a Wal-Mart work?

You can get an inexpensive ($14.99) food scale at Wal-Mart that will suffice.

I got mine at Target, digital, about $12.  It is accurate to within an ounce of the one at the PO.

There are many inexpensive places to pick up an inexpensive postal (or food scale, which will also work).  PBS even sells a digital scale:  Just click on Kiosk, then click on Go Shopping link -- it's the last item on the shopping page.  Here is the link:  https://secure.paperbackswap.com/kiosk/details.php?type=item&id=67

ebay

I would just recommend getting the digital, not a dial one. The dial are too difficult to read the ounces when you are dealing with that FC to MM switch.

Thanks. I'll go check target first before I buy the one from here. Cutting on cost right now.

I purchased mine at Office Depot

Any scale will work!  As long as it's accurate.  I got a nice digital scale from Ebay.  A basic food scale works for lighter books.

I got my digital scale on eBay probably about ten years ago. It lives on my kitchen counter and it is happy to weigh both mail and food. It has a lifetime lithium battery (yay no wires) and works just as well today as when it was new. Totally worth the 35 dollars I paid for it.

I got a food scale.  It's bright colored so I can find it.  Batteries.  Up to 5 pounds.  Wonderful.  Worth every penny. 

Had a manual postal scale with this itty bitty platform.  Could not read it if a large envelope was shading the scale.  Argh.

Got mine on Ebay, first thing I ever purchased there.

I bought my postal scale at the post office for $14.00 last year.

I got mine several years ago from the kiosk here.  Works great.