On this week’s show, the Carte Blanche Consumer team explore the various ways consumers spend their money and if you really are getting what you pay for.

PayPal
Looking to buy online, but wary of sites asking for too much detail? PayPal offers an electronic alternative, if you’re willing to put your trust in it. Carte Blanche Consumer explains how it works. Producer: Sophia Phirippides.

Debt Collectors
Debt-collecting can be a lucrative business. Ask Mariaan Botes who, for the past six years, has paid a hefty sum to a debt collecting attorney to pay off a small debt. That’s because some debt collectors charge for things like sending text messages, reading documents, making Internet payments and for non-existent consultations with clients. Presenter: Chantal Rutter; Producer: Eugene Botha.

Car Guards
Ever wondered how much a car guard earns – and whether they’re free agents? Carte Blanche Consumer hung out in a few parking lots to find out. Producer: Eugene Botha.

Just Checking: Bread
That loaf of bread you bought feeling a bit too airy? Carte Blanche Consumer brings out the scales to check what the bread we buy at supermarkets does – and should – weigh.
Producer: Eugene Botha.

Catch the show on M-Net at 7pm, Thursday, 5 August 2010.

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