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In This Issue
December 2011 - Departments
- Up Front
- Batteries: Which AAs rate an A?
- Chocolate-chip cookies
- Tips for holiday tipping
- Pricey pills
- Shop smart with mobile apps
- Claim check: Can the Fushigi ball defy gravity?
- CR Best Buy shiraz and zinfandel wines
- Can processed garlic taste like fresh?
- Recalls & safety alerts
- CR Health
- Surprising health benefits of giving
- Holiday calories
- CR Money
- Holiday shopping mistakes
- Viewpoint
- Getting what you pay for from health insurance
- From our president
- Responsible deficit reduction
- Selling It
- Your Letters
- Ask our experts
- Browse issues
Special Electronics Section
- Where to shop
Find out which walk-in retailers and online stores score highest. - Tablet computers
- E-book readers
- Smart phones
- TVs
- Laptops and desktops
Features
How to navigate the latest deals.
DNA testing reveals they may not be as advertised.
Lab Tests 
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Coffeemakers
Get a good brew without gimmicks. -
Cordless drills
You can get a capable one for just $80.
- More Tests: Electronics tips, Ready to invent, and Ranges.
Cars
Get a grip on wintry roads.
Subscribers' experiences with 1.3 million vehicles provide a guide to how well the 2012 models will likely hold up.
Face-off: Nissan Quest vs. Mazda5.
Subscribers' experiences with 1.3 million vehicles provide a guide to how well the 2012 models will likely hold up.
Face-off: Nissan Quest vs. Mazda5.
Consumer Reports December 2011 provides recommendations, expert buying advice, and Ratings on hundreds of consumer products. Consumer Reports is one of the most trusted sources for information and advice on consumer products and services, with more than 7 million
print and online subscribers. It conducts the most comprehensive testing programs of any U.S. publication or Web site, and
the magazine's experts have decades of experience in testing and reporting. To become a subscriber, consumers can call 1-800-234-1645.
Updated information and reports from the magazine can be accessed online at www.ConsumerReports.org.
