diff --git a/packages/app/components/feed/FeedCard.tsx b/packages/app/components/feed/FeedCard.tsx
index d7f02b17b..356c48b2f 100644
--- a/packages/app/components/feed/FeedCard.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/components/feed/FeedCard.tsx
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ import { formatNumber } from 'app/utils/formatNumber';
 import { useAddFavorite, useFetchUserFavorites } from 'app/hooks/favorites';
 import { useAuthUser } from 'app/auth/hooks';
 import { useRouter } from 'app/hooks/router';
+import { useItemWeightUnit } from 'app/hooks/items';
+import { convertWeight } from 'app/utils/convertWeight';
 
 interface CardProps {
   type: string;
@@ -57,6 +59,7 @@ export default function Card({
     useTheme();
 
   const { addFavorite } = useAddFavorite();
+  const [weightUnit] = useItemWeightUnit();
 
   const { data: favorites = [] } = useFetchUserFavorites(user?.id);
 
@@ -97,8 +100,7 @@ export default function Card({
 
   const truncatedName = truncateString(name, 25);
   const truncatedDestination = truncateString(destination, 25);
-  // const formattedWeight = formatNumber(total_weight); // TODO convert to user preference once implemented
-  const formattedWeight = total_weight;
+  const formattedWeight = convertWeight(total_weight, 'g', weightUnit);
   let numberOfNights;
 
   if (duration) numberOfNights = JSON.parse(duration).numberOfNights;
@@ -184,7 +186,7 @@ export default function Card({
 
                 {type === 'pack' && (
                   <RText fontSize="$1" color="mediumpurple" ml={-0.5} mt={-1}>
-                    Total Weight: {formattedWeight}
+                    Total Weight: {formatNumber(formattedWeight)} {weightUnit}
                   </RText>
                 )}
 
diff --git a/packages/app/hooks/items/index.ts b/packages/app/hooks/items/index.ts
index 45e4966a6..e36816bb6 100644
--- a/packages/app/hooks/items/index.ts
+++ b/packages/app/hooks/items/index.ts
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ export { useAddItem } from './useAddItem';
 export { useItems } from './useItems';
 export { useDeleteItem } from './useDeleteItem';
 export { useItemsUpdater } from './useItemsUpdater';
+export { useItemWeightUnit } from './useItemWeightUnit';
diff --git a/packages/app/hooks/items/useItemWeightUnit.ts b/packages/app/hooks/items/useItemWeightUnit.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..52adfecd3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/app/hooks/items/useItemWeightUnit.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import { useState } from 'react';
+import { useAuthUser } from 'app/auth/hooks';
+
+type WeightUnit = 'g' | 'kg' | 'oz' | 'lb' | 'lbs';
+
+export const useItemWeightUnit = (): [
+  WeightUnit,
+  React.Dispatch<React.SetStateAction<WeightUnit>>,
+] => {
+  const authUser = useAuthUser();
+  const userPreferWeight = authUser.preferredWeight as WeightUnit | null;
+  const [weightUnit, setWeightUnit] = useState<WeightUnit>(
+    userPreferWeight || 'kg',
+  );
+
+  return [weightUnit, setWeightUnit];
+};
diff --git a/packages/app/hooks/packs/usePackTable.tsx b/packages/app/hooks/packs/usePackTable.tsx
index e49528416..9cb2fab84 100644
--- a/packages/app/hooks/packs/usePackTable.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/hooks/packs/usePackTable.tsx
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@ import { ItemCategoryEnum } from 'app/constants/itemCategory';
 import { convertWeight } from 'app/utils/convertWeight';
 import { useAuthUser } from 'app/auth/hooks';
 import { useDuplicatePackItem } from './useDuplicatePackItem';
-
-type WeightUnit = 'g' | 'kg' | 'oz' | 'lb' | 'lbs';
+import { useItemWeightUnit } from 'app/hooks/items';
 
 export const usePackTable = ({
   currentPack,
@@ -21,6 +20,7 @@ export const usePackTable = ({
   }
 
   const [checkedItems, setCheckedItems] = useState([...ids]);
+  const [weightUnit, setWeightUnit] = useItemWeightUnit();
 
   const handleDuplicate = () => {
     const data = {
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ export const usePackTable = ({
     duplicatePackItem(data);
   };
 
-  const [weightUnit, setWeightUnit] = useState<WeightUnit>('g');
   const data = currentPack?.items;
   let totalFoodWeight = 0;
   let totalWaterWeight = 0;
diff --git a/server/src/services/item/addGlobalItemToPackService.ts b/server/src/services/item/addGlobalItemToPackService.ts
index 021446038..4be07ad27 100644
--- a/server/src/services/item/addGlobalItemToPackService.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/item/addGlobalItemToPackService.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ export const addGlobalItemToPackService = async (
 ): Promise<object> => {
   const itemClass = new Item();
   const itemPacksClass = new ItemPacks();
-  const itemOwnersClass = new ItemOwners();
   const item = await itemClass.findItem({
     id: itemId,
     isGlobal: true,
@@ -27,7 +26,13 @@ export const addGlobalItemToPackService = async (
   if (!item) {
     throw new Error('Global Item does not exist!');
   }
-  await itemPacksClass.create({ itemId: item.id, packId });
-  // await itemOwnersClass.create({ itemId: item.id, ownerId });
-  return item;
+  const { id, ...duplicatedItemValues } = item;
+  const newItem = await itemClass.create({
+    ...duplicatedItemValues,
+    global: false,
+    ownerId,
+  });
+  await itemPacksClass.create({ itemId: newItem.id, packId });
+
+  return newItem;
 };
diff --git a/server/src/services/item/deleteItemService.ts b/server/src/services/item/deleteItemService.ts
index 0b1315e68..a0faf9717 100644
--- a/server/src/services/item/deleteItemService.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/item/deleteItemService.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@ export const deleteItemService = async (
   packId: string,
 ): Promise<object> => {
   const ItemPacksClass = new ItemPacks();
-  console.log(itemId);
+  const itemClass = new Item();
+
+  await itemClass.delete(itemId);
   await ItemPacksClass.delete(itemId, packId);
 
   return { message: 'Item deleted successfully' };