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Try It Before You Buy It: Big Top Cupcake

The Big Top Cupcake silicone bakeware is supposed to make cake-sized colossal cupcakes that are 25 times bigger than your average cupcake.

Try It Before You Buy It: InStyler

Lauren Stanton took the InStyler to Echo Salon in downtown Grand Rapids, where she recruited three women with different hair types to put it to the test.

Try It Before You Buy It: Ab Circle Pro

You may have seen the commercial for the Ab Circle Pro. It's an exercise contraption that you kneel on with bicycle handles that moves in a swinging side to side motion that's supposed to help you get rid of those love handles on your stomach and give you those washboard abs and sleek beach-ready body.

Try It Before You Buy It: The Smart Shopper grocery list organizer

The Smart Shopper is a voice-activated electronic grocery list organizer. The hand-held, magnetic or mounted device allows you to record, organize and print your grocery list, making grocery shopping and meal planning more efficient.

Lauren Stanton's take on 'As Seen on TV' list

Take Five and Company's Catherine Behrendt and Stephanie Webb talked with WZZM 13's Lauren Stanton about the February issue of Consumer Reports magazine.

Try It Before You Buy It: Philips Solar LED Christmas Lights

Christmas lights can spike your electric bill this time of year, so could solar LED Christmas lights be the fix? And if so, will they be bright enough?

Try It Before You Buy It: Crayola Crayon Maker

A toy that interested some of the parents here at WZZM was the Crayola Crayon Maker. It looks like a fun toy that not only serves a great purpose of what to do with all those broken crayons, but it also looks fun for kids combining colors to form funky new crayons.

Try It Before You Buy It: Mind Flex

Mind Flex is said to be one of the hot toys this Christmas and one that might be hard to find on store shelves.

Try It Before You Buy It: Body Shapers

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The Kymaro Body Shaper and the Slim 'n Lift Body Shaping Undergarment are both sold at Bed, Bath & Beyond.

Try It Before You Buy It: The Perfect Brownie Pan

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The Perfect Brownie Pan is supposed to be the perfect way to bake, slice and serve brownies and other treats.

Try It Before You Buy It: Big City Slider Station

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If you crave White Castle Sliders, or any kind of mini-burger, now there's a product that helps you make them at home. The Big City Slider Station promises to be the fast and easy way to make delicious mini-burgers.

Try It Before You Buy It: Purex 3-in-1 Laundry Sheets