Here at the Good Housekeeping Institute, we put thousands of products to the test every year in our state-of-the-art labs. During our evaluations, we assess a wide range of criteria, covering safety, performance, durability, ease of use and price point.
We bake cookies in ovens, scramble eggs in pans, accelerate wear and tear on bedding, put vacuums to work on all kinds of flooring — the list goes on! Depending on the product, we'll even stretch it, drop it or heat it up to make sure it stands up to real life. Then — and here's where you come in — we invite a select group of lucky GH+ members to use the product at home, and report back on how the item actually worked. Only after all that do we make our final selection of the best products to recommend to our readers.
Only GH+ members are eligible to become product testers. To access this exclusive member benefit, the first step is to join our GH+ membership club (you will need to upgrade your existing print subscription or join our All Access subscription if you are not currently a print subscriber to participate in this offering). We will then provide a consent form for you to sign.
More than 100 GH+ testers helped us decide the winners of our annual Best Bedding Awards. Some even received mattresses valued at $1,000. This year, we are looking for help to test products for our Home Reno Awards, Beauty Awards, Best Snack Awards and more.
Curious about how to become a GH+ member and gain access to product testing opportunities? Here's everything you need to know about signing up.
How to Become a Product Tester
- Join our Good Housekeeping membership club, GH+.
- Create your GH+ account via the ‘Complete Your Registration’ email. Approximately one month later: You will receive another email inviting you to sign a consent form via Adobe Sign.
- Once signed, you’ll be added to our tester email list. As opportunities arise, our Labs will send out surveys about your habits and preferences or invitations to test products.
- You'll fill out a recruitment survey to let the GH+ team know you're interested in testing certain products.
Product Tester FAQs
I'm a GH+ member, and I've signed the product testing consent form. How do I know if I've been selected to test a product?
When you are selected for a product test, you will receive an email confirming your participation. It will provide information about when you should expect your product to arrive in the mail and the timeframe for completing your review survey.
Have more questions? Learn more about the Good Housekeeping Institute.
Why am I receiving surveys from the Good Housekeeping Institute?
At the Good Housekeeping Institute, we regularly conduct surveys to help us recruit testers for studies, gain insights on the latest consumer trends and obtain valuable at-home product testing data. Your responses will help the Good Housekeeping Institute team determine which products you are best suited to test.
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GH’s at-home testers are often the first people to try new products — think home appliances, electronics, bedding, beauty potions and more — and your feedback might even show up in our trusted product reviews or in our magazine, along with the Lab evaluations from the GH Institute scientists and product analysts.
We can’t wait to hear what you think of the products we send you. But first, you must sign up for GH+.
Several weeks after you sign up for GH+, you will receive an e-mail invite to sign a product tester consent form.