AIR TIMES: • April 28, 2008 9:30 AM EST

Cat Food, Helmets, Micro Stereos, Movers (111)
Your cat definitely stands to live a longer and healthier life if it eats better food — here's how to read the labels and buy the best chow on the pet store shelves. Then, if you've made a smart choice to buy a helmet for any number of activities, brush up on these basics before you head out for the store.

And if micro stereo systems are on your list of good things that come in small packages, find out if big sound can actually come out of such a small unit. Before you move on, see how to shop for moving companies with secrets learned from the Shopping Bags Mystery Shopper.

Product information:
(Average U.S. prices, subject to change)

Cat food:

• Purina Cat Chow Advanced Nutrition, $.07 per oz., 800-778-7462, www.purina.com
  
• Iams Original Formula, $.11 per oz., 800-675-3849, www.iams.com
  
• Hill's Science Diet Original, $.12 per oz., 800-445-5777, www.hillspet.com

Micro stereos:

• Aiwa XR-EM200, $96, 800-289-AIWA (2492), www.aiwa.com
  
• Sony CMT-CP333, $252, 800-222-7669, www.sony.com
  
• Yamaha MCR-E300, $520, 800-4-YAMAHA (92-6242), www.yamaha.com
  
• Denon D107, $743, www.denon.com
  
• Yamaha full size, $914, 800-4-YAMAHA, www.yamaha.com

Resource, Mystery Shopper evaluates movers:

Better Business Bureau, 703-276-0100, www.bbb.org