Consumers' CHECKBOOK is a publication ($34 for 2 year subscription) which provides readers' unbiased reviews and opinions about vendors and service providers in 7 markets: Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia, Seattle, San Francisco, Minnesota, and Washington, D.C.
Published since 1976 by the Center for the Study of Services, an independent, nonprofit consumer organization, readers know they can trust the research and recommendations provided when searching for auto mechanics, contractors and doctors where they reside. Approximately 46% of the readership resides in the Washington, D.C metropolitan area.
There are three lists available: subscribers, enhanced and an advocacy donor list (avg. gift $43) where subscribers help fund the publication since it accepts no advertising.