Customer reviews from scotchbrand.com
Scotch - Thermal Laminator with 20 Letter Size Pouches Value Pack, 9" Width - White
Average customer rating
4.5
(818 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 818 reviews
5 Stars
630
4 Stars
103
3 Stars
18
2 Stars
19
1 Star
48
33%of customers recommend this product.
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23 out of
70)
Customer Reviews for Scotch - Thermal Laminator with 20 Letter Size Pouches Value Pack, 9" Width - White
Customer Rating
1
Poorly designed junk.
on April 1, 2025
Posted by: Phyl432
So disappointed in this laminator. It is so difficult to load the laminating sheet. I will replace as soon as I am able. Dis anyone actually try to use this machine before it was put on the market. The flimsy loading shelf keeps falling and it does not line up with where the sheet needs to enter.
Response from scotchbrand.comBy 3M Care Team, April 28, 2025
Hello, thank you for taking the time to leave your review. Your experience is not what we would expect, and we would appreciate the opportunity to discuss this with you and gather further details. Please connect with our team at 1-800-328-6276 Mo-Fri 8am-4:30pm CT. Thanks again, and we look forward to your call.
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Customer Rating
5
Quick, Easy, and Quiet
on March 13, 2015
Posted by: ironic1
from Medina, OH, United States
Gender:Female
I received the 3M Scotch Thermal Laminator 9" and a package of Scotch Thermal Laminating Pouches for free from 3M in exchange for a review.
That being said, I am an elementary teacher and the mother of a toddler, and I am able to use these products at both work and home. Since I laminate things I need to reuse over and over for work, I'm VERY picky about my laminating. It HAS to be able to withstand the numerous pairs of questionably clean hands of kindergartners, first graders, and second graders that touch the laminated product. Not only do I like how the laminator works, but I also love how well the pouches work after lamination to protect my papers. In fact, I like it better than my school building's commercial-grade laminator. Also, I laminate sheets of paper that I later cut into cards, so it's very important that the laminating film does not peel. I am VERY pleased with how well this little laminator takes care of making sure my laminating film is heated up enough to form an excellent non-peeling seal, even when it is cut apart.
I really have not found one thing I do not like about this little powerhouse of a laminator. Here is a list of the things I found I DO like:
- Quiet warm-up and operation -- It was never a distraction to me or my students.
- Only takes 4-5 minutes to warm up at the 3-mil thickness setting. I turn it on and move on to my next task until it's ready to go.
- Outside of laminator unit gets warm, but not hot. I use this as an indicator that the heating element is working.
- It's easy to tell when the unit is ready to laminate. There is a large blue dot that is illuminated when it's ready to go!
- While there is sometimes a slight odor when the unit is warming up, I did not find it overwhelming or annoying.
- The paper/pouch feed is very smooth and slow enough so as not to wrinkle, yet is fairly quick for the great job it does.
- The laminator seals the pouches well with one pass through (regular thickness copy/printer paper).
- The laminating pouches do not peel when I cut them apart to make game cards.
- The laminating holds up well to student use and abuse of pages and game cards.
- The unit cools down fairly quickly.
- The electric cord wraps up in the bottom of the unit for easy storage.
- Quiet warm-up and operation -- It was never a distraction to me or my students.
- Only takes 4-5 minutes to warm up at the 3-mil thickness setting. I turn it on and move on to my next task until it's ready to go.
- Outside of laminator unit gets warm, but not hot. I use this as an indicator that the heating element is working.
- It's easy to tell when the unit is ready to laminate. There is a large blue dot that is illuminated when it's ready to go!
- While there is sometimes a slight odor when the unit is warming up, I did not find it overwhelming or annoying.
- The paper/pouch feed is very smooth and slow enough so as not to wrinkle, yet is fairly quick for the great job it does.
- The laminator seals the pouches well with one pass through (regular thickness copy/printer paper).
- The laminating pouches do not peel when I cut them apart to make game cards.
- The laminating holds up well to student use and abuse of pages and game cards.
- The unit cools down fairly quickly.
- The electric cord wraps up in the bottom of the unit for easy storage.
Overall, I love this little laminator and might even purchase another to keep at home, as I seem to use the free one I got from 3M nearly every day at work. I like that I can have something laminated quickly and be using it in a fraction of the time it takes to have things laminated when I send them off to be laminated in my school building.
In short, I would purchase this Scotch Thermal Laminator in a heartbeat for myself or someone I know who has a need for such a product.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting scotchbrand.com
Customer Rating
5
Great results!
on March 15, 2015
Posted by: Karen04
from Plano, TX
Gender:Female
3M sent this awesome laminator to me as a free sample to evaluate. I found the directions easy to follow and the laminator worked very well. I laminated a few of my anchor charts and was very pleased with the results. The laminating film is very strong and durable, and it covered my anchor charts professionally. I know my anchor charts will hold up to repeated use by my students for many years to come. I cannot say enough great things about this product. I am over the moon happy to have this laminator to use for important classroom materials. THANKS!!!
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
Versatile for home and office!
on April 3, 2015
Posted by: CW10
from Sardinia, OH, United States
Gender:Female
I am writing to review the free product I received in the mail. It was the Scotch Thermal Laminator TL902 as well as Scotch Thermal Laminating Pouches, Letter Size. I have used these both and they do a fantastic job! I am a teacher and have previously just used the laminator at school to do school projects. Now I can expand and use it for projects around the home, including artwork, certain memorabilia, crafts, and office needs! It does a great job of sealing around the edges, as I was a little weary of this because of the heat. I absolutely love Scotch Brand products and their versatility in everything I do! Thanks so much for allowing me to review your product! It was a great experience and has helped me to do more:)
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
How to close the tray
on December 5, 2016
Posted by: jackybr1
from Tampa, FL, United States
Gender:Female
I will like to know how to close the tray. It is too hard.
Written by a customer while visiting scotchbrand.com
Customer Rating
1
Beyond Terrible
on August 11, 2018
Posted by: Noname
from Alamogordo, NM
Gender:Male
I bought this today at Walmart. Used it twice and it worked fine. Was using 6x4 pouches. A few hours later came back with 2 more projects using same 6x4 pouches. Put it in the same way as earlier, sealed end first. It went through but came out without the lamination. The pouch is still in the machine. Release lever does nothing. Tried the second one and nothing came out. This is going back first thing in the AM. I wouldn't recommend this to an enemy let alone a friend.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from scotchbrand.comBy Scotch Brand, Social Care, August 13, 2018
Thank you for taking the time to leave your review. We are sorry to hear you were unsatisfied with the product, and would love to gather some details about your experience. Please connect with our team at 1-800-328-6276 M-F 8am-4:30pm CT.
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Customer Rating
5
Great for documents storage.
on July 14, 2016
Posted by: Alpaa
from New Jersey, United States
Gender:Female
i have been a great fan of scotch products since years and this product is no less. I was very amazed with the quality as well as the wellness of this laminator. It Did laminate my documents so well that I could not believe I could rely on it so much. I love this product as well as the features very easy to use and awesome quality.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
4
Great laminator
on July 27, 2017
Posted by: CathyR
from Chicago, IL, United States
Gender:Female
Bought this a few days ago and finally used it today. The laminator is very easy to use and works great. The problem I'm having is that I can't figure out how to fold up the tray. I'd like to store it in the box, but can't do it because the tray won't fold up.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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