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Reviews.com is your research partner for evidence-based buying decisions. We synthesize current, authoritative data across categories and translate it into clear picks and guidance. For example, in TV and streaming we track usage and subscriber shifts: streaming held the largest share of U.S. TV usage throughout 2024 per Nielsen’s The Gauge; traditional pay‑TV continues multi‑million annual subscriber losses according to Leichtman Research Group; and live TV via vMVPDs has stabilized with YouTube TV reporting “over 8 million” subscribers in early 2024 per Alphabet investor relations, while engagement and the rise of FAST/AVOD are documented in Comscore’s State of Streaming 2024. Consumer behavior data from Deloitte Digital Media Trends and subscription analytics from Antenna show higher churn and growing ad‑tier adoption—factors we explicitly consider when recommending stacks and bundles.
We tailor recommendations to real‑world use cases and total cost of ownership, not a single “best” for everyone. Our picks reflect current buying behavior: U.S. e‑commerce represented about 15.9% of total retail sales in Q3 2024 per U.S. Census; mobile drove the majority of online holiday purchases and Buy Online, Pick Up In‑Store usage peaked late in the season according to Adobe Digital Insights; digital wallets now account for over half of global e‑commerce transaction value, per the Worldpay Global Payments Report 2025; and U.S. retail return rates remain elevated at roughly 14.5% for 2023 per NRF. These trends, alongside continued value‑seeking and trading‑down behavior tracked by Deloitte’s Global State of the Consumer Tracker and NIQ’s Consumer Outlook 2025, inform our “best,” “budget,” and “upgrade” choices and our emphasis on durability, ongoing fees, and service quality.
Integrity and transparency are non‑negotiable. Review ecosystems face manipulation at scale—Google reports blocking or removing more than 170 million policy‑violating reviews on Maps in 2023 (about 45% more than 2022) (source), and platforms such as Trustpilot and Yelp publish regular transparency reports. We align our practices with regulator guidance: clear, conspicuous disclosures of any material connections per the FTC Endorsement Guides, and with standards from the ASA/CAP and IAB UK. We maintain a documented firewall between editorial and commercial teams; purchase products at retail when feasible; disclose sample sourcing; place affiliate disclosures near links; follow Google’s high‑quality review guidance for comparative testing; and conduct periodic internal audits of disclosures and conflicts logs. Because consumers rely on trustworthy information—BrightLocal finds review usage near‑universal and driven by recency and authenticity indicators (source)—we also explain how we weigh creator and community sentiment from emerging platforms. Where relevant, we evaluate video‑native reviews on TikTok Shop and social channels, prioritizing verified‑purchase signals and transparent labelling, and we monitor policy shifts such as the EU’s Digital Services Act that raise the bar on platform transparency. In home delivery and security coverage, we cite multiple sources to triangulate package theft risk: roughly 14%–26% of U.S. consumers reported a theft in the prior year with typical losses around $50–$100 per incident, per Security.org and C+R Research; model‑based estimates from SafeWise put incidents in the hundreds of millions nationally (e.g., an estimate for 2022), against a backdrop of more than 20 billion U.S. parcels in 2023 per Pitney Bowes and mail‑theft context from the USPS OIG. We frequently revisit and update our reviews as new, authoritative data is released.
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Millennials and Auto Insurance — Key 2024–2025 insights: U.S. motor‑vehicle insurance premiums rose roughly 19% year over year in late 2024 per the BLS CPI, driving record‑high shopping and elevated switching captured in the J.D. Power Insurance Shopping Study. Millennials (born 1981–1996) per Pew are mobile‑first—97% smartphone ownership among ages 30–49 in 2024 (source)—and expect end‑to‑end digital experiences per J.D. Power’s Digital Experience Study. Openness to telematics/UBI continues to rise as carriers expand programs, according to LexisNexis Risk Solutions; claims expectations emphasize fast digital FNOL, photo estimating, and proactive communication per the J.D. Power Auto Claims Satisfaction Study.