RE: Consumer's Union

[surreal () delusory org]

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> Subject: Re: [Dailydave] Consumer's Union
> From: "Mary Landesman" <mlande () bellsouth net>
>
> I used to trust Consumer Reports until they published reviews of antivirus
> and antispyware products. They've gotten slightly better at it, but still
> the methods and conclusions are questionable. That doesn't mean the Ionic
> Breeze is good or bad. I'm just no longer convinced Consumer Reports is as
> scientific in their testing methodologies as they claim (or that they have a
> complete understanding of what it is they are testing, what they are testing
> for, or even why they are testing - except to sell subscriptions).

I'm doubting C.R. too. I bought an Ionic Breeze for the placebo effect
on my wife (OMG, cat dander!). She later got sucked in by Dave Oreck's
"just like on nuclear submarines" air cleaners and the IB was relegated
to a spot in my office next to the trusty LitterMaid (robotic cat litter
box). The IB definitely does something, because with it off my office
reeks of cat litter. On, all odor is gone. It also collects airborne
crud that I have to clean off regularly.

If I neglect to clean it for too long it sputters and eventually makes
the room smell of ozone, so C.R. wasn't completely wrong. Oh, and the
"bathroom wall plug-in thing"? I'd pitch it directly in the trash, it's
nothing but an O3 generator (at least it was "free")

Surreal
> -- Mary
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Dave Aitel" <dave () immunityinc com>
> To: <dailydave () lists immunitysec com>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 8:47 AM
> Subject: [Dailydave] Consumer's Union
>
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> There was an article in the New York times this weekend about Consumer
> Reports and Sharper Image. For those of you not familiar with Consumer
> Reports, it's a well regarded magazine here in the States that does
> reviews of various products scientificially. In a recent article,
> Consumer Reports claims that the Ionic Breeze product is completely
> ineffective at cleaning air. Of course, Sharper Image sued them, and
> the suit was dismissed. It's apparantly not against the law to tell
> people the truth in some fields.
>
> In a later study, Consumer Reports looked at ionizing air cleaners,
> and said that not only do they not clean air, but they introduce
> potentially harmful amounts of ozone. Sharper Image's CEO called this
> advisory "irresponsible."
>
> - -dave
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