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How long should your washing machine last?

Why payday loan lenders rely on us getting into more debt, how criminals are targeting websites where no money changes hands, and how long should your washing machine last?

Complaints about energy companies at record levels.

Do payday loan companies rely on us getting into more debt.

How long should your washing machine last? The organisation that represents the people who fix appliances say manufacturers know the lifespan of their white goods. Should they be telling us before we buy?

The idea behind websites such as Freegle and Freecycle is that no money changes hands - until criminals become involved. We'll hear how small amounts of money may add up to millions for those ripping off the good-hearted.

Thea Green from Nails Inc tells what's behind the growth of the nail industry.

Can wearing clothes infused with pheromones make us more attractive to the opposite sex?

Ahead of the Tour de France starting in Yorkshire, we look at the spectator experience of the Giro D'Italia in Belfast this weekend.... and timeshare in perpetuity may soon be a thing of the past.

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56 minutes

Chapters

  • Energy Complains

    Complaints about energy companies are at record levels.

    Duration: 04:20

  • Built not to last

    If manufacturers know the lifespan of an appliance, should they tell us before we buy?

    Duration: 07:24

  • Pheremones

    Can infusing clothes with pheremones make us attractive to the opposite sex?

    Duration: 07:37

  • Payday Loans

    New research claims that payday loan companies need to keep people in debt to make money

    Duration: 07:44

  • Thea Green

    Thea Green, founder of Nails Inc tells us what is behind the growth of the nail industry

    Duration: 04:37

  • Freecycle

    Criminals are targeting the websites Freecycle and Freegle to con people out of money

    Duration: 04:57

  • Giro D'Italia

    Like the Tour de France, only Italian and in Belfast at the weekend.

    Duration: 07:20

  • Timeshare

    Timeshares may be easier for their members to leave if their circumstances change

    Duration: 05:48

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  • Mon 12 May 2014 12:00
  • Mon 12 May 2014 12:04

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