I subscribe to their web site. Because my father subscribed and liked it, and I find it useful as well - also my former team lead was a lead there for a while.

I subscribe to their web site. Because my father subscribed and liked it, and I find it useful as well - also my former team lead was a lead there for a while. It is $40 a year. They do surveys of consumers as well as do their own testing. About once a year they survey about vacuum cleaners - I had to buy one recently, and some brands got high grades, other low grades - so I bought a Shark vacuum cleaner. A few years ago I needed to buy an air conditioner and used CR for that as well. I also needed a laptop in a hurry and CR was one source I consulted (although I consulted several sources). $40 a year is worth it to me to get a decent air conditioner and vacuum cleaner and such at a decent price (and laptop, although CR was just once of the consulted sources). The Shark vacuum cleaner was the last item I bought and it picks up dirt good, is easy to empty, and can vacuum rugs as well as things that need the hose to vacuum.