Consumer Finds is a small editorial publication. With a small team and a focused beat, the only thing keeping us interesting to readers is whether you trust what you read. This page lays out the rules we hold ourselves to.

1. Editorial independence

No advertiser, affiliate program, or product manufacturer has any influence over our editorial decisions. We choose what to cover. We decide what wins and what loses. We write the conclusions.

  • We do not accept payment in exchange for reviews.
  • We do not accept "approval rights" or pre-publication review by manufacturers.
  • We do not run sponsored content disguised as editorial.
  • We are not paid more for ranking one product higher than another in any roundup.

2. Testing methodology

Every product we recommend has been used by at least one member of our team — typically for several weeks before we form an opinion. Our standard methodology covers:

  • Real-world conditions. We test in our own homes and kitchens. No staged "lab" footage that doesn't reflect ordinary use.
  • Repeated tasks. Where it makes sense, we run the same task multiple times across multiple products and time it.
  • Long-term updates. Some pieces get revisited months later to call out durability problems, battery degradation, or other things only time reveals.

For the full version, see How we test products at Consumer Finds.

3. How we acquire products

The default is: we buy the product at retail, with our own money. In a small minority of cases we may borrow a unit from a friend, neighbor, or a local store. Occasionally a manufacturer offers a product for review; if we accept one, the conditions are explicit:

  • We may, or may not, write about it.
  • If we write about it, we will say in the article that the unit was provided by the manufacturer for review.
  • We retain full editorial control. The manufacturer does not see drafts.
  • We are not obligated to keep the unit; we may return it.

4. Affiliate links

Some links on this site earn us a commission when you buy something. We disclose this on every relevant page and in our Affiliate Disclosure. Affiliate availability is never used to decide what wins or loses a review.

5. Sourcing and accuracy

We work hard to get specifics right. Specs and prices come from manufacturer pages, retailer listings, or our own measurements where applicable. When we cite a number we didn't measure, we link to the source. When we make a subjective claim ("this felt cheap"), we say so.

6. Health and safety claims

We review some products in the wellness and personal-care categories. We are reviewers, not doctors. We never make medical claims, never promise health outcomes, and we frame our experience with sleep, recovery, and personal-care gadgets as subjective and personal. For anything affecting your health, talk to a qualified professional.

7. Use of AI tools

We use AI tools the way a writer might use spell-check or a thesaurus: as a drafting and editing aid, not as a substitute for first-hand experience. We do not publish wholesale AI-generated reviews, AI-fabricated test data, or AI-generated photographs of products as if they were our own. Every published review is grounded in actual human use of an actual product.

8. Photography

The photos on this site are taken by us in our own homes unless explicitly stated otherwise. We do not pass off manufacturer marketing imagery as our own. We will sometimes use stock or generated illustrative imagery in non-product editorial contexts (e.g., a generic header photo); when we do, the photo is clearly illustrative rather than a product photo.

9. Corrections

We make mistakes; when we find them, we fix them. Our policy:

  • For factual errors, we correct the article and add a "Correction" note at the bottom describing what changed and when.
  • For minor copy edits (typos, broken links), we update silently.
  • If a product changes meaningfully after our review (model revisions, recalls), we add an "Update" note rather than rewriting history.

Spot something wrong? Email support@consumer-finds.org with the subject line "Correction." We take corrections seriously.

10. Conflicts of interest

If a member of our team has any personal or financial relationship with a brand we are reviewing — for example, a family member who works there — we either disclose it in the relevant article or recuse that team member from the coverage.

11. User comments and submissions

This site does not currently host public comments. We sometimes incorporate reader feedback into articles; when we do, we either anonymize the reader or attribute the quote with their explicit permission.

12. Updates to these standards

These standards will evolve as the publication does. We'll log significant updates here and date them. Last updated: May 18, 2026.

Questions?

Standards and ethics questions are some of the messages we most want to receive. Email support@consumer-finds.org.