![]() Access to the "Comments" boards are free. "Comments" are a consumer-driven "comment" board where people can recommend/review specific companies, and can be a useful screening tool. The most useful thing is the searchable table that lists local providers, their reputation for quality, and their index pricing. ![]() Generally, these ratings include an "advice" article about the service provider type - how to contract with a provider, do's and don'ts, that kind of thing. They also include a survey "quality" ranking - that is, the number of respondents who rate the firm as "excellent" for quality of work. ![]() A provider that's listed as being "$90" will generally be 10% below the area average. They provide three levels of review - "Ratings", "Comments", and "Advice"įor a "Rating" article, they perform a survey, measuring quality and a baseline "price" index- which illustrates the pricing of a particular service relative to other service providers -they obtain estimates for a number of services, and then create an index price, using "$100" as the index. These guides are available in book form and is an independent service provider review organization that provides reviews and ratings of many service providers, from auto mechanics to Wood Floor refinishers. In addition, the Center is busy in the health care arena, publishing national guides, including Guide to Health Plans for Federal Employees, Guide to Top Doctors, and Consumers' Guide to Hospitals. Another of our publications, CarDeals, is a bi-weekly newsletter detailing auto rebates and incentives offered by car manufacturers. Check out our CarBargains and LeaseWise services which help consumers get great deals from new car dealers by making them bid competitively for your business. The Center provides various kinds of help to consumers who want to buy or lease a new car. Checkbook has won the National Press Club's prestigious First Place Award for Excellence in Consumer Journalism. Checkbook evaluates the quality and prices of local service firms and stores, such as auto repair shops, plumbers, dentists, banks, and insurance companies. ![]() We publish Consumers' Checkbook magazine in seven local versions: in the Boston, Chicago, Delaware Valley, Puget Sound, San Francisco/Oakland/San Jose, Twin Cities, and Washington, DC, areas. Unlike other ratings organizations, Checkbook carries no advertising on its websites nor in its publications and accepts no referral fees from the companies and professionals it evaluates so there can be no question of bias.Ĭheckbook is supported entirely by subscription payments and donations from individual consumers who subscribe to its publications and website, and by fees for its survey and information services. We do not accept donations from businesses and our publications carry no advertising. We are supported entirely by subscription payments and donations from individual consumers who subscribe to our magazines, and by fees for our survey and information services and books. Our purpose is to provide consumers information to help them get high quality services and products at the best possible prices. An independent and unbiased nonprofit organization dedicated to helping consumers find high-quality, fairly priced service providers in their communities.
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