Consumer Reports Online Unveils Holiday Shopping Guide.YONKERS, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 9, 1998-- www.ConsumerReports.org/news/holiday/ gives shoppers a good start on the season with valuable advice Consumer Reports Online - the Web site from Consumer Reports magazine (www.ConsumerReports.org) - has created a special "information hub" to help holiday shoppers save time, money, and sanity Reasonable understanding; sound mind; possessing mental faculties that are capable of distinguishing right from wrong so as to bear legal responsibility for one's actions. SANITY, med. jur. The state of a person who has a sound understanding; the reverse of insanity. when shopping this holiday season. There are also practical suggestions for sharing the seasonal spirit in ways that can make the holidays enjoyable without spending hours at the mall or overspending. The Guide to a Hassle-Free Holiday, at www.ConsumerReports.org/news/holiday/, offers site visitors helpful advice -- whether you are buying a new TV set or making a homemade home·made adj. 1. Made or prepared in the home: homemade pie. 2. Made by oneself. 3. Crudely or simply made. Adj. 1. present. The Guide is a one-stop source where shoppers can find out how to get the best gifts and stay within their budgets. "Holiday shoppers are faced with many shopping choices at this time of year - and stores, catalogs, and online shopping make it so easy to buy and spend," says Nancy Macagno, Director of New Media at Consumers Union, publisher of Consumer Reports magazine and Consumer Reports Online. "Consumer Reports Online is a good place to get ideas for everyone on your shopping list - and tips to keep your spending in check." It has a wealth of reliable and free information. In addition to the free features located at www.ConsumerReports.org/news/holiday/, there are also paid subscriber links to further in-depth reports. The Consumer Reports Online Guide to a Hassle-Free Holiday offers information on: -- Best Buy Gifts. Consumer Reports annual rundown Rundown A summary of the amount and prices of a serial bond issue that is still available for purchase. rundown A list of available bonds in a municipal issue of serial bonds. of products that should please people on everyone's gift list - from bicycle bicycle, light, two-wheeled vehicle driven by pedals. The name velocipede is often given to early forms of the bicycle and to its predecessor, the dandy horse, a two-wheeled vehicle moved by the thrust of the rider's feet upon the ground. helmets to software for kids. There are toll-free telephone numbers to help consumers get in touch with manufacturers. -- Buying Online. Cybershopping may be the wave of the future, but is it really fast, safe, or hassle-free? Consumer Reports Online gives Web users a list of features that make a site consumer friendly. -- Zillions Toy Test. Consumer Reports' magazine for kids, Zillions, rounded up 150 kid-testers to reveal which toys make the grade in their "fun test." There are descriptions of nine hot toys and comments by the young, real-life testers on what they liked - and why. -- Homemade Gifts and Holiday Activities. Consumer Reports and Consumer Reports Online recently asked their subscribers for their suggestions on homemade gifts, family traditions, special things to do for charity, and other ideas for making the holidays enjoyable and meaningful. -- Five Tips for Avoiding Overspending. The Guide to a Hassle-Free Holiday offers five tips to keep shoppers' budgets healthy during and after the holidays. -- Healthy Holiday Treats. Somewhere between Thanksgiving Thanksgiving annual U.S. holiday celebrating harvest and yearly blessings; originated with Pilgrims (1621). [Am. Culture: EB, IX: 922] See : America Thanksgiving national holiday with luxurious dinner as chief ritual. [Am. Pop. and the New Year's leftovers, the average American gains about six pounds. With help from Consumer Reports Online, revelers can cut back on fat and calories - without cutting down on the holiday cheer. Follow the guidelines guidelines, n.pl a set of standards, criteria, or specifications to be used or followed in the performance of certain tasks. and the recipes and begin 1999 right. -- Advice on What to Tip. You may have a list of people to thank with a holiday tip for services rendered this past year? Figuring out whom and how much to tip can be confusing con·fuse v. con·fused, con·fus·ing, con·fus·es v.tr. 1. a. To cause to be unable to think with clarity or act with intelligence or understanding; throw off. b. - as well as costly. The Guide offers advice on how to navigate (1) "Surfing the Web." To move from page to page on the Web. (2) To move through the menu structure in a software application. the tipping maze maze, detail of landscape gardening based on the Greek labyrinth, consisting of intricate paths or alleys lined with high hedges and having a center and exit difficult to find. It was a prominent feature in the formal English gardens of the 17th and 18th cent. - with the results of a survey of Consumer Reports readers on tipping etiquette etiquette, name for the codes of rules governing social or diplomatic intercourse. These codes vary from the more or less flexible laws of social usage (differing according to local customs or taboos) to the rigid conventions of court and military circles, and they . -- Information on Charitable Giving. Americans are famous for their generosity Generosity See also Aid, Organizational; Kindness. Abbé Constantin self-sacrificing priest; curé of Longueral. [Fr. Lit.: The Abbé Constantin, Walsh Modern, 105] Amelia takes interest in Paul. [Br. Lit. to philanthropic phil·an·throp·ic also phil·an·throp·i·cal adj. 1. Of, relating to, or marked by philanthropy; humanitarian. 2. Organized to provide humanitarian or charitable assistance: causes of every description. Last year, individual giving topped $130 billion. At www.ConsumerReports.org/news/holiday/, there's help on developing a giving plan, allocating the funds, and choosing the causes. Also, there are suggestions on other ways to give - donating goods and services In economics, economic output is divided into physical goods and intangible services. Consumption of goods and services is assumed to produce utility (unless the "good" is a "bad"). It is often used when referring to a Goods and Services Tax. (sometimes for a handsome tax credit), making endowments, and just plain getting involved. As holiday shopping intensifies, the Guide to a Hassle-Free Holiday will be updated and expanded -- expect additional information on more products and services from Consumer Reports Online on November 23, right before the Thanksgiving shopping rush. Look for a countdown on the Web site of how many shopping days remain to Hanukkah and Christmas. Consumer Reports Online - the Web site from Consumer Reports magazine (www.ConsumerReports.org) - was launched on November 17, 1997, and currently has more than 180,000 subscribers. Designed to serve the interests of consumers, all visitors receive free access to timely, helpful advice on products and services; safety alerts; product recalls; a manufacturer locator; links to consumer agencies; and interactive worksheets that help determine a consumer's needs and cost for products and services such as air conditioners Conditioners used on leather take many shapes and forms. They are used mostly to keep leather from drying out and deteriorating. A very old and widely used conditioner is dubbin. , cellular phone service, and Medicare Medicare, national health insurance program in the United States for persons aged 65 and over and the disabled. It was established in 1965 with passage of the Social Security Amendments and is now run by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. insurance. The entire site is ad-free. Consumer Reports Online offers two types of subscriptions: a $24 annual subscription (current subscribers to Consumer Reports magazine can join for $19 a year); or, a monthly subscription for $2.95. Paid site subscribers can receive unique product and service ratings and recommendations from the latest issue of Consumer Reports magazine, as well as 36 months of past reports; Consumer Reports invaluable auto information including test results on new cars along with reliability and frequency-of-repair data on used cars; exclusive product reliability reports based on extensive surveys; and the chance to participate in Consumer Reports Online message boards, where subscribers exchange questions and comments with other each other and where Consumer Reports experts in various fields -- automobiles and finance for example -- join in scheduled discussions. The material above is intended for use by legitimate news entities only; it may not be used for commercial or promotional purposes. 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