Abby's Guide - Buying guides with tips and advice. Also has forums where people can post their experiences and degrees of satisfaction with products they have purchased.
BestStuff.com - A network of reporters, authors, and industry experts offering reviews of new products.
Canadian Consumer Information - Consumer information guides covering a variety of topics including children, consumer products and services, environment, food, health, housing and finance.
Check Out - Wal-Mart's buyers blog about products they evaluate and solicit input from customers.
Consumers' Checkbook - This independent, non-profit consumer authority provides articles and ratings for local services in the United States.
ConsumerSearch.com - Database of categorized consumer product reviews from a variety of news and trade publications. For each product, it ranks and describes all reviews, provides a full story of expert analysis, and lists top rated products by category.
EConsumer.gov - Provides information on consumer protection laws in thirteen countries and offers consumers a way to file complaints online.
EnerGuide - Produced by the Canadian government's Office of Energy Efficiency, rates home appliances for cost of operation and gives tips and advice.
Federal Citizen Information Center - Provides a library of consumer interest publications on a variety of topics. A service of the U.S. General Services Administration.
Federation of American Consumers and Travelers (FACT) - A national consumer organization offering benefits, discounts, and programs for consumers and travelers. Offers subscription based articles on cost saving health care benefits, scholarships, grants, and non-partisan political reports.
Fixya.com - Support information for consumer electronics and appliances, repair services, manuals, guides, faqs and troubleshooting.
Ineed2know.org - An independent, not-for-profit service providing articles and tips about products and services.
InfoFAQ - Questions and answers about buying products and services over the Internet.
InstructionSheets.com - Includes alphabetical list of manufacturers with links to their sites and list of product instruction manuals offered for download.
JD Power Information Center - Using consumer satisfaction data collected, this site provides consumers information to help them in their buying decisions.
Make Life Easy - An analytical shopping tool for consumers and businesses. Users can create smart shopping lists and personal consumer reports to make skilled purchase decisions.
Master Me Meter - Life calculators and tools for career, family, and work.
MouthShut.com - Consumers research, compare, and review products and services.
Moving Company Guide - Covering choosing a moving company, insurance, checklists, and tips.
The User Manual Site - Contains instruction manuals and other support documents including operator and user guides, and how-to information for all sorts of appliances, machines and devices.
Bayer Advanced - Offers information about this brand of lawn, garden, and home care products, with instructions for use and problem solver features.
ConsumerReports.org: Home & Garden - Offers buyers' guides and ratings for lawn care and gardening products. Most information is available only to subscribers.
ConsumerSearch: Lawn & Garden - Reviews product reviews for motorized lawn and garden equipment, analyzes them, distills the information shoppers need and recommends which products are the best.
eHow: Basic Garden Tools - Suggests which are the essential hand tools for gardening, and provides links to several other pages with buying tips for specific items.
GardenWeb: The Tool Shed - Discussion forum for topics ranging from tool selection to how-to questions and troubleshooting advice.
Jacks Small Engines: Do It Yourself - Lawn mower and tractor maintenance, trouble-shooting, and repair guide, as well as a few lawn care tips.
John Deere Residential - Lawn equipment manufacturer offers articles on gardening and landscaping, a free magazine, manuals, dealer lookup, parts and supplies reference, and warranty information.
Outdoor Power Equipment Institute - Guide to outdoor power equipment, tips, low emission facts, safety information, seasonal maintenance tips.
The Perfect Garden Tool System - Promoting a brand of interconnecting tools for digging, planting, edging, weeding, and other garden tasks. Product overview with demo videos, and retailer finder.
Plant Advertisements: Fact versus Fiction - Compares the claims made for austrees, zoysia grass, Canada green, and the mosquito plant with facts deemed reliable. Also provides general guidelines for evaluating claims.
Reppers - Information about this cat and dog repellent product for gardens and houseplants, including the various application forms and methods.
Scotts Lawn and Garden Products - Offers information on lawn care, emphasizing the Scotts brand of lawn and garden products, including fertilizer, grass seed, spreaders and soils.
SoilMoist - Site about a water-containing polymer used for planting containers and gardening areas, as well as for decorative purposes. Overview of products and applications.
Spectrum Brands - Presents information on this range of garden chemicals, including emergency information and MSDS, use instructions, and company profile.
Turf Line - Product site for a line of lawn and garden fertilizers and grass seed. Includes product specifications and application guide.
World of Weeds - Includes information about tools, projects, and gardening and nature support groups, with links to suppliers of various tools and other products.
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