Editing Consumers Digest (section)

{{Short description|American magazine}}
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| title = Consumers Digest
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| founded = 1959
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| finaldate = February 2019
| company = Consumers Digest Communications, LLC
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| based = [[Chicago]]
| language = English
| website = {{URL|consumersdigest.com}}
| issn = 0010-7182
| oclc = 1607834
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Founded in 1959<ref name="lat">{{cite news|title=Consumer Reports Takes Consumers Digest to Task |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-06-26-fi-18745-story.html|accessdate=May 2, 2020|work=Los Angeles Times|date=June 26, 1996|location=Chicago}}</ref> and published by Consumers Digest Communications, LLC, '''''Consumers Digest''''' was an American [[magazine]]. It was based in [[Chicago]].<ref name="lat" /> The last issue was published in February 2019.<ref>{{cite news|title=Consumers Digest Magazine|url=https://www.mondotimes.com/2/topics/5/99/25147|access-date=July 22, 2021|work=Mondo Times}}</ref>

The magazine had no subscribers and did not test the products they select as 'Best Buys'. Instead, companies paid ''Consumers Digest'' for the right to promote their products as 'Best Buys'. They relied on consumer confusion of their name with the well-known ''[[Consumer Reports]]'' magazine, published by the nonprofit organization [[Consumers Union]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703404004575198322978785374|title=Auto Awards Clouded by Fees --- GM, Others Pay Consumers Digest for Right to Promote Vehicles as 'Best Buys'|last=Dolan| first=Matthew|work=The Wall Street Journal|date=October 5, 2010| accessdate=October 2, 2015|page=B4}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2010/05/the-truth-about-consumers-digest/|title=The Truth About Consumers Digest| work=The Truth About Cars|date=October 5, 2010|accessdate=October 2, 2015|last=Niedermeyer|first=Edward}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Complaint Review: Consumers Digest - Owner Randy Weber|work=Ripoff Report|url=http://www.ripoffreport.com/r/consumers-digest-owner-randy-weber/deerfield-illinois-60015/consumers-digest-owner-randy-weber-consumers-digest-phony-award-scam-best-but-deerfield-319913|access-date=May 6, 2016}}</ref> Consumers Digest Communications is a privately owned, for-profit business entity.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.consumersdigest.com/publishers-note|title=Message from the Publisher {{!}} Consumers Digest|website=www.consumersdigest.com|access-date=January 12, 2017}}</ref>