Sqwertz > wrote:
> Fred/Libby Barclay > wrote:

> > I received my Consumer Reports magazine yesterday, and it's all about
> > grocery shopping and how to save.
> >
> > They surveyed 32,599 people and the rankings are based on service,
> > perishables (quality of meat and produce), price and cleanliness.

> The fact that they only surveyed Consumer Reports subscribers makes
> the whole survey completely flawed.

Well, certainly biased. It will tend to reflect Consumer Reports
subscribers' veiws, but that is their audience.

On the other hand, it's somewhat like their statistics on
car repair costs and reliability. Again, it's sent out to
their subscribers so the sample is biased from the get go,
but it's about the only real broad based sampling available
to the average consumer, so better than nothing or random
anecdotes on RFC.

Bill Ranck
Blacksburg, Va.