On: Declining quality of consumer-grade products – 200...

[mcphage]

My dad always used Consumer Reports to pick products, and... I dunno, they didn't seem to be super great.

[switchbak → mcphage]

I've seen some reviews for which I know a fair amount, and often the testing and rating rubric are ... Bewildering and unsophisticated. I love the idea of Consumer Reports a lot more than the actual thing itself.

[mcphage → switchbak]

> I love the idea of Consumer Reports a lot more than the actual thing itself

Yeah, exactly. I really love the idea, but not the results.