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Unfortunately Stiftung Warentest is not available in English (except its about page) A good way to cut all the crap. https://www.test.de/unternehmen/about-us-

• hh3k0 5y ago
  When in doubt, I rely on Stiftung Warentest as well.
  • LargoLasskhyfv 5y ago
    Nope. Not anymore. Maybe it was different a few decades ago. Nowadays I'll get strong 'Gell-Mann Amnesia' vibes from them. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Crichton#GellMannAmnesiaEffect https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Crichton#GellMannAmnes... The same goes for Ökotest. It's just another form of marketing because potential customer looks for some red-white label to feel safe. So everybody who can afford it, tries to get some red-white label. It's as worthless as "DLG prämiert" on some sausages from ALDI. Sometimes I've thought "Tickt ihr noch richtig?", because I had the devices they recommended, while I've considered them trash. Especially funny when you have a few decades of them as *.pdf In other words, they manage to make something like a horoscope look like a thoroughly systematic and scientific test, while it isn't, at all. edit: I'd excempt testing of mechanical/electrical safety of devices/appliances, things like energy efficiency and maybe loudness. Anything else I can think of right now is just subjective for comparable items. That's for Warentest. For Ökotest I can only think of obvious proof of toxicity as an exemption. Otherwise even more subjective. edit: Einen hab ich noch! Haus&Garten Test, noch lächerlicher! :-)
• hoppyhoppy2 5y ago
  Is this basically the German version of Consumer Reports ? https://www.consumerreports.org/ https://www.consumerreports.org/
  • moepstar 5y ago
    Yes, it is!