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| Publisher: Consumer Reports
Category: Magazine
List Price: $71.87
Buy New: $26.00
You Save: $45.87 (64%)
Rating:  15 reviews
Sales Rank: 58
Format: Magazine Subscription
Type: Consumer magazine
Subscription Issues: 12
Subscription Length: 12 Months
Issues Per Year: 12
First Issue Lead Time: 6-10 Weeks
ASIN: B000W3MB48
Release Date: November 23, 2001
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually ships in 1 to 3 months
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Product Description
The editorial focus of this magazine is to provide information about different products to general consumers. It evaluates all products on an unchanging and thorough scale to provide a fair evaluation for individuals seeking to purchase. Consumer Reports evaluates a vast array of products ranging from automobiles to microwave ovens, from frozen dinners to insurance policies.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 10 more reviews...
 Love the magazine; hate Amazon's subscription service December 11, 2008
D. Carver
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I had sworn not to subscribe to magazines with Amazon again, but in a moment of weakness.... Now I'm trapped in Amazon's level of hell called "subscription service" Endless loops lead to deadends. All other dealings with Amazon orders have been exemplary. Save yourself the runaround....order all magazines directly from the publisher.
 Love it, but... November 23, 2008
A. F. (Elk Grove, CA USA)
I love using the magazine and make most of my purchases based on the reviews. I gave it 4 stars only because it tends to focus too much on cars and electronics. I like that even though it tells you which is best, it also has recommended or best buys. Just because something is the best, it doesn't mean that it's the best for you and it gives you options based on features or cost.
 Beware of their Subscription Renewals October 18, 2008
Alp (USA)
5 out of 7 found this review helpful
For a publication that's always pointing out scams, their subscription fliers seem like a scam. It's 2008 and due to their devious Subscription Renewals I'm subscribed until 2010. Let me explain how this happened, so that you can be ready for it. This also happens with their Consumer Reports on Health. br / br /If you decide to subscribe, note that they will send you a renewal notice at least in Sept, Oct, and Nov regardless if you have renewed already. So that, if you use the renewal notice in Sept and select "bill me in Jan", in Oct they will send you another renewal notice. By the time Nov comes and you get yet another renewal notice, you'll be wondering if they didn't get the renewal notice you sent them in Sept (you won't see a cleared check because you told them to be billed in Jan). You will be tempted to send them the Nov subscription renewal form. Fight that temptation or you'll end up renewing twice! That's what happened to me at some time in the past and now I'm subscribed until 2010 and am still getting renewal reminders as if my subscription were running out. br / br /Also, if you buy gift subscriptions note that they will bother your recipients by sending them subscription renewal forms too! So, if you plan to keep giving them a gift subscription you have to tell them to ignore the renewal fliers. I found this out when my father and mother-in-law mentioned they got renewal forms! Why are they bothering my recipients? br / br /PS: It's worth subscribing for a year, so that you can see this devious renewal subscription behavior for yourself. Same thing happens with their Consumer Reports on Health.
 More entertaining than practical September 9, 2008
ejlcom (Portland, OR USA)
9 out of 11 found this review helpful
I've taken this magazine for years and it's time for a renewal again, so says the latest snail-mail reminder from CR. However, I am rethinking "renewal" since--surprise--I get the best reviews and recommendations from Amazon.com users' reviews, along with other online sites that provide product reviews! As several reviewers of CR have pointed out, CR seems to be more automobile-orientated and also tends to repeat reviews of certain products way too often (vacuum cleaners come to mind). br / br /I have decided to NOT renew my CR subscription and, instead, I will continue to rely upon customers' reviews from Amazon.com and other online sources. If I feel deprived from CR, I'll seriously look at the online membership option. I do all of my product research online, anyway... br / br /My conclusion, therefore, is: Consumers Report is strictly an entertainment vehicle and has little value in helping me make informed decisions when purchasing products. I do not like the yearly CR-selected products' evaluation forms that CR sends out, which are coupled with CR's request for donations/money. I don't participate in this event...as I assume many others do not, either.
 great mag August 4, 2008
Kevin M. Thomas (colorado)
need to buy something? is it a bargain or a dud this mag helps alot
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