Consumer Reports

A Quick GuideBy

Olivia MontolinLIS 704

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Accessing Consumer Reports

http://www.consumerreports.org

Consumer Reports is an American magazine published monthly by Consumers Union since 1936.

It publishes reviews and comparisons of consumer products and services based on reporting and results.

Consumerreports.org provides updates on product availability, and adds new products to previously published results.

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So why and how should I use this site?

Consumer Reports is well known for its policies on editorial independence, making it a highly reliable source for ready reference questions.

There are several ways to navigate the site, 1. clicking on the various headings, 2. typing a search term, and 3. by clicking on the A-Z Index and searching for topic

Let’s try it…What are the top-rated winter tires?

I first typed the search terms

The search yielded one model result

I clicked on the model to find out

more information

Let’s try it another wayWhat are the top-rated winter tires?

Click

This led the user to compare multiple tire

brands at once

Finally, the last wayWhat are the top-rated winter tires?

Click “T” for tires

Don’t forget to

click “Winter”!

So let’s recap…

Consumer Reports online is one resource that answers ready-reference questions regarding consumer products.

There are three ways to best navigate this website, 1. typing search terms, 2. clicking topic headings, and 3. going directly to the A-Z Index.

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