Cheap, Reliable Home Laminator
Mon, Aug 27, 2007
Sorry for the long delay in posting. There’s nothing like cramming a birthday party, back to school, and a baptism all into one week to make you fall behind in your posts.
Last week I received a great little email from Arian regarding my home laminator. For years I thought a home laminator was out of my range. After countless trips to the teacher supply store to laminate my stuff, I finally decided it might be worth the investment. Thankfully, before I forked out the $150 I was planning to spend, I came across this little wonder.
Made by Duck brand, this inexpensive heat laminator is perfect for home use. It’s small, lightweight, and folds up on itself for easy storage. I found it at Wal Mart for under $30. I bought mine a few years ago, but last time I checked, they still had them in stock. The laminator’s instructions recommend using their laminating sheets (available in packs of 25 at Wal Mart for around $7). However, I’ve tried it with several different types of film and it seems to work well with all of them.
I’ve used my laminator for tons of different projects around the house. It’s kind of addictive, actually. Trust me, once you make a simple sheet of paper toddler-proof, it’s tough to stop. So far, my little laminator has held up fabulously; well worth the $30. Just thought I’d pass it on. Thanks for the great question, Arian.
If you’ve got a question you’d like to throw my way, please feel free to email me. I’m no expert, but I seem to stumble through most organizing dilemmas sorta-successfully. You can find the link on my About Me page.
Tags: charts, laminator, organize
August 27th, 2007 at 10:20 pm
My husband bought me the same laminator for Christmas this last year from WalMart too and it works great! I love it. I have used several types of laminating sheets too and found they work great as well. If you have a Harbor Freight in your area, I actually found sheets there and they were really inexpensive. It’s an odd place to buy them but they work great!
August 29th, 2007 at 9:49 pm
I actually bought this laminator on clearance at Wal-Mart last month for $15 and I have a stack of things I want to laminate but I can’t find the sheets. Here’s my question…where in the acreage that is Wal-Mart can I find the sheets. I’ve checked office, school supplies, organizers…am I missing something? I’ve asked employees for help and no such luck.
They don’t carry the laminators anymore because I have looked hoping that is where I would find the sheets.
September 2nd, 2007 at 5:30 am
I have also found that Wal-Mart does not carry them anymore (I checked two different stores). Has anyone found them at office supply stores?
September 16th, 2007 at 5:29 pm
I have no real need for a laminator, and yet I’m oddly drawn to owning one…
March 9th, 2009 at 9:30 pm
I just saw the laminator last week at our Walmart, but they don’t sell the Duck brand anymore–It’s a Scotch brand, I think. The laminator sheets were right by it, but it was about $8 for 20. It took a long time to find them because they only take up about 2 feet of space amidst all the office supplies, and they were on a very low shelf. But they do still carry them, at least in Idaho!
October 27th, 2009 at 3:32 pm
Sam’s club has a 200 pack of the laminator sheet pouches for $20! They work great with the scotch laminator.
June 2nd, 2010 at 11:33 am
Thank u for all your wonderful ideas, I have been called as Primary Pres and I need a laminator for our closet, this would work perfect!! Thank u!!