Consumer
- AARP Information, advocacy and benefits for people over age 50.
- Auto Guide: A resource for authoritative and objective reports on new and used vehicles
- Better Business Bureau: File a complaint, check out a business or charity, and get consumer tips.
- Clark Howard: Find advice on such topics as travel, cars, student loans, landlords, telephone service, and more. Clark Howard, "America's consumer champion," is a regular on CNN's DayBreak.
- CNET: Find reviews and prices on the latest electronics as well as downloads
- Consumer Product Safety Commission (CSPC): The CPSC website on recalls and product safety news.
- Consumer Reports Online: Ratings and Reviews from Consumer Reports. Enter your Dartmouth library card if accessed remotely.
- Driving Tests: Free Massachusetts driving permit practice tests.
- FindersCheapers: Price Comparison Website/Consumer Products Search Engine.
- Fueleconomy: The Department of Energy source for fuel economy in cars. En español| Mobile
- FTC Consumer Information: Links to help you avoid rip-offs and exercise your consumer rights.
- gethuman 500 database: Talk to a real person-this cheat sheet gets you around those annoying phone menus.
- Give: Find and research organizations for charitable giving.
- Greater Boston Food Bank: See the Partner Agency Locator which provides a list of food assistance options in every community in Massachusetts
- HandheldMA: A new website helping Massachusetts families from the MA Office of the Child Advocate, the Executive Office of Health and Human Services, and the Department of Mental Health.
- Insurance Institute for Highway Safety: Supplements NHTSA tests with offset vehicle crash tests.
- manualslib: The Ultimate Manuals Library: One stop location to search for a product manual.
- National Do Not Call Registry: Offers registration for consumers to stop telemarketers from calling; or call 888-382-1222.
- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: Crash tests on vehicles back to 1990.
- Privacy Rights Clearinghouse: Explains how to protect your privacy and what to do if your rights are violated.
- Recalls: Your online resource for government recalls.