This is very disappointing to hear, especially about Consumer Reports. I had something like this happen when I joined Monster.com just because I made my phone number available to "potential employers" (note that I read the fine print and privacy policy carefully and was assured outright that I would not receive telemarketing/scam calls.) Well, the first day I must have received 20 calls from not just employers but all sorts of companies for all sorts of products. I called to complain to Monster and was apologized to and told that there was something in the "fine print" about allowing these calls if I left a box checked. Now mind you, reading comprehension was my strong suit in school, so I knew there was a lot of verbal BS involved in the fine print to obscure this fact from even the best of readers out there. Anyway, suddenly the phone calls stopped, but only after 3 desperate calls begging them to "stop the insanity".

Anyway, Consumer Reports is less trustworthy than it used to be before the internet. I rely more on owner opinion when it comes to products. 1,000 fantastic reviews on Amazon.com can't be wrong and I have often seen consumer opinion at odds with Consumer Reports. Which just goes to show how subjective their opinion is.