LibGuides: Big Purchases: Investments, Medicare, Cars, and Consumer Reports: Consumer Reports

Databases

Consumer Reports This link opens in a new window
Access full-text articles (1991 to present) from Consumer Reports via MasterFILE Premier/EBSCO.
Consumer Reports - Buying Guides This link opens in a new window
Access full-text articles from 1999 to present from Consumer Reports Buying Guides via MasterFILE Premier/EBSCO. To browse issues by date, click on the years listed on the right side of the screen. To search by keyword, click on "Search within this publication."

eMedia

Flipster
Access many popular magazines -- including the latest Consumer Reports Buying Guide -- through this digital platform. Access Flipster on your desktop, or download the app to your phone or tablet.

In-Library Access

Consumerreports.org
Access to the Consumer Reports website login is available at each library branch. This site cannot be accessed from home.

How to Search in Consumer Reports Buying Guide

1. Click the blue Search within this publication link.

2. The search box will be prefilled with the name of the journal. Leave it there.

3. Click Advanced Search.

4. The first search box will be prefilled with the name of the journal. Leave it there.

5. Type the appliance or object ratings you are looking for, and then click the green Search button.

6. The results may or may not show the most recent result first. Click the Relevance dropdown menu, and select Date Newest to bring the most recent review to the top of the page. Consumer Reports may or may not have reviewed the item in the past year.

7. Select how you would like to view the article: HTML is all text, which works with screenreaders. PDF includes the full color charts. Flipster allows you to open the article in the Flipster database.