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Try It: Batter Blaster

Try It: Batter Blaster

A lot of people like pancakes but many don't like the hassle and mess of mixing up a batch. Now one company  has come up with a way to give you pancake batter in a squirt can.

Try It: Urine Gone

Try It: Urine Gone

We love our pets but not the stains and smells they leave behind, especially when they have accidents on the carpet or furniture. Urine Gone claims to eat up the stains and odors with a fast-acting enzyme action.

Try It: Touch N' Bond

Try It: Touch N' Bond

Many of us don't feel very competent with a needle and thread. The Touch N Bond claims it's the simple and fast way to repair rips and tears, or make hems in clothing. We asked a wife and mother of two boys to Try It Before You Buy It.

Try It: The Good Nite Lite

Try It: The Good Nite Lite

It's a common and exhausting challenge many parents share: getting their children to sleep and stay asleep in their beds until the sun comes up.

Try It: The Grill Daddy Pro

Try It: The Grill Daddy Pro

For many of us, there is nothing like summer grilling. And no matter if you use gas or charcoal, clean up is never easy.

Try It: LiquiVac

Try It: LiquiVac

Just like your car, your lawn mower needs routine care to keep running all summer. If you have ever tried changing the oil yourself, you know it can be a mess.

Try It: Silver Lightning Tarnish Removing Tray

Try It: Silver Lightning Tarnish Removing Tray

Polishing your tarnished silver is a smelly, dirty and time-consuming job, but a new product promises to change all of that. The Silver Lightning Tarnish Remover Tray claims it can clean your silver without harsh chemicals or abrasives, with no scrubbing or mess.

Try It: The Big City Slider Station

Try It: The Big City Slider Station

Everyone likes a good burger: turkey, veggie, beef - but how many ways can you cook and serve them? The Big City Slider Station claims that you can now cook those restaurant mini- burgers on your own stove at home.

Try It: Strap Perfect

Try It: Strap Perfect

Strap Perfect is supposed to be the ultimate bra strap solution. The little plastic piece is supposed to slide onto your bra, attaching both bra straps in the back so they don't show when you're wearing sleeveless tops. 

Try It: Point 'n Paint

Try It: Point 'n Paint

If you have painting projects around the house, this could be a helpful tool. "Point 'N Paint" claims it can help you paint an entire room in less than an hour.

Try It: Washable Keyboard

Try It: Washable Keyboard

Are you disgusted by your computer keyboard? Dirt, dust and germs can all collect between the keys. Now tech company Unotron is offering a keyboard that you can throw in the sink, scrub and disinfect.

Try It: The InStyler

Try It: The InStyler

Can just one hair appliance do the work of a hair dryer, flat iron and curling iron? We put it to the test in Try It Before You Buy It.  

Try it: Simply Strawberries

Try it: Simply Strawberries

Strawberries are often equated with summertime.  Now there's a new product designed to help you prep your berries faster.

Try It: Celsius Drink

Try It: Celsius Drink

Every eating plan will tell you to drink plenty of water, to help drop pounds.

Try It: Save-A-Blade

Try It: Save-A-Blade

Save-A-Blade is a new razor sharpener. It promises to save you money by making old, dull razors like new again. The maker also claims you can get up to 200 smooth shaves from a single blade.

Try It: The Dirt Devil Kwik

Try It: The Dirt Devil Kwik

Dirt Devil calls its designer series' KWIK, the "new shape of clean." 

Try It: Go Wear Fit

Try It: Go Wear Fit

Many people count calories when they're trying to lose weight. And thoughyou can calculate how many you take in. It's harder to  know how many calories you are burning out. But a small device can help keep you accountable, and motivate you too. It's called the Go Wear Fit.

Try it before you buy it: Swivel Sweeper

Try it before you buy it: Swivel Sweeper

It's the old school way of cleaning and that can take some time that most of us don't have. That's where the cordless swivel sweeper comes in.

Try It: Wrinkle Free Eyes

Try It: Wrinkle Free Eyes

What if you could do away with the wrinkles around your eyes, without the help of painful injections?  

Try It: Pledge Fabric Sweeper for Pet Hair

Try It: Pledge Fabric Sweeper for Pet Hair

We love our pets, but not the fur they leave behind on furniture, carpet or drapes. Now, the people who make Pledge furniture polish have created a product called "Pledge, Fabric Sweeper for Pet Hair".  We took it to the Barkley Pet Hotel and Day Spa in Orange Village to test it out. 

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It's always nice to get the chance to see something before you spend money on it.

So, we've started a new feature on Channel 3 News called "Try It Before You Buy It."

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