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Just thought I'd check in with the users who commented last winter and see what your thought are now about it? I've recently decided I would like one but not sure whether its worth the money? Pros and Cons.

A few of my buddies have them so I thought I would get one. Wore a few times. Sat on my dresser a lot more. Was neat for a couple weeks then it got boring so sold it on here. Mostly bought it for the sleep tracker but I don't really think it was very accurate. I am fairly fit so I don't really care how many steps I take or flights I climb in a day. The calorie burner was also not accurate. It's not water resistant so don't shower or get it wet if you do decide to get one.

I have had my Fitbit for 3 years now I keep upgrading it I have had 5 different ones I finally have the one that does everything I need. Each time I upgraded I sold my old one. When I first got mine no one had one so it was nice being different, now so many people have them. I say they are worth the money and if something happens to yours they are awesome at helping you replace it. I had one break and they asked for receipt and information and they sent me a new one no problems. I have the Charge HR and wear it all the time and it pushes me to hit my 10,000 step goal everyday and above. If you have any question just ask away.

am on my second one. Had a fitbit one which I loved and upgraded last fall to a fitbit charge HR. Between the 2 I have had a fitbit for 3 years and have wore one each day.  
 
I do lots of challenges with my fitbit friends, joined some groups on the fitbit.com site and and been in many tournaments at fitbitleague.com  
 
It keeps me motivated to do my steps each day and on the fitbitleague site it keeps me motivated to try and be in the top 10 in my league and move up to the next one. I moved up last month from league D to C and so far I in the top 10 and if I can keep it up I can move to league B next month.  

The fit bit counts steps when you are driving your car. Check the number of steps when you get into your car and again when you reach your destination you will be surprised.

Very simple solution. Download the free app "drivebit" Press start when you leave and stop when you get to your destination and it doesn't count your steps and flights of stairs while driving. I use it all the time. I have also been told you can go to the fit bit web site and manually put in the time you were driving and it will take off those steps and flights of stairs. My daughter uses this method.

I have been using this for 3 weeks now. Im not exactly sure of the accuracy of things but I do love it. I wear it all the time unless its charging, even in the shower. About an hour every 5 days or so. I love the sleep tracking and find it to be accurate enough. A little confused as to how it calculates calories burned but seems to be based on your age, so im sure its not perfect. (The pricier ones are probably better at that since they contain heart monitors.) But my favorite part is the tracking of calories eaten and water consumption. It makes you more aware of what you are putting in your mouth. Plus you can look back and see how bad/good you have been. I also feel like because of this I have been able to distinguish a minor food allergy component that I have struggled with for years.  
 
Sadly I cannot comment on the exercise tracking aspect of it, as I have yet to make it to the gym since I have started wearing it. But it did track an evening of dancing last week as an increase in activity. lol

Thanks for the information on the app I did not know it existed. I will give it a try.

Curling Mom. Hope it works well for you

I have the surge and its alright. I use it more for HR tracking and GPS than anything. I log the workouts for walks/runs and other things over distance like golf. The battery lasts around 5 days....or 1 if I'm using the GPS a lot.  
Would i pay $300 for it again? doubt it.