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This months CR was all about saving money at the grocery store. 

1.  The only company that makes a BPA-Free water carafe is the ZeroWater company.  The ZeroWater 10-Cup Pitcher is free of bisphenol A according to their website. 

2.  Dunkin' Donuts has the best bagels according to CR Ratings(Tested plain bagels).  The top 3 are Dunkin' Donuts, Lender's Original, and Kirckland Signature(Costo). 

3.  You can now buy devices to keep track of your pet using GPS.  They cost about $200.  They even have an upgrade for keeping track of kids. 

4.  Wegmans received the #1 rating out of 52 stores that CR took surveys on.  Trader Joe's was number 2.  Harris Teeter was in the top 10.  Giant was in the middle of the pack.  Safeway was in the bottom third. 

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This month's issue was all about cars.  I don't have a need for a car right now so it was not particularly interesting but below are some things that caught my eye.

1. Its too early to buy an electric car.  They take a long time to charge and you don't get many miles out of it.  The Volt takes 6 hours to charge and you get 35 miles from that charge. 

2. Subaru is now #1 in Consumer Reports ranking of the best auto makers.  Honda has been #1 for the last 4 years.  The top 5 in order are Subaru, Mazda, Toyota, Honda and Nissan.

3. The Toyota Prius is the most practical and affordable car available if you are looking for a fuel efficient car. 

4. The Jeep Wrangler Unlimited and the Jeep Liberty had the worst scores on the CR road test.  I guess you…