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ShopSmart (1-year auto-renewal)

4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (38 customer reviews)

Cover Price: $49.90
Price: $34.95 ($3.50/issue) & shipping is always free.
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Issues: 10 issues / 12 months
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ShopSmart Magazine is dedicated to providing readers with the knowledge they need for smart shopping. Designed with Consumer Reports Magazine in mind, each issue focuses more on items that women need than men. From tips on saving money when clothes shopping to guides that offer the best products, ShopSmart Magazine offers readers the chance to get the best deals.

Every volume of ShopSmart Magazine comes loaded with money-saving tips for everything under the sun. The tips might include cheap gifts that you can make at home, ways to reuse old clothing, or the items you can use around the house for cleaning. Each issue features a top-ten list that examines the best products in a category, such as the best dresses under $50, the best cleaning products under $5, or the best websites to save money.

ShopSmart Magazine provides you with straightforward articles that are short and get right to the point, which cuts down the amount of time you spend reading each piece. Many of the articles focus on issues from a woman's perspective. For example, the magazine might discuss the power tools that you need around the house instead of an article on the best tools in general. The issues also come loaded with a variety of coupons that you can use to save even more money when combined with the tips available inside each volume.

A subscription to ShopSmart Magazine gives you all the tools that you need for saving money on health and beauty products, electronics, cleaning products, and anything else you might need.

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ShopSmart is the lively new guide from the experts at Consumer Reports. Quick, easy-to-use, unbiased shopping advice to help readers find the best products and services for home, yard, health, fitness, food, electronics, family, autos and more. Like Consumer Reports, it is independent and carries no outside advertising.

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Product Details

  • Format: Magazine
  • Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
  • Publisher: Consumer Reports
  • ASIN: B002PXW24M
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (38 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #318 in Magazines (See Top 100 in Magazines)
  • This magazine subscription is provided by Synapse
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It deals with more everyday products then Consumer Reports (which I love also). ShoeBabeNY  |  4 reviewers made a similar statement
This magazine is worth every penny! L. R. McNeely  |  3 reviewers made a similar statement
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
51 of 52 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Female version of Consumer Reports Magazine. August 6, 2009
Subscription Term Name:1 year
I consider this magazine to be the feminine version of Consumer Reports. The articles are condensed versions of most that can be found in the regular Consumer Reports mag as well as the website. But these are mostly "female" related items, bras, saving at the grocery, purses, wines, etc. The colors are flashy and eye catching whereas the Consumer Reports magazine itself is more utilitarian.
I really like this magazine because it's shorter to the point articles, I don't have to search long lists to find the top 3 of something. This magazine gives the best recommendations as well as those not recommended. They've left out most of the dirty details to get to that point. The magazine also covers stories about the top 10 tips to save at the grocery, the top 10 websites that save you money, cleaning products you can't live without, the best little black dress and on and on.
They also have articles about single females' necessary household tools, and gives the best recommendations for power/hand tools for women. So that's why I'm saying it's meant for women mostly rather than guys.
It is expensive for 6 issues but in one purchase you could save $20, so to me the magazine is worth the cost. If you want, just get the online consumer reports, website only access and you'd have the best of both worlds.
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39 of 39 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars Dishonest Pricing February 6, 2011
Subscription Term Name:1 year auto-renewal|Amazon Verified Purchase
The price listed is $22.95 for 12 months (6 issues). But the magazine is published 10 times a year and the publisher is assigning expirations based on six issues (approx. seven months). This makes the cost per year $42 (considerably more than a year on Consumer Reports at $29).
The magazine itself is fine (three stars) but the dishonest advertising is completely unacceptable.

Also, they seem to be charging a 30% premium to edit CR for a "feminine" audience.
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55 of 58 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Good, but expensive July 27, 2009
By B. Mook
Subscription Term Name:1 year
I've bought the magazine a few times now at the newsstand, and I like the content and layout. However, much like its parent company's Consumer Reports, it is expensive for what it is. Six issues for $23? Not too mention, I have to take even more issue with that price.
If you look at the magazine's website you'll see that it is actually $18 for six issues and $4.95 for shipping and handling.
Shipping and handling for a magazine- really?
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars Read on
Amazing. I Love it. Everyone needs a magazine like this. Get yours NOW. You wont regret it ever. Trust me.
Published 23 hours ago by mrs.clyde jones
5.0 out of 5 stars Great mag for saving money
this is a magazine from consumer reports and it has great articles and reviews in it. It helps save money and covers so many different items in one issue from couponing to apps to... Read more
Published 23 days ago by Cathy Dunican
4.0 out of 5 stars Magazine great, auto renewal plan is not!
We really enjoy this magazine. It is a lighter, more entertaining version than their parent Consumers Report, however still very informative and interesting. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Sandra E. Collin
5.0 out of 5 stars ShopSmart
I really enjoy this magazine and had given it to my daughter-in-law and got hooked. Always something to enjoy. Even my 9 year old granddaughter likes it.
Published 3 months ago by Sherry Harmon
4.0 out of 5 stars Renewal
Great info but products not always available near me. Prices are not what I see either. Hope this is helpful.
Published 4 months ago by Linda Rudkins
4.0 out of 5 stars ShopSmart is a quick read
ShopSmart gears itself to the younger population. I would use Consumer Reports for bigger purchases. But for the purchases I make now it meets my requirements
Published 4 months ago by susan l mackie
5.0 out of 5 stars Suprise
It offers more than I can imagine.... Great purchase! Would and have recommend this to friends. It is a must buy

if you are an online person!!!
Published 5 months ago by NOMC
3.0 out of 5 stars Cannot make it stop sending me junk mail
I've been a Consumers Reports fan, on and off, for forty years. Recently I cancelled my scrip because I can get consumer ratings from product buyers in other places, and CR is not... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Robert D. Paulus
3.0 out of 5 stars Not as helpful as I expected
When I received the first magazine, I felt I had wasted my money. The second magazine was somewhat better than the first, so I felt somewhat better. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Katz
5.0 out of 5 stars Love this magazine
Shop Smart is a great magazine crammed full of info on products, reviews and websites for shopping. There are no ads and the subscription price is more than most magazines but... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Joan D Crivellone
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