Nonprofit Consumers' CHECKBOOK reveals the Boston area's service companies and stores rated Best (& Worst) for quality and prices. We name names! CHECKBOOK magazine tells you the best-rated auto repair shops, plumbers, veterinarians, banks, dentists, carpet cleaners ... and much more. CHECKBOOK's special health guides provide you with critical ratings and reports on doctors and hospitals. CHECKBOOK is the Boston area's independent, nonprofit, no-advertising consumer authority.

CHECKBOOK Ratings & Articles

Appliance Buying - BARGAINS Appliance Repair - Major Audio Equipment--Selecting, Buying, and Repairing Auto Body Shops Auto Buying - New Cars Auto Detailers Auto Rebates & Incentives (CarDeals) Auto Repair Shops Automobile Extended Service Automobiles--Insurance Banks Bicycle Repair/Stores Camera Repair Shops Camera Stores CarBargains (a service from CHECKBOOK) Carpet & Rug Cleaners Carpet Stores/Installers Cell Phone Services Choosing a Health Plan Computer Repair Shops Computer Stores Dental Specialists Dentists Drycleaners Electricians Emergency Rooms Fence Builders Florists Funeral Homes Furniture Stores Garden Nurseries Guide to Top Doctors Hardware Stores

Health Clubs Health Plans Hearing Aid Dispensers Heating & Air Conditioning Home Security Hospitals - Inpatient Care Hospitals -- How to Get Good Hospital Care Housecleaning Services Insurance--Homeowners Kennels Laser Eye Surgery Lawn Care LeaseWise (a service from CHECKBOOK) Locksmiths Movers Opticians Pest Control Firms Physicians--Primary Care Plumbers Roofers Shoe Repair Shops Supermarket Prices Supermarket Quality & Prices Tailors & Dressmakers Travel Agencies Tree Care Upholsterers Veterinarians Video Equipment Repair Shops Watch Repair Window Installers Window Washers

CHECKBOOK Neighbor-to-Neighbor

Accountants/Tax Preparers Acupuncturists Air-Duct Cleaners Antenna Installation Appliances--Refinishers/Painters Appraisers (for real estate) Appraisers (non-real-estate appraisers) Architects Asbestos Abatement & Removal Services Assisted Living Facilities Automobiles--Dealers Automobiles--Oil Change/Lubrication Shops Automobiles--Tire Stores Bakeries Bathtub Refinishing Boat Charterers Boat Repair Services Bus Charterers Car Washes Carpenters Caterers Chiropractors Computer Help (In-Home Assistance) Computer Training, Schools, and Classes Concrete Contractors/Installers Dance Classes Day Care Centers Deck Builders Dentists--Endodontists Dentists--Orthodontists Dentists--Periodontists Dog Grooming Dog Trainers Dog Walkers Door Installers Driving Instructors Drywall Contractors Employment Agencies Family Counselors Film Processors/Photofinishers Financial Advisors Fire/Water Damage Restorers Fireplace Installers Firewood Sellers Furniture Repair Shops Garage Door Installers Golf Equipment Stores Golf Instructors Gutter Installers Handyperson Services Health Food Stores Home Builders Home Health Agencies Home Theater Installers Homeowners Insurance Indoor Air Testers & Remediators

Insulation Contractors Interior Design Iron Workers Jewelry Stores Laboratory Testing Services Landscape Designers Language Instruction Schools Lawn Mowing Services Lawyers Lighting Showrooms Limousine & Sedan Services Marriage Counselors Martial Arts Instruction Masons Massage Therapists Mattress Stores Montessori Schools Mortgage Lenders/Brokers Music Instructors Musical Instrument Repair Shops Musical Instrument Stores Nursing Homes Patio & Outdoor Furniture Stores Pavers Personal Trainers Pet Sitters/House Sitters Photographers Physical Therapists Piano Tuners Picture Framing Playground Equipment Installers Podiatrists Power Wash Services Psychiatrists Psychologists Real Estate Agents (When Buying) Real Estate Agents (When Selling) Rock & Cement Workers SCUBA Instruction Sewing Services Ski Equipment Stores Swimming Pool Services Tennis Equipment Stores Tennis Instructors Test Preparation Courses Tile Installers Title Companies/Real Estate Settlement Services Urgent Care Clinics Video Equipment Stores Wallpaper Hangers Wedding & Bridal Shops Wedding Consultants Weight Loss Centers Well & Pump Services Window Blind Stores

CHECKBOOK Quick Tips

66 Ways to Save Money Brochure Acupuncturists Antibacterial Soaps Buying Diamonds Buying Tires Consumer Action Handbook Credit Report Scoring Credit Report--How to Keep an Eye on Yours Credit Score Surprises Disposing Household Hazardous Waste Do Your Own Medical Research Driving Cost Tradeoffs Duct Cleaning Extended Warranties Free 411 Garage Door Installers Guide to Digital TVs

Gutter Cleaners Healthy Travel Tips Home Warranties Is Your Doctor Board Certified? Is Your Doctor Measuring Up? Kitchen Cabinet Suppliers Lowering the Risk of Back Pain Medicare’s Impact on Choice of Physicians Piano Tuners Picture Framing Prescription Drugs--Getting the Best Value Product Recalls Reducing Telephone and Mail Solicitations Rental Car Insurance? Self-Storage Facilities Temporary Email Address Tipping Tips

Top Doctors - Doctors Rated by Other Doctors
Allergy/Immunology Anesthesiology Cardiac Surgery Cardiology Dermatology Endocrinology Family Practice Gastroenterology General Surgery Geriatrics Hematology/Oncology Infectious Disease Infertility Internal Medicine Nephrology Neurological Surgery Neurology	Obstetrics/Gynecology Ophthalmology Orthopedics Otorhinolaryngology Pain Medicine Pathology Pediatrics Plastic Surgery Psychiatry Pulmonary Disease Radiology-Diagnostic Radiology-Therapeutic Rehabilitation Rheumatology Thoracic Surgery Urology Vascular Surgery

Note: Data points covered will vary by the type of service.

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