Smart Shopper Australia

Matt Summerill has the inside word on all the best deals – where to find them and how to get them. Matt talks to the experts on shopping to help you save money.

Tim Reynolds returns to Smart Shopper to tell us more about the Sleepy Panda Mattress

General Manager of Degabriele Kitchens Frank Squadrito talks about kitchen renovations

The almighty blueberry is berry, berry good for you. With more disease-fighting antioxidants than almost any other fruit or vegetable, it has to be the tastiest health food around. Cara Reynolds from Woolworths tells us more what to look out for during blueberry season

  Mahsa from hagglefree.com.au talks us through how to buy a TV on their site, where retailers will haggle each other for your business

Some of us have been around long enough to remember the old black and white tv’s. Remember the clunky knob that you use to turn to find the station? What about the days when the aerial sat on the top….you’d be constantly getting up to move the aerial around to get a better signal. And what about when remote controls first came out and they had a long cord connected to the tv so you could change the channel without getting up off the lounge. Today TV’s a smart. But there are so many different types, who knows which are the best?     Nick Ross from goodgearguide.com.au

So you need a new Oven. You go online you do some research. Then you go in-store and check it out. Now once you’ve got through the decision process of what you want to buy, then there is the price. These days it can be pretty easy to just google the item and see what prices come up at different retailers. Haggle Free.com.au is a new website where you can select an appliance and they will go and haggle with a range of retailers to get you the best price. But there are always a few things you may not have considered. Mahsa from HaggleFree.com.au talks more about this great new site

The school holidays kick off today, and coming up over 3 days from October 7 to 9, there is a new outdoor event in Parramatta called the Kidtopia Festival – this is possibly the biggest and best festival ever to be held for kids in Australia. Parramatta Park will be packed with live music, delicious food from Sydney's best restaurants and tonnes of activities for kids and grown-ups to enjoy together. Event manager Julian Ramundi chats to Matt about it.

Here on Smart Shopper we are always looking for ways to save you some money and this week we’ve discovered a new online app which enables the user to not only save their loose change but also invest it. App creator Brendan Malone tells us more about it

Ben Malouf chats about the Taste of Orange festival with Jamie Robson of Ross Hill Wines and Kelly Ann Smith from Brand Orange

Brian Gering from Cash Converters joins Smart Shopper to provide live valuations 

Did you know that Australia has one of the highest up-takes of solar power in the world? According to a report from the Energy Supply Association of Australia, over 15% of Australian households have Solar panels. That’s compared to just half a per cent of homes in the United States.  In NSW, just over 10% of homes have solar panels and it’s on the rise. If you're not sure about how it all works, listen to Matt chating to CEO of Click Energy Dom Drenen 

Tim Reynolds returns to Smart Shopper to chat about a new mattress called Sleepy Panda

Jessica Smith from Woolworths and Brooke Longfield from Healthy Food Guide Magazine discuss the benefits of potatoes in your diet

David Berthon discusses how not to get ripped off getting your car serviced during the school break

Mybali.com.au has an amazing 7 Night, 6 Star, offer to Bali.

Matt loves Soda Stream and reveals some refreshing recipes for Spring.

From Zimmerman to Sass & Bide, Paddington Markets has launched some of Australia's most successful fashion brands. 43 Years on and the Paddington Markets are still a hub for creativity. Matt speaks to Helen Zimmerman to find out why.

Where to stay, what to eat, what to do? The Hunter Valley has it all.

Ben and Matt find out why the Hunter Valley has some of the best wine in the world.