The Checkout Ep8 airs Thursday, 8pm on ABC1

May 8 2013, 1:53 pm | BY Ricki Green | No Comments

the-checkout-620x349.jpgABC TV will air the eighth episode of its new satirical show, The Checkout tomorrow (Thursday) at 8:00pm on ABC1 featuring Craig Reucassel and Julian Morrow (The Hamster Wheel, The Chaser’s War on Everything), Kirsten Drysdale (Hungry Beast) and Kate Browne from consumer group Choice.

** Please note – The Checkout will not air next week (Thursday May 16) due to the Budget Reply. It will return the following week for its final two episodes (Ep 9 – May 23, Ep 10 Finale – May 30).

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If you’re sick of being misled, lied to, taken advantage of, or just plain confused when you buy, you have the right not to remain silent … and The Checkout team is at your service. For a limited time only.

In this week’s episode:

  • Testing Animal Testing Claims – Craig and journalist Zoya Sheftalovich from CHOICE present a film noir style report on animal testing and cosmetics. It might not be all so black and white.
  • CASHBACK BACKLASH! – Jules shows bogus “Cash Back!” offers for the complicated, consumer un-friendly processes they are … specifically designed to minimise the chances you’ll ever actually get any…. “Cash Back!”
  • Adventures in Fine Print – Is Ticket Insurance worth it? Jules and Kirsten look at Ticket Insurance, which gives you 100% cover … as long as you’re not foreign, old, pregnant, already sick, depressed, a substance abuser, or stricken with STDs. 
  • If I Could Say One Thing – Dan Ariely, behavioural economist and best-selling author of Predictably Irrational and The Honest Truth About Dishonesty, tells us to think before we hand over our hard earned cash and ask ourselves- what else would I like to spend my money on?
  • Snack Break – Find out which 98% fat-free yoghurt has more sugar than a Divine Belgian Chocolate and Caramel Sauce.
  • What’s In a Name? – Subway’s “foot-long” sandwiches, “Vitamin” Water, “Secure” Parking. Craig asks ‘What’s In A Name?’
  • Borrowing Money From Strangers – Jules and Rachel Botsman, collaborative consumption expert, examines the emerging industry of ‘Peer to Peer Finance’ which lets you borrow money securely from strangers instead of banks.

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