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Default Consumer Reports' crappy article about gas grills

On Sat, 27 Jun 2009 16:28:36 GMT, blake murphy
> wrote:

>On Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:48:53 -0700, Dan Abel wrote:
>
>> In article >,
>> blake murphy > wrote:
>>
>>> i've never been tempted to subscribe, but i have gone to the library to see
>>> what they say about certain items before i bought.
>>>
>>> i wish they had a free site on the 'net, because i'm cheap.

>>
>> They *do* have a free site, but it has very limited information. A few
>> years back, I was buying a car, and wanted lots of information. I
>> subscribed to their paid site for one month, at a cost of US$2.95. I
>> think I got my money's worth. With a credit card, it took me a few
>> seconds to subscribe, and at the end of the month, another few seconds
>> to unsubscribe.

>
>yeah, i know about the one-month option.
>
>i don't often make big- (or even semi-big) ticket purchases, so i go to the
>library. they have a couple years' worth of the magazine with an index.
>

If you're buying a car, read Edmunds.com.

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