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Consumer Search

http://www.consumersearch.com

Extensive site that pulls together reviews from several different sources to rate the best in numerous categories including: kitchen appliances, home appliances, electronics, computers, lawn & garden, home health, etc.

Good Housekeeping Savvy Consumer

http://magazines.ivillage.com/goodhousekeeping/archive/0,,284510,00.html

From the Good Housekeeping Institute (the folks who hand out the Good Housekeeping Seal of approval), a variety of reviews on home, health and beauty products. (May require viewing of an advertisement to enter site.)

Consumer World

http://www.consumerworld.org

A catch-all site for consumer issues, including feature articles, product directories, and a "compare price" feature for electronic retailers.

Better Business Bureau

http://www.bbb.org

Look for the bureau in your area, or search by company name and location for reports. Also contains general consumer information, including information about e-commerce, identity theft, and tips for charitable donations.

First Gov for Consumers

http://www.consumer.gov

"Your resource for consumer information from the federal government." Includes links to recall information, the do-not-call registry, and other consumer information. Also features bulletins about legislative issues likely to have an impact on consumers and businesses.

Recalls.gov

http://www.recalls.gov

"[T]o provide better service in alerting the American people to unsafe, hazardous or defective products, six federal agencies with vastly different jurisdictions have joined together to create www.recalls.gov -- a "one stop shop" for U.S. Government recalls."



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