Coming up on
Carte Blanche Consumer this Thursday (22 April):
Brand FakersGucci, Louis Vuitton and Prada are just a few of many brands marketed to convince consumers that wearing them will reinforce their High Street social identity. But fake branded items are everywhere, often resembling the real thing. So, can brand pro's tell them apart? Carte Blanche Consumer put some shopaholics to the test.
Producer: Hayley Horan
Terenure VillasWalls so damp they fall over; cracks you can step through, crooked sliding doors, roofs not built to plan... just some of the issues faced by consumers when signing up with builders who have neither skills nor integrity to do a job properly. Terenure Villas on the East Rand is one example where home-owners bought off-plan. Carte Blanche Consumer lays down the spirit level.
Presenter: Bonita Gorrie-Nuttall
Producer: Este de Klerk
Journalist: Amalia Christoforou
Wishy WashTV commercials constantly tell us bright whites are thanks to specific brands of washing powder. But how on earth do you know which work best? Carte Blanche Consumer pegged four brands of washing powder to the test line.
Producer: Hayley Horan
Carte Blanche Consumer is on M-Net on Thursdays at 19h00.