I talked to experts in baby safety to learn what parents should consider before renting baby gear. Here are a few questions to ask as you do your research. Have you checked for recalls on your available products? Holly Choi, a baby and toddler safety expert and co-founder of Safe Beginnings First Aid, recommends asking…
Before you buy, decide whether you want the space heater to heat just you or warm up the whole room. Our tests found that not all models do both well. When we test space heaters, we evaluate how high they raise the temperature in a standard-sized room (17×12 feet) in 15 minutes and how well…
Around here, we have a saying: mattresses are always on sale, but they’re not always the same price. The explosion of the bed-in-a-box business has led to a never-ending price war where you, the consumer, can be the wartime profiteer if you play your cards right. From now through the end of the year, you…
After living in big cities like San Francisco and New York, when I set foot in Wally World in the Midwest, I heard angels sing. Rows and rows of fluorescent lights highlighted any and every product needed for your house in one place. Screw the mom-and-pop bodega—I missed this level of convenience. If by chance…