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The Checkout: May 9

In the face of legal action The Checkout is pressing on, tonight targeting "cash-back" offers, ticket insurance and Subway’s “foot-long” sandwiches.

2013-05-09_1053In the face of legal action The Checkout is pressing on, tonight targeting “cash-back” offers, ticket insurance and Subway’s “foot-long” sandwiches.

Episode 8:

· 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.

8pm tonight on ABC1.

The Checkout will not air next week (Thursday May 16) due to the Budget Reply.

11 Responses

  1. @Craig- Honestly, do you really measure your Foot-long Subway before you eat it?
    Never been to Subway. $9-$10 for a glorified salad bun sounds a bit steep.
    Wonder where the photographer got that non-metric tape? USA perhaps? Don’t believe it was taken by a Perth kid.
    Was featured in the NY Post in January. nj1015.com/subway-footlong-sandwich-really-11-inches-video/

  2. The ‘whats in a name’ segment was great.

    FYI the Sub I had yesterday was the ‘Classic Chicken’ for just $7. It was great but I’d like an investigation into the cost of Avocado. On a SubWay its $2 extra for a ‘foot long’, guess thats where they make some of their money?

  3. Shouldnt be on a Thursday night , always forget to watch it , bad night for TV. Should be on a Wednesday when this website writes its story about it.

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