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In This Issue
October 2009 - Departments
- Up Front
- Don't get bitten by credit changes
- Eye creams: some good choices but no miracles
- Club stores sell luxury for less
- New detergents don't shine
- Cereals put flavor in the fiber
- Traffic-ticket myths
- Can a robot clean your gutters?
- Fall lawn care
- Recalls & Safety Alerts
- CR Money
- Read the fine print on job-loss protection programs
- CR Health
- Your brain: Use it or lose it
- Medical test results
- Viewpoint
- Better phone choices may be coming soon
- From our president
- The heat is on for energy efficiency
- Selling It
- Your Letters
- Ask Our Experts
- Browse issues
- Cut your energy bills
Simple steps can save you hundreds each year. - Top ways America is going green
- Alternative energy
Exclusive tests of wood-pellet stoves and solar water heaters. - Lightbulbs
Compact fluorescent lights have become much more versatile.
Features
The surprising results when we taste-tested both versions of 29 foods.
Our latest survey reveals where to shop and which brands fared best.
Lab Tests 
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LCD TVs
We feature 14 sets for $500 or less. -
Showerheads
One model exceeds water-flow limits. -
Snow blowers
Our top picks can save you a pile of work. - More Tests: Camcorders, Cordless phones, Digital frames, and Vacuums
Cars
Road tests of the Chevrolet Camaro, Dodge Challenger, Ford Mustang, and Hyundai Genesis Coupe. Plus the Nissan 370Z and Subaru
Impreza WRX.
Your turn-by-turn guide to saving on a new car and avoiding dealer tricks.
How big changes in the auto industry will affect you and your new-car choices for years.
Your turn-by-turn guide to saving on a new car and avoiding dealer tricks.
How big changes in the auto industry will affect you and your new-car choices for years.
Consumer Reports October 2009 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.
