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Research Supplements

For each Buyer's Guide we produce a detailed Research Supplement with detailed references explaining how and why each product and company has been rated as it has.

If you already subscribe to the Research Supplement, go to the download page where you can enter your download code.



See a Free Example

Download an example research supplement (pdf) showing the hundreds of references that went into producing Issue 104's Buyer's Guides to:

  • computers
  • fashion trainers
  • sports shoes
  • baked beans
  • hotels


How To Order

Each Supplement costs £3.00 and is available either as a print copy or to download in Adobe Acrobat PDF format.

If you already know which issue of the Magazine you want the Research Supplement for, go straight to the Ordering page.

Or check the A to Z index of Buyer's Guides to see which issue of the Magazine the product featured in, and follower the 'Buy This Issue' link.



Downloadable Research Supplements
Supplements from October 2006 (Issue 102) onwards are available only as downloads. Once you have ordered the Research Supplements you want, you will receive an order confirmation email containing your download code.


Print Copy Research Supplements
Research Supplements for Issues 74 - 101 are available as hard copies.








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