Contents - Preface - Introduction - 1. Buying in General - 2. Label Reading - 3. Checking Quantities - 4. Cosmetics and Drugs - 5. Foods - 6. Wines and Liquors - 7. Soaps, Cleaners and Polishes - 8. White Tableware or Crockery - 9. Kitchen Utensils and Cutlery - 10. Care and Preservation of Food and Supplies - 11. Kitchen and Household Appliances - 12. Radios and T.V - 13. Apartment Renting - 14. Furniture - 15. Carpets, Rugs, Linoleum etc - 16. Bedding - 17. Linens - 18. Cotton and Linen Goods - 19. Silks - 20. Artificial Fibres - 21. Wool Clothing - 22. Dresses Ready Made - 23. Shirts & Socks - 24. Shoes - 25. Luggage - 26. Rubber Goods - 27. Furs - 28. Office Supplies - 29. Diamonds - 30. Optical Goods - 31. Building Materials - 32. Automobiles - 33. Gasoline - 34. Miscellaneous - 35. Education - 36. Life Insurance - 37. Investments - 38. Medical Services - 39. Legal Services - Preface - Although you know that many things which you buy daily do notgive your money's worth that some may even be ineffective, deleteriousor even harmful, what can you do about it?While a number of consumers' books have recently appeared,many confine themselves to informing you that you are being imposedupon. They content themselves with "pointing the finger ofscorn" and "viewing with alarm." How to determine for yourselfwhat products you should buy to protect your pocketbook and healthis not shown. In this book "no names are named" because a productmay be good to-day and bad to-morrow or vice-versa. Manufacturersmake changes without notifying the consumer. Thus, bynot mentioning names, but speaking in terms of types of productsand materials you will be in a better position to judge what to buy.This book is dedicated to the principle that knowledge is power.