I find value in it, but probably don't use it enough to justify the $70 or whatever it is per year. I might use it for one or two purchases a year.
Tell us what you're interested in and I'll tell you the Choice recommendation. π
I find value in it, but probably don't use it enough to justify the $70 or whatever it is per year. I might use it for one or two purchases a year.
Tell us what you're interested in and I'll tell you the Choice recommendation. π
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Do you know if Choice has commenting or forums for subscribers? I feel like the hive mind knowledge that makes ozbargain great would be an added bonus if it did.
I know this doesn't answer the "best instant coffee" question, but an $8 Ikea plunger and real ground coffee from Colesworth/Aldi negates the need to ever settle for instant. It actually works out a little cheaper, too.
$20 stove top Percolator is another option, no need for a kettle.
Only if you're drinking espresso. And only ever offering espresso to prospective guests. As a flat white drinker, I'd still need a kettle.
This is a great week to pick them up for free/almost free as people got upgrades for Christmas and offload their old ones.
When I lived in the u.s. and bought my first home, I had similar concerns as you as we were about to buy a lot of high end products to furnish our new home (a new car, dishwasher, vacuum, etc..).
We bought a subscription to "consumer reports" (https://www.consumerreports.org/). They test all types of products and give detailed reports on each product. They also listed some products as "do not buy" for whatever flaws a product may have - this convinced me further as there didn't seem to be any partiality. We ended up making many purchases, all price ranges up to the price of a new car, based on their recommendations and don't remember having any post purchase issues.
I don't know if this can be accessed from your region nor if it covers any brands local to Australia, but it did cover a lot of imported products to the u.s. from Europe and Asia - hopefully this may help you as well.
New house needs new car? Wtf
Partner and I had just finished school and gotten really good paying jobs, we saved enough money to buy a house and new car and truck. I bought myself a new used truck to haul materials and products when fixing up the new house! π
Does it work for Australian purchases? I'm sure lots of the brands will be here also, but I doubt a US site would be testing Australian/New Zealand brands like Westinghouse or Fisher & Paykel (however that's spelled).
I just checked their website (you can look at what they've reviewed without a membership, just not the ratings or reviews) - there are 43 reviews for Fisher & Paykel and 45 for Westinghouse.
I'm in US so can't speak more generally for Australian brands, but I have had good luck with CR (my library account gets me free access).
I used to have a subscription, so I got the online newsletter and there are chat groups for members where they discuss products as well. Back then you could subscribe to a free newsletter and get basic updates on what not to buy, with the more detailed info available to subscribers only. If they still do this then this might be the option for you. So for example if you're in the market for a stick vac or bathroom cleaner the free newsletter would have what not to buy but the detailed test results and product reviews they did would be available to subscribers only. The only reason I cancelled was because my finances were spread a bit too thin and I had to do a cull. Up until then I enjoyed reading the juicy stuff on how shit some of the products available to us are, and general money saving tips.
Edit: they still do the weekly free newsletter https://www.choice.com.au/promotions/newsletter
A friend shared their account with me. Whilst their reviews focus on how a product is when new, it does not really do long term reviews of how they hold up over time. Which for bigger purchases is also just as important.
Buy 3 month sub, go through all products you own, or could potentially buy, in the next few years and save them all with SingleFile, cancel sub. Their reviews are helpful but should only be taken as an extra data point; not the authority.
Never bothered with their magazines coz this isn't the 20th century.
Personally, nah. It's pretty easy to get reviews these days.
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If you belong to a library I would try there first if you just need one or two issues.
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