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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

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It's the latest laundry product. The Purex 3-in-1 laundry sheets are detergent, fabric softener and static protection all in one sheet.

Try It Before You Buy It: Easy2Hook no-knot fish hooks

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The Easy2Hook was a product one of our viewers emailed me about testing, but I needed the help of two fishing experts.

Try It Before You Buy It: Egg Genie

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The Egg Genie is an electric egg cooker that's supposed to take the guesswork out of making perfect eggs.

Try It Before You Buy It: Fix It Scratch Repair

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Billy Mays may be gone, but his products live on. One such product we put to the test is Fix It, a clear coat scratch repair, filler and sealer for your vehicle.

Try It Before You Buy It: Windshield Wonder vs. Glass Wizard

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A viewer emailed me about the window cleaning product, Windshield Wonder. When looking into it, I found another product very similar called the Glass Wizard.

Try It Before You Buy It: Organic Batter Blaster

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Nicole Sterk's kids love pancakes, but she doesn't love the dirty dishes and mess they can make. That's why she was interested in the Batter Blaster; pancake batter in a pressurized can like whip cream.