The Shopping Bags — Season 1, Episode 11: Car Tires, Hair Spray, Room Scents and Mystery Shopper

Episode synopsis

Car tires are an integral part of vehicle safety. Learn when it's time to invest in new tires and how to keep them in tip-top shape. Hair spray is a valuable tool for keeping those fly-aways in place. Anna, Kristina and friends get up to some hair-raising experiements to see which brands hold up best. And sure they smell nice, but do room scents do any more than merely mask the odors? The Shopping Bags investigate the difference between natural and synthetic scents. We all know teens love to shop - but do they get any respect? Our mystery shopper shows how young shoppers can get the treatment they deserve in store.

About The Shopping Bags

The Shopping Bags was a Canadian television series that aired on the W Network in Canada and on Fine Living in the United States. Launched in 2002, the series focused on consumer affairs and better shopping. Each week the program looked at several goods and services to discover which one was the best. This was also done to guide viewers towards which product or service may best suit their needs. The program looked at day-to-day shopping and big ticket items, as well as having a final "Shopping Thought" at the end of each program.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1Video Cameras, Dog Food, Radiance Makeup and Mystery Shopper
• E2Teeth-Whitening, Treadmills, Self-Tanners and Mystery Shopper
• E3Bottled Water, Stain Removers, Airline Deals and Mystery Shopper
• E4Perfume, On-line Grocers, Laptop Computers and Mystery Shopper
• E5Nail Polish, Energy Bars, Hybrid Cars and Mystery Shopper
• E6Bras, Sleeping Bags, Organic Food and Mystery Shopper
• E7Digital Cameras, Running Shoes, Wine and Mystery Shopper
• E8Sunglasses, Bread, Diamonds and Mystery Shopper
• E9MP3 Players, Educational Toys, Toy Marketing and Mystery Shopper
• E10Mascara, PDAs, Baby Food and Mystery Shopper
• E12Lipstick, Golf Clubs, Razors and Mystery Shopper