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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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• Amazon Sales Rank: #108 in Magazine Subscriptions
• Formats: Magazine Subscription, Print

Customer Reviews

I don't buy anything without checking Consumer Reports
Consumer Reports is not only the magazine to go to if you're looking to buy just about anything (they even reviewed hot dogs and light beers this past summer), but it is also entertaining just to flip through at the breakfast table.

The ONLY Consumer Magazine that Doesn't Accept Advertisements!!
I still think that Consumer Reports is the best magazine out there. The least biased, the best reporting, and despite some weaknesses (yes, I do think they focus too much on electronics), I still think that every American Consumer should have a subscription.

I think their concentration on automobiles and electonics is purely an economic one. I think those issues probably just sell better. But they also do a good job of reviewing other products, from foodstuffs to cosmetics.

I can't believe some of the negative reviews! One reviewer gave the magazine a "one star" review because he said that Consumer Reports "doesn't promote" American cars enough! I don't get it. If you want a magazine that "promotes" cars, then buy Car and Driver.

Consumer Reports doesn't "promote" anything! They give you their honest opinion. And I find that they are right, most of the time. I'm thankful for the article they did on car seats about a year ago. Although they later retracted the article, because they said that the "speeds were too high" when they were testing the car seats, my husband and I went out and bought the Britax car seat-- the one that performed the best at the highest speeds.

And Consumer Reports is also the magazine that turned me on to McDonald's premium coffee. I was a (and still am) a bit of a coffee snob, but the Consumer Reports article got me to try it. And guess what! It's pretty good. So I save myself $3 dollars every time I go to McDonald's rather than Starbucks.

This magazine will save you money, and they don't accept any advertising. No other magazine (that I know of) tries so hard to be impartial. I like that.

Recommended.

Great, useful information
I look forward to getting my subscription each month because I know I can rely on the information inside of it. They review not only big things like cars and TVs, but also little things like laundry detergent and peanut butter. Consumer Reports buys all of the products they review and do not accept any freebies, which maintains their integrity. They have no interest in ranking one product or company over another. You just get the straight results of their thorough tests, pure and simple.