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I’ve got a dog that doesn’t believe I need to sleep after 3:30 or 4 every morning, so I’ve become a late night TV junkie.  In addition to re-runs of…

I've got a dog that doesn't believe I need to sleep after 3:30 or 4 every morning, so I've become a late night TV junkie.  In addition to re-runs of shows like "Miami Vice" and "Law and Order", I've also become a fine connoisseur of product infomercials.

And, like you, I see these things and say, "There's no way this works as good as they say, right?"

I mean from time to time Debbie has tested some kitchen gadgets on here ("Choose It Or Lose It" and some do, but then again, some don't.

However, according to The Family Handyman, some of these products do live up to the hype.  And most of the good ones DO have to do with the kitchen.  Some of them?

-The Flip Jack Pan (instead of flipping pancakes)

-Need more room in the cabinets? How about picking up a skillet with a folding handle.

-Keep your utensils from dulling with a Bavarian Edge Kitchen Knife Sharpener.

Come to think of it, one of my favorite stores to run into at malls and at the beach is the one devoted to "As-Seen-On-TV products."  Have you ever been in there?  Bought anything?  Did it work?

Charlie Nance is the Afternoon Drive co-host (along with his wife) of "The Charlie and Debbie Show" at WSOC, Country 1037 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The couple have been with the radio station since 2006. Charlie has won the prestigious CMA (Country Music Association) Award for Radio Personality of the Year and has been a finalist for the Country Radio Hall of Fame four times. Prior to his time in Charlotte, Charlie (along with Debbie) spent more than a decade hosting successful morning radio shows in Greenville, SC; Augusta, Ga; and Birmingham, Al. As a content creator for Country 1037, Charlie writes about dream lottery windfalls, sports, restaurants and bars, and travel experiences in North and South Carolina.