The right product for the right price

We’re lifetime members of Consumers Union, the publishers of Consumers Report - hence we get the magazine for free for the rest of our lives. A never ending magazine subscription - how weird is that. But it’s been a source of great information over the years. Yet there are new sources and combined, they provide a means of getting the most bang for the buck in getting the right item for the right price.

Today, we were looking for a deal on an audio/video receiver since we’ll be buying a new flat screen television in the next couple of weeks, so I go online.

I highly recommend the following:

http://www.consumersearch.com/

When you combine this with Consumers Reports and Cnet, I think you’ll have a pretty strong idea of which product to buy, why and what you should pay for it.

One of the neat things about Consumer Search, a publication affiliated with The New York Times, is that they bring all the Consumer Reports and Cnet information to their page, clearly presenting you just the information you need. Then they give you the price range and several sources to click through, such as Amazon.com or other vendors, to find out more on pricing.

This really is one-stop shopping for the skeptical, dollar conscious consumer.