Deleted File Recovery software?

Is there deleted file recovery software which is cheap or has a limited demo or something?
I accidentally deleted some files, but they're not worth hundreds of dollars to me. I'd just like to get them back if I could.
I downloaded some software which says it can find them, but I have to pay -- so, how do I know it will actually work after I pay?
I'd like to get some samples, like, have it just retrieve ten files or something, just to prove it works!
Mac OS X (10.3.8)

Hi John,
As Kurt suggests, Data Rescue is a commercial product that you will have to purchase to retrieve your files if you choose but it at least allows you to test the demo first to see if it can scan and find your files and to test to see if it will retrieve one file of 500k in size.
Dr. Smoke, of the X-Lab, has an excellent FAQ explaining data recovery that can be found here.
One major point, if you're not aware, is that you should not use the affected drive until you recover the files as the more you use the computer the more chance that the files will be overwritten and unretrievable.
hope that helps some,
littleshoulders [:-)

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