How to be the best consumer you can be.

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• No Sweat Putting deodorants and antiperspirants to the test.
  Eliza Truitt Dec. 29, 2000
  
• Hoppy New Year Swilling the best of the holiday beers. 
  David Edelstein Dec. 21, 2000
  
• Laziness.com Our intrepid reporter sits at home and tests Kozmo, HomeGrocer, and other Web-based deliveries.
  Eliza Truitt Dec. 5, 2000
  
• Xmas Fir Trapping How to bag the balsam, Fraser, or noble that's just right for your living room.
  Laurie Snyder Nov. 30, 2000
  
• Going to the Mattresses  How to cut through the marketing gimmicks of Sealy, Serta, and the rest. 
  Seth Stevenson Nov. 23, 2000
  
• Meatless Burgers  No cows died during the writing of this article. 
  Eliza Truitt Oct. 19, 2000
  
• The Best Light Bulb How to tell a Soft White from a compact fluorescent.
  Eliza Truitt Sept. 1, 2000
  
• Bots Till You Drop Comparison-shopping search engines are good for consumers, bad for monopolists. 
  Bruce Gottlieb Aug. 17, 2000
  
• Kicking Butts Our Marlboro man tests the top stop-smoking products. 
  J.J. Sutherland Aug. 9, 2000
  
• The Last Computer Buyers' Guide You'll never have to ask for advice again.
  Bill Barnes June 16, 2000
  
• Going Postal at Home Do you really want to stop licking and start clicking?
  June Thomas May 2, 2000
  
• The Big Shave What's the best way to mow your face? 
  Seth Stevenson Feb. 17, 2000