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The Buying Guide 2006 (Consumer Reports Buying Guide)

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One of the things about the journal "Consumer Reports" and its annual "Buying Guide" is that--because it does not accept advertisements--there's a good chance that biases in ratings are less apt to occur.

Each year, a Buying Guide is published, in which the consumer can get something like the "greatest hits" of "Consumer Reports." Stick this in your pocket when you go shopping for significant purchases and use it to the fullest extent possible. For major purchases, I know that I screen products up front with the magazine or the "Buying Guide," go to the store, and then work through the products.

Over the past couple years, I have used the "Buying Guide" while shopping for my son's first car (he just got his driver's license) and while looking for the following items (among others): digital cameras, DVD players, cell phones, cordless phones, computers, monitors, scanners, printers, and so on. I feel like a much more aware consumer with this resource.

Problems? One volume can only carry so much information. There are a number of items that are not covered here. So, this is not an encyclopedia. Nonetheless, the price is so low that one would be well advised to consider purchasing the Buying Guide if one is thinking of a substantial purchase. Well worth possessing is this volume. . . .

I totally rely on these books when I need to know the best bargain for whatever I am buying.

This is an honest buying guide where you know that there is no corporate sponsorship behind the reviews. A good source to base your purchaes by.