Unhappy with the Fitbit One

[GentleOne]

I just got a Fitbit One for Christmas, because it (supposedly) counts stairs and it is small.  I'd been happy with my Omron pedometer, but it doesn't count stairs and is a bit bulky.  I have been using the Fitbit for a few days now and am NOT HAPPY with the recording results.  It's giving me steps I never took, for one thing.  Also, the stairs recorder seems to be pretty much useless!  This weekend I walked up four flights of stairs at my sister's apartment building several times, and it didn't record any of them!  This morning I haven't walked any stairs, and it says I've done 10!!  I'm thinking my husband wasted our money on the Fitbit gift, and I should have stuck with my Omron!  It seemed much more accurate with the steps, too!  I think Fitbit One should eliminate the stairs tracker, since it doesn't record correctly, and then we won't be frustrated with it!!  Any real, workable suggestions before I decide to dump the Fitbit?

[WendyB]

Floors you must go up 10 ft in elevation for it to record a floor. And how many is it counting? Is it that really a big of deal?

I compared my Omron to the one for a long time and they matched step wise.

Have you set your stride under settings?

[GentleOne]

I'm going to wear both the Omron and the One all day tomorrow and see how they compare.  I have done the stride setting for my Omron but not yet for the One.  I'll do that tomorrow, too.  Thanks for the reminder to do that!  🙂