About: Consumers Digest

Founded in 1959 and published by Consumers Digest Communications, LLC, Consumers Digest ISSN 0010-7182 was an American magazine. It was based in Chicago. The last issue was published in February 2019. 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. Consumers Digest Communications is a privately owned, for-profit business entity.