Consumer Reports can help with gift ideas
Are you making a list, checking it twice, and trying to find the best deals? Do you still have some shopping left to do? Are you considering a big-ticket item for your home or someone special on your list?
Good news! We can help! You can use your library card to check in with Consumer Reports before you head out the door or make that online purchase.
If you don’t already know all about Consumer Reports, the holidays are a great time to check it out. You can find it on our website, www.lethlib.ca, located in our Digital Content, Consumer Reports.
For over 80 years Consumer Reports has offered consumers unbiased product testing and ratings, research, journalism, public education, and advocacy. Also noted, on its website, is its commitment to helping consumers make informed decisions: “Consumer Reports buys and tests year-round, and will help you find deals on electronics, appliances and home-related products, and more. We also share advice on staying healthy throughout the holiday season.”
Its 2017 Holiday Gift Guide features the top-rated products. It also offers a list of the Top Holiday Gift Ideas and rated buying guides for TVs, coffee makers, blenders, fitness trackers, tablets and headphones. Suggestions are given for Top Gifts for Dad, Holiday Gifts for When You Have the Urge to Splurge, Top Gifts under $100 and under $200, and Top Gifts for Grandparents.
In addition to the best gift ideas, Consumer Reports also has suggestions on how to make holidays happy, safe and healthy! Browse its health tips, holiday travel and food and drink articles.
A special section is devoted to “The Art of the Online Discount,” so consumers can save money all year-round. A list of tools for digital deals includes: tips to get the lowest current price; ways to automate the coupon search; the benefits of gift cards, and rewards for shopping; asking the retailer chat service for a lower price; abandoning a full shopping cart; and the importance of following your favourite retailers on social networks.