Consumers' Checkbook

The Center provides various kinds of help to consumers who want to buy or lease a new car. Check out the company's CarBargains and LeaseWise services which help consumers get great deals from new car dealers by making them bid competitively for your business. The Center also publishes CarDeals, a bi-weekly newsletter detailing auto rebates and ince... ntives offered by car manufacturers. The company publish Consumers' CHECKBOOK magazine in seven local versions: in the Boston, Chicago, Delaware Valley, Puget Sound, San Francisco/Oakland/San Jose, Twin Cities, and Washington, DC, areas. CHECKBOOK evaluates the quality and prices of local service firms and stores, such as auto repair shops, hospitals, plumbers, banks, and insurance companies. CHECKBOOK has won the National Press Club's prestigious First Place Award for Excellence in Consumer Journalism. The company also produce a product price guide called BARGAINS, which tells you the best prices the company has found for more than 6,000 specific models of big-ticket products-TV sets, washing machines, tires, tennis rackets, etc. The Center is also busy in the health care arena, publishing the Consumers' Guide to Health Plans, the Guide to Health Insurance Plans for Federal Employees, the Consumers' Guide to Top Doctors and the Consumers' Guide to Hospitals. These guides are available in book form and online.Read More