Container with Integrated Weighting Scale

Weighting scales are getting pretty cheap on ebay.

So why not integrate it into the bottom of a container, which would automatically report the current weight to an outside screen. Which would make it handy at a glance.

But the killer app, would be linking all these boxes to your smartphone.

Now at the end of each week, you can check on the status of all your kitchen loose goods. If any is below a certain weight, it probably means it is getting empty. Thus you can more efficiency order just the right amount of refills.