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1. *Double scales:* having one set of scales which underweighs and another which overweights. The retailer uses the underweighing scales when buying stock and the overweighing scales when selling stock; 2. *Pushing the scales:* Using the old-fashioned hand-held scales with two suspended trays, the dishonest retailer uses their little finger to tilt the scales to their advantage; 3. *Holding the scales:* Using the old-fashioned hand-held scales with two suspended trays, the dishonest retailer holds the scales in a way that so that it does not tilt when buying or tilts further than it should when selling; 4. *Fixing the weights:* Hollowing out one set of metal weights and filling it with powder (for selling) and another set of hollowed weights filled with mercury (for buying). Anyone who uses such deception and uses the profits to support themselves is guilty of Wrong Livelihood. Apart from cheating with weights, cheating with measures is also rife. A large coconut shell, one litre in capacity would be used for measuring out rice. Holes in the coconut shell would mark the capacity. The dealer would use their finger to stop the holes when measuring out liquids. Anyone buying oil, ghee, sugar-cane juice or syrup measures out the commodity and then lets releases their finger to let the liquid flow out into the buyer’s container. However, if they cheat by keeping their finger over the hole instead of allowing allowing all the liquid out, it is dishonest. When measuring out beans or rice in a measuring scuttle or basket, when buying they carefully fill the measure making sure all the contents settle with no air pockets. However, when selling, they fill the measure quickly and roughly to 164