Consumer Reports Magazine

Pros: unacceptance of advertising
Cons: inability to admit to testing errors

I have been around Consumer Reports for as long as I can remember. My father is a subscriber and a very loyal CR shopper (to this day), which in turn infected me with the same bug. As I grew older my parents purchased the subscription for my brothers...

Pros: Gives you all the information you need
Cons: Cannot find fault with a magazine with so much good information

Whenever you are thinking about buying an item regardless if it is a chocolate bar to a car and you want a preview of that certain item, check the consumer report magazine. There you will find your item and how it is rated as in the chocolate bar for...

Pros: No product advertising, truly written for the consumer's benefit
Cons: They do have a few too many pages of self-promotion

I work at a radio station, paying frequent visits to the news department. There, I skim through press releases because I find them amusingly biased. For example, it would not be unlikely to find some press release talking about how important their...

Pros: Easy access to unbiased reviews
Cons: Can't wait for it to be readily available via wireless devices

I have been in a buying mood lately, especially since I came down sick recently due to my hectic travel and the cold weather. I looked into health products like air purifiers, humdifiers, sonic toothbrushes, and other personal care items.

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Pros: Keeps us informed
Cons: nothing

Consumer Reports magazine is my favorite magazine. It does in-depth research on products and services and lets me know where I should be spending my money. Just recently when we bought a new home stereo system we brought the Consumer Reports magazine a...

Pros: rigorous, unbiased, and thorough product evaluations
Cons: too focused on automobiles and related products

Consumer Reports sets the standard in the field. To make sure they remain objective, they accept no advertising and no favors--if CR wants to review something, be it a can of paint or a luxury car, they buy it through normal retail channels. Then they...

Pros: Great Place To START Getting Information
Cons: Many People Stop At This Point RE: INFO

I am so tired of shoppers telling me that one particular model is superior to another, because they read it in Consumer's Reports! I buy mega appliances of nearly every major brand, monthly or more often. I sell them, and I get the complaints from the...

Pros: It is one way of getting info on a product or service
Cons: It is not the ONLY way of getting info on a product or service

Some of Consumer Reports' (CR) reviews are right on the mark, others are not.

For example, in the new car buying issue, CR says it has found VW Passat to be the best mid-size car, and Mazda Protege to be the best compact car; both twice in a...

Pros: reliable, timely reviews
Cons: I don't have any problems with it at all

I have been a subscriber to Consumer Reports for as long as I have been a grown-up consumer (a consumer buying grown-up stuff). I also subscribe to the online version--consumerreports.org--for handy access to the archives ($19/yr for subscribers). I find...

Pros: Nice concept,
Cons: But it just can't be trusted anymore.

Back when I was younger and living with my folks, we had a subscription to Consumer Reports. It gave us good advice on what to buy, and what not to buy.

We thought.

Over the years I can't help but notice several inconsistancies and...

Pros: Variety of products
Cons: Sometimes their likes don't work for us

I just started subscribing to Consumer Reports. My dad subscribed for years, but he stopped when I went to college. I missed it -- I like reading reviews of products I'm interested in and seeing what their testers thought. I like the variety of products....

Pros: information on the latest products,services
Cons: none

I have been subscribing to this magazine for about 10 years. My grandfather used to get it, and one day I just picked it up and found it to be very informative on a lot of topics. I've always been sort of a bookworm and I am always looking for good...

Pros: Not biased and no advertisements
Cons: Range of brands tested is not very big (approx. 5-10 per product)

Consumer Reports is one of many magazines that rate products, yet this one doesn't accept money or advertising from companies, so it's 100% not biased. It publishes reports on household products, like washing machines, electronics, and garden tools. It...

Pros: Integrity; audio/video, appliance, auto reviews
Cons: A bit old-fashioned

Consumer Reports is by no means perfect, but until a better consumer information publication comes out, it's probably the best at what it does, at least in a general way.

The magazine has what must be the highest integrity of any publication...

Pros: site is well-organized and has everything
Cons: the online subscription process is a bit confusing, but worth it.

My parents have referred to the latest Consumer Reports magazine or buying guide for any large purchase they were considering for as long as I can remember - and now I use the Consumer Reports as well...

But, I have to recommend the Online...