Good Housekeeping Names Winners of the Year 2000 "Good Buy" Awards.

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--December 1, 1999--

Fifth Annual Awards for the Best New Consumer Products

Good Housekeeping magazine today announced the winners of the prestigious "Good Buy" Awards on the eve of the Good Housekeeping Institute's 100th anniversary. Seven new award-winning products were selected on the basis of their ingenuity, value and exceptional performance by the venerable Institute. According to Good Housekeeping Editor in Chief Ellen Levine, the products represent the very highest in quality and innovation available to consumers. The 5th annual Good Buy Awards will appear in the January 2000 issue of Good Housekeeping, on newsstands December 14th.

"Thousands of items were tested this year by our Institute experts," said Levine, " but only a few truly impressed them. From that select pool, we've chosen seven excellent products for the new millennium."

The winners are:

Nailgard Tire from Uniroyal Tire: Flat tires are a thing of the past. This new tire has special sealants that prevent air from leaking out of punctures. Uniroyal is so sure of this product that it will replace any tire that does leak. Available in 30 sizes for passenger cars, trucks, and SUV's. Cost: $70- $120

Gemini Electric Range from Maytag: This double-decker oven simultaneously cooks two dishes at different temperatures. By eliminating the storage drawer, Maytag created space for a smaller top unit that preheats faster than most ovens and has special toaster and warming oven capabilities. Bottom unit holds a large turkey or four pies. Both self-cleaning, electronically controlled ovens have broilers, and the glass-ceramic cooktop surface wipes clean. Cost: $1,499

Dryel from Procter & Gamble: Clean "Dry Clean Only" clothes at home for a fraction of the cost of professional cleaners. Each kit cleans up to 16 garments with its liquid stain remover for tough spots, dryer activated cloths, and special Dryel bag. Put clothes in the reusable bag, toss in your dryer for odor- and wrinkle-free garments. Cost: $10/$9 refills

Good Grips Hand Tools from Oxo: Those rubber grips that cooks love make and a non-slip tip on the easy-to-read tape mea this printer and the photos are ready. You can9

SecureStart Instant Engine Starter from Bold, clamp the cables as instructed, turn the ignrector of the Good Housekeeping Institute, to design -- Be affordable to Good Housekeeping readers -- Perform well in Institute tests

"Consumers trust the Institute to advise them about products on the market," said Mays, "so our researchers spend an entire year looking for the best of the best to earn our Good Buy Award. These seven products exceeded all our expectations in terms of design, creativity and affordability."

Good Housekeeping, founded 114 years ago, reaches more than 24 million readers every month. The magazine published by Hearst Magazines, a unit of Hearst Communications, Inc., the world's largest publisher of monthly magazines, with 16 U.S. titles and 98 international editions distribute in more than 100 countries. Of these, Hearst publishes nine monthly magazines I the United Kingdom through its wholly subsidiary, The National Magazine Company Limited.