Yes we have received both. The Gift Guide is just the regular issue and the
Buying Guide is the annual supplement.

--On Thursday, November 14, 2002 12:48 PM -0500 "Susan E. Sturgeon"
<susan.sturgeon@salemstate.edu> wrote:

> It is my belief that the issue you have is just a Christmas gift
> guide issue, not the Buying Guide, which is in paperback format and
> is not a numbered issue, but an annual.
>
>
> On Thu, 14 Nov 2002 08:54:33
> -0600 Nancy Crow <crowna@QUINCY.EDU> wrote:
>
>> We just received Consumer Reports v. 67, No. 12 Dec. 2002.  This is a
>> separate issue which says "The Gift Guide" on the front.  It is my
>> understanding that the December issue is always the Buying Guide for the
>> year.  Many libraries catalog this separately as a monograph.
>> Has Consumer Reports changed this?
>>
>> Nancy Crow, Asst. Librarian
>> Serials/Interlibrary Loan
>> Quincy University
>
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> Susan Sturgeon
> Serials Librarian
> Salem State College Library
> 352 Lafayette St.
> Salem, MA 01970
> (978) 542-6765
> susan.sturgeon@salemstate.edu
>
>
>
> Email: susan.sturgeon@salemstate.edu
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