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The best chocolates for the special mom in your life
May 10, 2012 1:30 PM

Your mother or wife or any of the other moms you're getting a gift for might appreciate a nice box of chocolates, and as Mother's Day is fast approaching (Sunday May 13), you might want to check our recent boxed chocolate test results before grabbing a box off the nearest display rack just for convenience sake.

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Best deals on used SUVs for spring
May 10, 2012 10:00 AM

We're heading into the busy summer travel season and if a road trip is in your getaway plans, a used SUV may be a good choice to fit the family and gear. As we have been reminded by our recent tests, new SUVs can be pricey. To make shopping easier, we have identified some of the best used deals on small and midsized SUVs.

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Target stops selling Kindles, in a setback for would-be Kindle buyers
May 4, 2012 1:30 PM

Target has announced it will stop selling Kindles in its stores, depriving shoppers of one of the few venues in which they can look at and use Amazon's tablets and e-book readers before they buy one.

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Turn your old electronics into cash (video)
April 24, 2012 1:00 PM

You shouldn't throw your old electronics items out with the trash for two reasons. First, because of all the toxins they can contain, and second, because you may be able to cash in those old gadgets at any number of electronics stores or online sites.

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Getting the right bra fit can make you look thinner and feel better
March 12, 2012 6:01 PM

Some statistics show that 80 percent of women are wearing the wrong bra size, and when Consumer Reports ShopSmart magazine invited staffers to a professional bra fitting, every one of the 45 volunteers was wearing the wrong size bra.

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How important is it to you to buy products made in America?
March 8, 2012 12:00 PM

We asked that very question in an informal Facebook poll yesterday to see how the results stacked up against our nationally representative survey on the same topic. On Facebook, responders overwhelmingly said they 'd rather buy products made in the U.S.A. In all, 949 people voted.

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Thinking of sending your favorite someone a Valentine's Day bouquet?
February 10, 2012 12:00 PM

We found that not everything’s rosy when it comes to sending flowers. The arrangement that arrives at your sweetheart's door might not resemble the beautiful blooms you thought you bought.

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Savvy shoppers weigh in on the nation’s major chain stores
February 7, 2012 4:00 PM

We asked more than 26,000 readers to rate their shopping experiences, as well as tell us their top three reasons for why they shop at their walk-in store of choice. People tended to choose low prices over high quality, but responses varied by retailer.

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Rumor: Amazon opening a brick-and-mortar store
February 6, 2012 5:00 PM

Amazon is rumored to be planning a physical store to be located in Seattle, the online giant's home base, according to the website Good Ereader. And "Amazon sources close to the situation" have reported that we can expect this move to occur within the next few months.

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More people using cell phones in stores to aid shopping decisions
January 30, 2012 12:00 PM

More than half of adult cell phone owners used their phones while they were in a store during the 2011 holiday season to seek help with purchasing decisions, the Pew Research Center reported today.

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Follow these tips for hassle-free returns
December 26, 2011 7:00 AM

One in five adults will spend two or more hours dealing with the hassle of returning unwanted holiday gifts this year, according to a recent Consumer Reports poll. And those same people say they will probably spend about an hour just making those returns. If you count yourself among them, you can prep before making that trip to the store, and follow our tips to steer clear of gift-return hassles.

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