The Checkout (2013)
A satirical consumer affairs series which takes a no-holds-barred, irreverent and entertaining approach to explaining and exposing the ways that all of us are being ripped off. The Checkout is consumer affairs TV for the twenty first century offering a revolutionary new wonder diet of information and entertainment that’s clinically proven and 26% fat free.
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Episode 1 - Episode 1
Release Date: 2015-04-09Kirsten Drysdale does a clinical trial on clinical trials in the beauty industry, and Craig Reucassel asks what happens if your car turns out to be a lemon... or a donkey.
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Episode 2 - Episode 2
Release Date: 2015-04-16Julian Morrow looks at the fine print on private parking fines and Ben Jenkins drinks the kool-aid that comes with sports drinks and asks if they’re really worth it.
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Episode 3 - Episode 3
Release Date: 2015-04-23Craig Reucassel looks at car financing plans and how much you’ll really pay, while Kirsten discovers she’s not related to Denise Drysdale, despite what the internet says.
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Episode 4 - Episode 4
Release Date: 2015-04-30Kirsten Drysdale brings us up-to-date with the latest bogus developments in milk marketing and Alex Lee examines who really owns the books and other digital media you buy online.
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Episode 5 - Episode 5
Release Date: 2015-05-07Ben Jenkins gets back to nature, Zoë Norton Lodge finds out why money transfers take so long to process, and Hannah Reilly exercises extreme caution about new car add-ons.
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Episode 6 - Episode 6
Release Date: 2015-05-21Julian plays The Price Is Right. Consumer edition! And Craig has an expensive groundhog day, thanks to financial commissions.
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Episode 7 - Episode 7
Release Date: 2015-05-28'Checkout Chumps' investigates Premium SMS as Julian Morrow joins the Not Appy club and Zoë Norton Lodge shows us what the song and dance is with Arbonne direct marketing.
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Episode 8 - Episode 8
Release Date: 2015-06-04Zoë Norton Lodge looks at which pet foods are Best In Chow with guest stars Cat Stevens and Rene Descat; Kirsten Drysdale gets taken for a ride when examining rip-offs in the hire car industry.
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Episode 9 - Episode 9
Release Date: 2015-06-11Ben Jenkins dips his toes into TV streaming and shows you the ins and outs of all the new video on demand services competing with the ABC for your precious eyeballs.
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Episode 10 - Episode 10
Release Date: 2015-06-18Kirsten Drysdale retreats from mental health retreats and The Guilty Mum throws a party.
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Episode 11 - Episode 11
Release Date: 2015-06-25Ben Jenkins gives low carb beers the once over, and then a twice over to be sure; Alex Lee takes a cleansing look at detox diets.
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Episode 12 - Episode 12
Release Date: 2015-07-02Craig shows what they pump into Pump water, Alex finds out what a NutriBullet does to facts and Hannah cracks the whip on leather.