Be still my heart! I am in love! It's not even Valentine's Day, but I am in love.
I am in love with my brand new personal laminator!
Why did I wait so long to purchase one of these puppies? I am crazy I guess...
Crazy for my new Scotch Thermal Laminator!!!!
I purchased it at Walmart for $24.97. I couldn't hardly wait to get home and try it out. I've been working on a new Winter unit and I started printing the pages right away.
I bought a package of 50 laminating pouches at Walmart for $13.97. I'll be ordering the rest of my pouches through Amazon. You can order a package of 100 pouches for $14.06 through Amazon.
Here's how you use this laminator.
I'm almost embarrassed to give directions, because it's ridiculously simple!
First, you plug in the laminator and turn it on.
When the blue light comes on, it is ready.
Next, you slide the page you want to laminate into one of the laminating pouches.
Then you set the page in the laminator and let go.
It will feed itself through and come out in no more than 45 seconds. No joke! I timed it!
45 seconds and your page is laminated perfectly!
I've almost used the entire package of 50 laminating pouches in just a matter of minutes.
I hope my parent volunteers don't mind doing a little cutting when I go back next week. ;0)
I can't end without saying the quality is so much better than what you get from a school laminator! It's super thick! It's almost like hard plastic. After all the work we do on these products we make and all the money we spend on ink printing the pages, I think this is a wise investment.
Take my word, if you haven't gotten one yet... you should! You won't regret it!

Hi Corinna,
ReplyDeleteI just love my laminator!! I purchases mine last year and I am glad I did. If you are a member of Sam's club you can get a 200 pack of laminator sheets for $20. Just thought I would pass that on to you. Happy Laminating!!
Crystal
Ms. Jones’ Junction
I have had my laminator for about 7 years now (Duck brand) and I still love it beyond words! You are right, the quality is way beyond the school kind. I wish you many happy laminations!
DeleteCrystal I will definitely check out Sam's and see if I can find the 200 pack of laminator sheets. That sounds like the best deal yet! Thanks for sharing with me!
DeleteThanks Melissa! I will definitely be enjoying many happy laminations! I can't believe I talked myself out of buying this love for so long. What was I thinking?!
DeleteHehe, I don't know! I used mine for the zillionth time today!
DeleteI've borrowed my mom's and always think, "Why don't I buy one?" I'm at a new school this year and I swear they guard the laminator like it belongs to the president or something! At my last school, we could laminate whenever we wanted!
ReplyDeleteSarah you really should go get one! Did I mention that I am in love with mine? ;0) I taught at a school once that took the guard off of the laminator so it wouldn't work. They locked it in a closet. We had to sign in and request the guard and then we had to sign it back out. I completely understand your frustration! At my current school we can laminate whenever we want, but this is still so much better. The lamination is much thicker. It truly feels like a stiff plastic. I expect my things will last much longer.
ReplyDeleteI love my laminator too! I am fortunate because we also have a laminator at my school and our teachers' aides will do laminating for me if I ask nicely ~ a chocolate helps!
ReplyDeleteI am your newest follower.
Rhonda
Classroom Fun
I have that exact model my lovely fiancé bought for me at the beginning of the school year :) works like a charm and I agree getting the packs from amazon save you a lot more money :) I actually have to order some more myself. :) I'm your newest follower! Come stop by my blog...I'm hosting a 200 follower giveaway! ;)
ReplyDeleteSarah
Teachingiscolorful.blogspot.com
I am jealous!
ReplyDeleteBuggy for First Grade
I have a Scotch laminator too and LOVE it.
ReplyDeleteBecky
Compassionate Teacher
I think I'll be looking for things to laminate now. ;0)
DeleteI have the older model from Scotch. I've had it for 5 years now and still LOVE it every day. I know you purchased the Scotch pouches on Amazon,but the Universal brand also works with the laminator. They are cheaper and are the same quality.
ReplyDeleteCara
The Teacher's Backpack