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Consumer Reports' Holiday Gift Guide 2012

Last updated: December 2012

Our Holiday Gift Guide will help you find deals on consumer electronics, appliances and home-related products, automotive gear, and more throughout the shopping season. You'll also find healthy-holiday and money tips from our experts, as well as important information about safe driving and car maintenance.

We'll be updating this information regularly over the coming weeks, so bookmark this page to read about the hottest new products and stay on top of the latest holiday deals.

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Consumer Electronics

Choose the best TV for playing video games
Electronics gifts our experts don't want this year
Buy an iPad for Grandma and Grandpa this year?
Portable media players that make great holiday gifts
10 great video games for the holidays
Today's kid tablets have grown up
Sony PlayStation Vita vs. Nintendo 3DS
Top electronics deals
Tech toys with a twist
Nintendo Wii U is a winner

Appliances & Home

Buying a single-serve coffeemaker? Count the cost of the pods
The best stain removers for those holiday mishaps
Small appliances can help make your dinner a big success
Sometimes the best gift is a CR Best Buy
This hand-painted stand mixer is over the countertop
Cordless drills for every do-it-yourself skill level
Single-serve coffeemakers in all shapes and sizes
Small appliance gifts that make a big impression
Stocking up on pots and pans for the holidays
Crimson appliances that were red-hot in our tests

Shopping Advice/Personal Finance

Hassle-free gift returns
Make sure your holiday gifts arrive on time this year
Vetting charities
Best shopping websites
Do you need an extended warranty?
Best appliance stores
Best computer stores
Best electronics stores
Outlet-store shopping
Gift cards are great last-minute gifts, but purchase with care

Health, Safety & Food

Inexpensive, last-minute gifts for food lovers
Happier, healthier holidays
Put safety first when buying toys
Treadmills buying guide
Ellipticals buying guide
Wine buying guide
Best heat-eand-eat appetizers
Tastiest stuffing mixes

Cars & GPS

Are car deals better at the end of the year?
10 tips for safer winter driving
Garmin navigation apps go social, and prices drop for holidays
Best new car deals for SUVs
Car gifts for those you love
How to choose the best GPS navigator for the holidays
Great car care gifts for the holidays
GPS buying guide
Cars buying guide
Five key car features on our expert's wish list

Consumer Reports' Holiday Wish Lists

Home & Appliances
Electronics
Cars
Health

Naughty & Nice 2012

Naughty or Nice?
Americans' top holiday gripes
Video: Who made our list?
Join the conversation on Facebook
Naughty & Nice on Twitter
Gift cards: Gifts that (sometimes) keep on taking

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