The Checkout

A consumer affairs program. Details your rights as a consumer, especially in certain circumstances, and the tricks product manufacturers and marketers use to get you to buy their product and/or increase their margins.

2013 HD 30min NR Australia English

Julian Morrow Kirsten Drysdale Craig Reucassel Zoe Norton Lodge Ben Jenkins Scott Abbot Kate Browne

Comedy News

satire consumerism

S4E3 - Episode 3 2016-04-21

The hazards of travel insurance, whats so special about that new box feeling, and The Checkout story on unsolicited sales you havent been asking for.

S4E15 - Factory Seconds 2016-09-22

The Checkout presents some of your favourite segments in this Factory Seconds episode. Kirsten checks in on hotel booking sites, Ben investigates your rights in online shopping & Alex has a cool look at sunglasses.

S5E1 - Episode 1 2017-04-06

The Checkout tackles issues that face all of us when we open our wallets - identifying ways consumers are being taken advantage of, manipulated and ripped off... even if theres nothing illegal about it.

S5E2 - Episode 2 2017-04-13

Zoe investigates the nightmare of timeshare holiday accommodation; Craig looks at reverse mortgages for over-55s; The ACCC-CCCC bust open sports betting scams & Alex highlights the trap of automatically renewing payments.

S5E3 - Episode 3 2017-04-20

Andy breaks down the cost of dying with a look at the funeral industry; Scott checks out the many ways telcos continue to torture us and in FUTube, Zoe discovers Australia Post are signing people up for junk mail.

S5E4 - Episode 4 2017-04-27

Alex Lee unpacks the issues with removalists, in a moving tale. The Tooth Fairy tells Ben Jenkins the tooth about dentists. And in FUTube, Julian Morrow trawls the canned tuna industry with a new sustainability report.

S5E6 - Episode 6 2017-05-18

Craig Reucassel discovers the pitfalls of buying a car; the ACCC-CCC-C lift the lid on the biggest scam in Australia last year and in FUTube, Julian Morrow gets to the bottom of age discrimination in travel insurance.

S5E7 - Episode 7 2017-05-25

Kirsten finds something fishy in the world of Omega-3 supplements; Ben shows you how to complain about anything; Craig shares everyones frustration with a look at what to do when your parcel delivery goes awry.

S5E8 - Episode 8 2017-06-01

Craig investigates why manufacturers arent labelling trans-fat in foods; Zoe highlights the normalisation of payday lending & Scott finds out why tapping your debit card instead of swiping can land you with greater fees.

S5E9 - Episode 9 2017-06-08

Scott comes to grips with the fact that expensive running shoes arent worth it; Mark discovers that hearing clinics are basically sales centres & Julian looks at how long a product should reasonably be expected to last?

S5E10 - Episode 10 2017-06-15

Zoe navigates the pitfalls of buying a home off the plan; Alex finds out which mozzie repellents actually work; and Ben gets the low down on security holding deposits which can take an age to return to your account.

S5E11 - Episode 11 2017-06-22

Zoe looks at the Comm Banks customer supply program, Dollarmites; Andy looks at commercial weight loss programs; Kate returns in As A Guilty Mum and Kirsten highlights the rise of phantom supermarket brands.

S5E12 - Episode 12 2017-06-29

Kirsten and Zoe test the shape of multi-level marketing schemes; Scott reveals how much loyalty reward scheme points are really worth; A visit from an old friend as the ABC Investigators Helen Wellings visits The Checkout.

S6E1 - Episode 1 2018-01-30

The Checkout team reveal whats really in your daily bread; Kirsten Drysdale untangles the truth about thread count when it comes to bed sheets; Julian Morrow shows why Voltaren Osteo Gel is more slimy than the regular gel.

S6E3 - Episode 3 2018-02-13

Craig Reucassel avoids peak use to save on electricity bills, Alex Lee turns into a wine wanker and Zoe Norton Lodge tries to put her mum in a nursing home.

S6E4 - Episode 4 2018-02-20

Home wasnt built in a day; Craig Reucassel finds out how to engage a builder, Zoe Norton Lodge on what to reject when youre expecting morning sickness and in FUTube, Scott Abbot puts Aldis Special Buys under the microscope.

S6E7 - Episode 7 2018-03-13

Kirsten Drysdale gets the taste for MSG, Craig Reucassel swaps out his light globes to save some cash, Zoe Norton Lodge on what supplements to reject when youre expecting and in FU Tube the ongoing headache from a Jawbone return.

S6E8 - Episode 8 2018-03-20

Kirsten Drysdale channels Jerry Springer to investigate an online travel agent, Ben Jenkins and Alex Lee give apple cider vinegar the acid test and in FU Tube, Julian Morrow finds out when cancellation fees in mobile plans can be challenged.

S6E9 - Episode 9 2018-03-27

Alex Lee rubs mineral makeup the wrong way, Zoe Norton Lodge on What to Reject When Youre Expecting; Pain Management and In FUtube Julian Morrow frees a customer from Freedom Furniture.

S6E10 - Episode 10 2018-04-03

Kirsten Drysdale flexes her muscles over protein marketing, Scott Abbot wears too much lycra as a midlife cyclist and in FUtube, Ben Jenkins discovers Samsungs mobile windscreen mount doesnt suck.

S6E11 - Episode 11 2018-04-10

Craig Reucassel shines a light on solar power, Zoe Norton Lodge on What to Reject When Youre Expecting; Breastfeeding and Europcar takes Alex Lee for a ride.

S6E12 - Episode 12 2018-04-17

Alex Lee joins the waiting list for childcare, Mark Sutton loses sleep trying to buy a mattress and in FUTube, Julian Morrow questions international transaction fees for online shopping.

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