Article: Made for TV

LOCAL DISCOVERY ST. CHARLES -- Those who want to move like Britney Spears no longer have to wait eight weeks for the how-to video to arrive in the mail. But Darrin's Dance Groove isn't the only product that can now be found at a store nearby. All of those enticing products advertised on TV are available for local purchase -- just in time for the holidays. Mom may have the hot new Spatula-Free Perfect Pancake Maker on her list. There's the Emerson Switchboard call manager for dad, and Kidz Bop music CDs for the little ones.

Virtually hundreds of patented products, touted to improve one's life, can be bought at As Seen On TV, in the Sears wing of Charlestowne Mall. The St. Charles business was ...

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