Side by Side Comparison of: Xyron

This is the best thing ever! I went online only to find out that a roll of 200 custom stickers was 49.57 and I was completely devistated because I didn't have that much money to spend. I was searching on the web for cheap sticker rolls and the least I could get was 30.00! Then I found this and decided to order it, I have made OVER 300 stickers for my business in under 20 min! The shipping was FREE and came in 2 days!

No one understands just how much fun this little machine is. I had one as a child and bought another now with all the excitement in the world. If you're on the fence about this one I hope I can push you to love it as much as I do. This tiny cute machine allows you to turn doodles and drawings into beautiful stickers that you can put anywhere! You can even give your stickers to friends as presents! It's so wonderful!! This can also be used for scrap booking and it is VERY easy and useful.

We did have a bit of trouble with shipping this product initially (it never arrived at our home, we believe it due to our postal carrier) but Amazon customer service was very quick and courteous and re-sent the product which arrived just as quickly as my other orders always have.What a wonderful product! Truly permanent adhesive used, and when turned patiently, professional quality stickers can be produced.I personally use this for making ATCs (artist trading cards), and I can place two 2.5" wide cards next to each other to fit inside the full 5" width of the sticker area.I have noticed that the thinner the paper, the better the waxy paper peels off the sticker. When using thin to heavy chipboard (I use cereal box weight cardboard at times) some of the adhesive can 'mottle' where it's not slowly peeled off, but I have yet for this to cause any bubbles or inferior hold.I'd recommend this to anyone looking to replace glue or double sided tape, especially where water saturation into the paper is a problem (my projects always warped or came apart in the past due to water based glue or inferior glue sticks in an attempt to avoid the warping!).

For the price, I adore this! It is so perfect for making your own stickers. I've saved so much money!

If you're in to paper crafting, you need this machine! The permanent adhesive is sticky, the machine always works exactly how I hoped - without fail. Sometimes I do need to retrieve a little extra adhesive that doesn't get picked up in small openings of letters or cutouts, but not a big deal compared to what an absolute pain it would be to glue all that by hand.I was between this 2.5 in machine and the 5 inch, and I'm so glad I got this one. It's bigger than you think it will be, and the refills are almost half the price - don't forget about the consumables because that is the investment that you are committing to make here over and over and over. Plus, it's really my 2.5-inch-and-smaller pieces that are the ones I need help adhering. Once they get bigger, it's no big deal to use craft glue or glue dots.If you do any sort of intricate paper crafting, look no further. Once you've bought it you'll wonder what you ever did without it!

I use this all the time! I wish I had a half size of this too because I do sometimes feel like I'm wasting the sticker paper. I find myself saving things up so I can use as much of the space as possible. It is made of plastic, but it's not flimsy and no pieces have broken off. I also like the cutter in the back - just make sure you get your sticker all the way out first! I've cut my sticker a little short a couple times :-p I also have the laminate refill and that works really nicely too! I have laminated all kinds of things and I think it's just as good as a heat laminator.I would buy this again.

I toyed around with buying just a laminator but then all I could do was laminate thing. Naa, that was no good. With this Xyron XRN900 I can do that and so much more. Make stickers up to 9 inches wide or magnetic backed even. So why just buy a simple unit that will laminate when you can have this machine that will do everything and more?

I'm not really good with arts and crafts, but a friend suggested this machine since I wanted to try. It works great! I purchased the adhesive, laminate and magnetic rolls and my favorite is the adhesive one. It basically turns any item (picture, wrapping paper) into a sticker. Not really a fan of the magnetic roll but only because it seems to wrinkly easily and it can ruin whatever you try to turn int a magnet if it ends up wrinkling, but this is probably due to user error LOL

I haven't used the laminate or magnet yet only the sticker making. It is like the other Xyron sticker makers. You have to watch loading these bigger machines. Make sure you lock the machine down and hear the click. Make sure you have the 'cutter' on the back in the correct position. I did this through trial and error but I would suggest going to YouTube and watching one if you aren't familiar with this type machine.The refills can be expensive so shop around. For those using it with die cuts I have found for me that sticking the whole sheet of paper, rather then the large cut out, first , then cutting it out (I have a Big Shot so I can't speak for those using Cricut) it works better.All in all a fun thing that can work for paper art and collage too.

we've had a xyron cold laminator since 2002 and have used it for many things. the cartridges available are permanent adhesive, post-it note type adhesive, double sided plastic laminate and one side magnet/one side plastic laminate. (maybe more that I'm not aware of) We used it in a small business for price stickers, fridge magnets and more. At home I use it for mailing labels, fridge magnets, plastic lamination. We bought our daughter one as she is always using up our magnet cartridge for her own uses. Has a sharp cutter so I wouldn't give it to a child under say 12 but it's great for kids, crafters and general household use.

This little machine is super easy to use!! I was worried about spending so much on a product that I really didn't know a lot about, but it has been worth every penny. It is so much fun to make stickers with just about anything. My four year old begs me to make stickers for him, and he even asked if he could have a Xyron for Christmas (I guess that really shows how much I like it). I have laminated a lot of projects for homeschool and the Xyron continually does a fantastic job!I did get the laminating paper wrinkled once. It took a little adjustment. Once I got it straight, it worked like a charm.

This is a great machine. I didn't need it to be electric and it isn't difficult to use at all. The only issue I have is that it makes a terrible squealing noise when using, it is very loud, and I can't find the source in order to fix it. It is something in the mechanic of turning the handle but there doesn't seem to be a way to try and clean or help that.This works great for making stickers, especially with basic shapes, but it is not great with intricate designs. That is the main reason I bought it, to make it easier than applying glue to small, intricate designs, but I do still use this a ton. If you do use it for intricate cuts, I find it helps to use a pin to kind of pull the adhesive away from the edges.

I have veen wanting one of these for along time. It is nice but when taking the items off the paper the glue seems real stringy and i have to clean around the sticker before placing on my paper

I really like this! My only complaint is how much waste there is at the beginning of making the sticker. If I try rolling the paper back into the machine more it gets stuck. So I have to keep the paper rolled out to the part where you rip it off. My kids really really like making their own stickers though!

I bought this machine to make some stationary by adhering scrapbook paper to cards. It is a great tool! The machine does a great job of coating the whole surface with adhesive evenly. I love that it's so simple to operate; all one has to do is turn a knob. The size is perfect for most projects. My only complaint is that the edges of the paper one passes through the machine have some leftover residue from the adhesive that makes them sticky. Other than that, this machine is great!

I love this machine. The only thing that bothers me about it is the knob you all replaced on this new version with the handle. The handle was much easier to turn. I get a lot of use out of this with my intricate designs I cut on my Silhouette a Cameo. You can also use it with stencil cuts for glitter designs. Cut your design. Run the bottom piece of your project through this Xyron. Then glue the stenciled design on top. It will leave sticky opening where,the design is that can be sprinkled with glitter. It is a nice technique for this machine. I would not be without this in my craft room.

I used this Xyron machine for a little part of a DIY wedding project. For my wedding invitations, I made wraparound address labels myself since I didn't want to hire a calligrapher or just use standard printed addresses on clear labels or anything. Wedding invitations were a while ago, but my labels were something like 1.75 inches x 6 inches or somewhere around there on thicker poundage paper. I researched all sorts of adhesives for something like this - spray glue seemed to messy and lung-damaging, regular glue is messy and sort of shows up through the label, and it would be annoying to use double-sided tape.This was a perfect, cheap machine that rolls in the label and pops it out as a sticker (make sure you get the PERMANENT adhesive cartridges and not the "removable" type for something like address labels). I went through probably 8+ refill cartridges since we had so many invitations and the labels were long, but it was worth it. They stuck on really well and easy to apply as a sticker.Only complaint (hence minus 1 star) - towards the middle to end of the cartridge, it gets squeaky and takes more work to roll it through, but whatever - it's not unmanageable not a deal breaker. I wouldn't have done these any other way.And now that the wedding is over - I'm thinking of giving it to my nieces with some non-permanent adhesive sticker cartridges so they can make stickers of their little drawings and things.This is something that would also be absolutely perfect for scrapbooking.

This machine definitely delivers on it's promises. I have only used the cartridge that allows me to make stickers and it does that well. It applies a very effective adhesive to my cut outs. It can adhere to pretty much anything, also can be used to add even the finest glitter to your cut outs. My only issue with the product is that the cartridges are a bit pricey and the way we are required to load the cut outs I alway feel like I am wasting a bit. I continue to try to get better at it, but just wish it was bit easier. Nevertheless, I really do like this machine and would buy it again.

Works just as it should. Good build, compact for storage. I use it to affix shipping labels to boxes in my small online retail business.

I love it, but the laminate cartridge is horrible. I wasted so much of it trying to get wrinkles and creases out of it. I ended up having to cut and separate the two rolls, attempt to stick them back together evenly. Eventually I got it smooth, but I wasted a lot of it.

I recently got this for the children's class projects, guess I should have waited a while since I paid $58.14 and shortly after it was reduced to $46.68, I guess the plus is this one can laminate (cartridge to be purchased separately), it can also create magnet projects (cartridge to be purchase separately). Nevertheless the children love it and that's purpose fulfilled.

this is great for most any project because of the width however if your working with small pieces a smaller version would be more economical. This one has different cartridges available for purchase including one that does magnetic backing which I look forward to using. the cartridges run $30-$40 so they aren't very cheap but you can change them out without having to use the whole roll. would work very well for making magnetic pictures and stickers. there is also a double laminate cartridge available.

I have tried a couple of other machines for my card making... and those haven't been near as handy and easy to use as this machine. Really like it.

I love the size, but not the adhesive residue it leaves everywhere. The smaller sticker maker has a sheet over the top that you can rub to get all the adhesive away from the stickied item.

The concept of making your cutouts for scrap booking, card making, etc into stickers so they can be easily applied is a wonderful idea, however, the execution with this machine leaves a bit to be desired. I would love to try Xyron's newest models to see if they've made improvements, but in the meantime, this is what I have (along with the Xyron 150 "X"). First of all, you must be VERY VERY VERY careful not to tear the cellophane or you lose your entire roll of sticker paper. That means, you must slowly feed your item into the machine and turn the knob gently - any amount of force could result in a tear of the cellophane. Once you have fed the item through and successfully managed to avoid tearing the very delicate clear plastic (cellophane), you'll find this tool handy.

I bought this sticker machine to make little labels for glass bottles (to label home made vanilla as gifts). It does work pretty well for a small plastic device, and I can see this being a hit with kids. :) However, the sticker tape, while plentiful, is difficult to be efficient with. There is always a huge amount ahead of each sticker, or you end up with overlapping paper without sticker backing. I also found the tape to not stick that well to paper and leave some bald spots and it really didn't stick to glass well. Regular Scotch double sided tape worked a lot better!

I originally bought this sticker maker as a treat for myself with intention to sell stickers. It is the perfect size for little circular stickers to give to your friends and to create customized stickers for your personal planner. The 500 does work as it should, but I often find that there are left over adhesive sticking out of my stickers. In addition, when I peel back the sticker, there are sometimes patches where adhesive was not placed. Luckily, the adhesion of the stickers is very strong, and I have no worries of the product "unsticking." I am just a little annoyed that there's random trails of adhesive that sometimes sticks out of my stickers, especially smaller ones. I suspect that it may be just the batch I received in the mail. The weather when I got the product was cold, so maybe it affected the adhesive.I deducted a star off my otherwise 4 star review because I recently experienced the worst jam the other day while I was working with this product and it made me realize how wasteful the Xyron 500 can be. It happened unexpectedly, and it was probably due time to buy another cartridge because of the problems I experienced before. However, I wish that creating stickers didn't product so much waste (you often times create more "backing" then you create sticker) and extra cartridges came in more compact and more eco-friendly sizes.

This is a good product for making small stickers ocassionally. However the technique for pulling stickers out creates a significant amount of waste which I do not recommend for those who make stickers often. While it does create stickers as long as the adhesive, the 1.5" width is a bit limiting. A good item to have for specialized scrapbooking techniques but not much else. Easy to store because of its small size.

Jams frequently to the point where it is a hassle to use.

My cousin raved about this product, but I am disappointed. It is rather flimsy and the cover doesn't always close properly. The directions that come with it are not well written and they are not very informative. I like that the unit does not require heat and it does function properly when I can get the cover to close. I don't like that it seems to be entirely plastic. I prefer metal gears because they don't break as easily as plastic does. I would not buy this again.

There are slightly more expensive electronic labelers that fit a slightly different purpose but are much better for what I had needed than this product. This essentially applies some light adhesive on existing paper... kinda sucks as a concept

Pretty cheap, big waste of the adhesive sticker material to make a small sticker. I returned it.

Worked great the first time or two, but ever since then it leaves sticky residue on the front of the stickers, which is very unhelpful.

Doesn't work any better than the first one i bought. Not happy with it at all.

Original sticky tape inside came unraveled thus unusable. Not happy with this product.

Almost every time I use it and pull to advance my items the inside sticker portion pops out and I need to insert it back into the X and hold it tight to keep it from falling out again. When this happens I loose a lot of the sticker tape. My sister has one and I have used hers and she has no problem at all. That is why I ordered this one.

There is something wrong with the way the roll is fed through. I have to hand guide it allot of times. Prob. why this individual was selling it but did not disclose the default.:(

This worked great the first time I used it. Somehow the cartridge got messed up and I tried to put it back. There are no instructions, I mean nothing, that tells you how or where to place the end of the roll. I thought you just dropped the cartridge in, but that was wrong. I spent over an hour trying every which way to make it work again. I finally got it, but I have not used it since. A diagram of how the end of the paper is supposed to go would have been most helpful.

Purchased this for a teen aged girl and didn't realize it was so difficult to keep the adhesive sheet intact. Kept having to fix it.

I bought this product as a gift, and it only worked 1 time before breaking. Very dissatisfied with the quality of this item.

Total garbage. Mine came damaged and only worked twice.

This machine is good but wastes a lot of unused adhesive also the adhesive isn't really that strong, comes off easy, and it's the permanent one.

Bad product, breaks within days, I tried to email the company to see if I could return it and they never got back to me, so annoying!

took it out of the box and it was broken. I didnt use it till after the cut off date to return and by then it was too late ;(

Very disaapointed. I purchased this and several refill cartridges. It did not seal tight items laminated or magnetized well at all.

never could figure out how to use this machine. sent it back

Plastic didn't stick to the paper, only the sticky edge around it which wasn't much so it came apart easily.