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1. www.consumerreports.org › money › scams-fraudScam & Fraud Protection Guide - Consumer Reports

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   Jul 6, 2023 · Use the CR scam protection guide to avoid the reach of sophisticated scammers who target you by text, email, social media, QR codes, ATM cards, and more.

2. www.reddit.com › r › BuyItForLifeWhat're folks opinions on Consumer Reports? : r/BuyItForLife

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   I use Consumer Reports for 3-5 yr old used cars and it has generally been great for me and helps relieve some of the anxiety I feel when shopping. I am making informed decisions. I will also use it to give me buying brand guidance for major purchases.

3. www.npr.org › 2010/07/14 › 128516251Whose Consumer Reviews Do You Most Trust? : NPR

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   Jul 14, 2010 · Kim Klemen, editor-in-chief of Consumer Reports, and Christine Frietchen, editor-in-chief of Consumersearch.com, explain how to be a savvy consumer of consumer reviews.

4. consumer.ftc.gov › should-we-trust-online-reviewsShould we trust online reviews? | Consumer Advice

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   Sep 13, 2022 · In fact, some people have turned fake review writing into an online business by offering to write positive reviews. So can’t somebody do something? The short answer is: Yup. The websites and platforms (think Google, Amazon, Walmart, Yelp…among many others) where those reviews appear are well aware of the problem.

5. www.ftc.gov › business-guidance › resourcesConsumer Review Fairness Act: What Businesses Need to Know

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   Contracts that prohibit honest reviews, or threaten legal action over them, harm people who rely on reviews when making their purchase decisions. But another group is also harmed when others try to squelch honest negative reviews: businesses that work hard to earn positive reviews.

6. www.consumerreports.org › scams-fraud › who-getsWho Gets Scammed - Consumer Reports

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   May 1, 2018 · Regardless of age, researchers have been able to identify certain characteristics that distinguish those who get scammed from those who don’t. Consumer Reports has the details.

7. People also ask

   Do Consumer Reports rely on user reviews?

   • Interestingly I mean, Consumer Reports can test every feature and every aspect about a product, except sometimes durability or how the product works in constant use. That's where we really rely on user reviews and comments - other comments from our readers. We have had the case where, wow, we rated this blender as tops.

   Whose Consumer Reviews Do You Most Trust? : NPR

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   Are Consumer Reports tainted?

   • Sadly, most reviews are done by the distributor of products that are only geared to sell more of their product. We no longer have Consumer Reports that tested products vs similar products as no one wants to pay the price for that and they may have become tainted by manufacturers.

   Should we trust online reviews? | Consumer Advice

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   Why do people rely on Consumer Reports?

   • One of the reasons so many rely on Consumer Reports, well, for one thing, you don't take advertising so there's no payoff for you by saying somebody is good and somebody else isn't. But it's also your testing methods. For one thing, you don't wait for the company to send you a product. You go out and buy it. Ms. KLEMEN: That's exactly right.

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   What do you want from a reviewer?

   • I mean, what you want from a reviewer is transparency. You want to know who's doing the testing, where they bought it, how long they tested it, and you want to know both the good and the bad. Consumers Digest - you can't even subscribe to Consumers Digest online.

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8. play.google.com › store › appsConsumer Reports: Ratings App - Apps on Google Play

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   • Get ratings and reviews for hundreds of cars and trucks • Identify best in class models using Consumer Reports’ Overall Score system which includes road-test performance, reliability, owner...