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Best Ranges for Entertaining
Best Ranges for Entertaining Tradition might be the byword this holiday season, but when shopping for a range you’ll want the latest and greatest. Many innovative, timesaving features are borrowed...
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Mattress Firm and Sleepy's Are New Bedfellows
Mattress Firm and Sleepy's Are New Bedfellows Mattress Firm, the country's largest mattress retailer, agreed to buy Sleepy's, the second largest, resulting in a coast-to-coast network of about 3,500...
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10 Top High-Tech Gifts for Homeowners
10 Top High-Tech Gifts for Homeowners Pretty soon we’ll all be monitoring our homes from smart devices that enable us to turn lights on and off, adjust the temperature, and start the washing machine...
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What's in Those Holiday Coffee Drinks?
What's in Those Holiday Coffee Drinks? Starbucks just added a new offering to its menu of holiday coffee drinks—the Holiday Spice Flat White, which has 240 calories, 7 grams of fat, and 30 grams of...
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8 Products on Deep Discount in December
8 Products on Deep Discount in December This time of year you'll see plenty of deep discount signs in stores. You might think just about everything is on sale for the holidays. But Consumer Reports...
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Potato Latkes Face-off: Grater vs. Food Processor
Potato Latkes Face-off: Grater vs. Food Processor Eating latkes—aka potato pancakes—is the favorite part of Hanukkah for many people. But making them, oy vey (or not so much fun). While...
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Best Small Appliances for Holiday Gifts
Best Small Appliances for Holiday Gifts Some of Consumer Reports’ top-rated small appliances carry big price tags so now’s a good time to look for holiday sales online or in the stores. As the holiday...
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5 Best Wireless Speakers Under $300
5 Best Wireless Speakers Under $300 Wireless speakers are becoming household essentials for many music lovers, especially at this time of year when holiday parties are fueled by tunes stored on...
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Pro-Style Ranges That Produce Amateur Results
Pro-Style Ranges That Produce Amateur Results At Consumer Reports we buy every range we test. So we know what it’s like to pay big money for pro-style ranges. We recently bought the $4,600 Viking...
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Don't Let Pet Allergies Ruin Your Holidays
Don't Let Pet Allergies Ruin Your Holidays For people with pet allergies, holiday gatherings at homes with furry, four-legged animals can turn an otherwise good time into a nightmare of itchy, red,...
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Top 5 Holiday Gifts for Grandparents
Top 5 Holiday Gifts for Grandparents You put a lot of time and energy into finding that perfect gift for your loved ones, but shopping for grandparents isn't always easy. That's why we put together...
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5 Must-Have Range Features for Holiday Cooking
5 Must-Have Range Features for Holiday Cooking Now’s a good time to shop for a range, cooktop, or wall oven. As the holiday cooking and baking season heats up you'll see more sales. And while you’re...
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Kitchen Gear and Small Appliances for $100 or Less
Kitchen Gear and Small Appliances for $100 or Less With the prices of blenders, food processors, and coffeemakers bubbling up, it can be difficult to find an affordable gift that you know will perform...
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Washers That Handle Loads and Loads of Laundry
Washers That Handle Loads and Loads of Laundry If your washer is on the fritz and repairing it doesn’t make sense, start looking online for good deals. We’ve seen some nice surprises lately. Hosting...
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The Best Way to Clean Your Best Linens
The Best Way to Clean Your Best Linens After a year in storage, your holiday table linens may be looking a bit dingy. If so, it’s time for a little laundry therapy with a top-performing detergent. And...
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Why Space Heaters Need Their Space
Why Space Heaters Need Their Space About 25,000 house fires and 300 deaths are attributed to space heaters each year, mostly caused when a heater is placed too close to curtains, bedding, or...
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Top 5 Gifts for Dad
Top 5 Gifts for Dad He's been your go-to guy for as long as you can remember. We know the importance of giving a great gift to the guy who has given you so much over the years. That's why we want to...
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5 Easy Kitchen Updates for $250 or Less
5 Easy Kitchen Updates for $250 or Less After thousands of meals, your kitchen may be looking a little dingy and you may not have the $19,000 that the average homeowner spends on a kitchen remodel to...
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Pink and Blue Are Pantone's 2016 Colors of the Year
Pink and Blue Are Pantone's 2016 Colors of the Year When Benjamin Moore named Simply White its color of the year recently, it caught many by surprise. Is white even a color? Let alone the year's hot...
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From Our Experts: Keep Your Snow Blower Running All Winter
From Our Experts: Keep Your Snow Blower Running All Winter An industry veteran before coming to Consumer Reports, Peter Sawchuk has tested outdoor power equipment and other products for us for 15...
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