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Consumer Resources
If you are looking for expensive, big-ticket items such as household appliances, you should research the actual product type as well as the place you buy it. One of the best places to begin is a magazine called Consumer Reports, which is published by a society that tests and compares all types of consumer products. For many other types of products, various buying guides are available at newsstands, although be careful with publications that accept advertising, since they may be influenced by their sponsors.
Newspapers, radio stations, television and magazines often review products and services.
Restaurant reviews are common in local newspapers. Television and radio stations have
consumer-oriented news programs. Magazines that specialize in one particular area
(computers, cars, stereo equipment) have detailed reviews of new products.
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