Side by Side Comparison of: Scotch vs 3M

They have worked perfectly for every project I've used them for. I've mainly been using them for photo projects and I can easily fit 3 4x6 photos in one sleeve and the photo seems to come out even brighter and crisper than before.

Keeps papers tear free for years in my classroom! I use them with my scotch laminator, and they allow my center materials to stay nice and neat for several years! Makes it worth it for me to put together colorful, fun centers!

These laminating pouches are the perfect thickness to laminate bookmarks that fit comfortably between pages. I just re-ordered a pack of 200 sheets and will definitely be getting use out of them! I use them with the Scotch Thermal Laminator 2 roller system and got really great results. They're thick enough to handle easily when feeding into the laminator machine. I've laminated both 100lb coverstock as well as 80lb, so I laminate paper on the thicker side and they work amazingly well. There is a good seal and when the paper is fed correctly, no crinkling of any sort. I've never had an issue with the laminate bubbling or warping. I found the best way to feed into the machine is setting the document in the laminating pouch on top of something that is on level with the opening feed. (I use the box that the 200 pouches came in or a stack of books). This ensures a straight feed for good results everytime. The laminating pouches may be a bit opaque but once it heat sets and is fed through the machine, it comes out crystal clear. I've recently started using these to make little ID badges as well. A great product that I would recommend and will definitely be purchasing again.Over time, I will update my review for longevity and quality of the product. If you found my review helpful, please vote with a YES/LIKE. It would be greatly appreciated!

I love these laminating pouches! I am an elementary teacher and I hate how the school lamination is thin and comes off easily, even when it hasn't been trimmed too close. I used my Scotch Thermal Laminator Combo Pack, Includes 20 Letter-Size Laminating Pouches, Holds Sheets up to 8.5" x 11(TL902VP) for 2 and a half years before a rogue off-brand laminating pouch got stuck in it and essentially took it out of commission. My hubby was able to disassemble it and get it out, but the sticky residue remained. I keep it now as a backup for my Scotch Thermal Laminator, 2 Roller System, Fast Warm-up, Quick Laminating Speed (TL901C-T), and have vowed to NEVER buy off brand pouches again. Haven't had a problem since, and the cost is well worth it!

These are awesome. They are crystal clear and you can cut right down the middle of a single laminated sheets without it coming apart (it will come apart if you laminate two sheets back-to-back and cut too close to the papers with lamination sticking to one side of each page). WARNING: Make sure you insert the page closed-side first. If you insert the open side then you will break your laminator. True story! Happened to me because I was trying to do too many things at once and wasn't paying attention. It melted all around the rolling bar inside my laminator. Had to get a new one. BESIDES the point. But just wanted to give warning when I can. Great sheets. Great price. Love them!

My wife loves crafting and making all sorts of things. She needed to laminate some stuff and I decided we should just buy one. This unit does a really good job. I was really impressed how some items she made for a party she was planning turned out. The lamination was nice and thick and looked professional. It wasn't flimsy like some of the home laminating I have seen. The unit heats up fast, and auto feeds the pouch in. It couldn't be any simpler. It is so easy, that I have even laminated some things for my football coaching and a little mothers day project for the wife.Also, make sure to order the pouches online as well, they are much cheaper.

These things are fantastic! I am a teacher and it is so handy to have the 5 mil available for my TPT's! Our school's laminator is a very thin guage (for which I am thankful) but sometimes you just want a heavier - not quite so bendy finish. I will say do not cut close to the edge because the laminate will come apart. Cut with some space around your paper. And - it's a stinker to cut because it is heavy. But the heavy is what makes it so durable! I totally recommend this product!

These give you a nice thick lamination. I use them with cardstock for covers of notebooks that I put together with my proclick binder. I can't believe they are so inexpensive. I wish I would have bought the machine and pouches much sooner.

I first purchasted a different brand (Crystal Clear) and had great difficulty opening the pouches. Also even though they were advertised as 5 mil they were closer to 3 mil. I returned them. I then read several reviews on the Scotch brand and gave them a try. They are everything as advertised, easy to open, 5 mil, clear finish, and an overall good product. I read another review were it was suggested to run the sheets through the lamiator twice. I have an Fellows laminator which has a switch for both 3 and 5 mil sheets. Using the 5 mil setting one pass is all that is needed.It is true that there slight less than flat ginished result.

These are 5mm pouches that work great in a Scotch brand thermal laminator. I have laminated dozens of pages flawlessly without an bobbles or creases. Just be sure to insert the sealed end first and support the pouch until it's half way through the machine.

I really like the quality of the Scotch laminating pouches. There was none of the fidgeting to get the sheet aligned. It dropped into the pouch exactly where I wanted it and stayed put through the sealing process. There were no bubbles or blemishes.

I use a Scotch brand laminator with these Scotch laminating sheets. Works perfectly. I have used both the 3 mil and the 5 mil thicknesses. While you wouldn't think there's much of a difference between the 2 thicknesses, there is! The 5 mil thickness gives a significantly more durable result. It feels a lot stiffer than the 3 mil. I like having both thickness on hand so that I can choose between them for each application.Due to the additional thickness of the 5 mil laminating sheets, I ended up running them through the laminater TWICE for best results. The package directions suggest doing this!

Super convenient and easy to use! My only complaint is that sometimes when I have finished a sheet, there is still a cloudy looking effect on the paper. Not a big deal and will not hinder my continued use!

These laminating sheets worked well and were easy to use. Note, these sheets require a laminating machine as they are not the sticky type of laminating sheets.

I like it, but need to try some 5 mil stuff. I should have looked deeper and got the 5 mil, but that is no fault of Scotch or 3M. These work well. I used them with the AmazonBasics Thermal Laminator. Both worked quite well.

Works great for laminating for a classroom. Or school seems to never have any laminating film when I need to laminate items for the class.I have bought this several times, the only reason I didn't give it 5 stars is because it is really hard to erase if the students use a dry erase marker on it (even Expo). I had laminated papers for small group and it was almost impossible for the students to erase after writing on it. The thinner school laminating film works much better for that.

The results on my laminations come out clear, but with noticeable warping. I don't know if it is the laminate material or the inexpensive Scotch Thermal Laminator I use (I use it so infrequently that I couldn't see spending the big bucks on an expensive laminator). I wonder if a thicker laminate would prevent the warping. Perhaps when I need another package, I will look for the next thckness up.

I purchased Scotch Thermal Pouches 8.9 x 11.4 Inches, 100-Pack (TP3854-100) to use with my Provocraft book binding/laminating machine. I made a book for my niece with the pouches and it came out pretty well (if I do say so myself!) The laminated pages were much more rigid than I was anticipating (guess i"m used to the cheaper lamination the schooloffers) so I was a little worried my niece might cut herself on the edges - thankfully she hasn't.The only real complaint I have so far is that a few of the pages I have encountered had little holes or something in the plastic and while they laminated ok (I used them for practice) they didn't look that great. So you really have to pay attention and look the pouch over before you ruin any items!.FYI, I noticed it is very easy to cut the seal when trimming around the laminated items. I used a cutter to trim my pages but didn't notice the seal wasn't always a "perfect" line around the object so I ended up cutting the seal. Luckily I was able to put the page back through the machine and seal it again. With more practice, I'm sure it will get easier.So far I'm happy with this product :)

Worked great for what we needed and it worked with an iron - it was a last minute thing and we didn't have money for the proper machinery. Great thickness for signs being put up outside in the elements.

There is a slight learning curve but once you get the hang of it, these are easy to use and very strong.

Used these with a Scotch laminating machine to laminate bingo sheets for a school. Went with the higher MIL rate since children will be using them over and over.

Perfect fit and easy to use.

easier to use than the Royal that comes with. good value.

The product was easy to use and very durable. It works perfect for the work related materials that we want to remain clean and use repeatedly.

as expected.

Well, these were the cheaper option. They kind of bubble up a bit in my (admittedly) non-Scotch brand laminator. Running papers through twice helps.

There ok. My first use has a discoloration and I'm not sure why

A little thin compared to what you would get at Kinko's.

The thermal film is extremely difficult to separate in order to prepare the document for laminating. Some sort of a tab would be helpful

Maybe I just got a bad batch or something. The inside of each pouch isn't tacky at all. It's almost impossible to keep pieces of cardstock or paper from sliding around inside when inserting into the laminator. Then when that happens, the pouch and the items being laminated get ruined. The pouches I bought before were sticky enough inside to keep stuff from slipping around.

Unfortunately, I didn't use until after my return window was closed. But the box I got was cloudy. The free couple of laminating pouches that came with my Scotch thermal laminator were fine - so it's probably a fine product. I'm disappointed in the box I got though.

Have not worked as well as last batch I ordered. Keep wrinkling. Disappointed with quality.

My package came opened- The Scotch box was damaged and had been opened and re closed and the plastic casing around the laminating pouches was opened as well. I did not take the time to count out 100 sheets to make sure they were all there but some could have easily been missing. I didn't want to bother with the hassle of sending the package back. The laminating sheets themselves seem to work fine.

These are knockoff laminating sheets! Too thin and staticky. Lower quality. The sheets also wrinkle when laminating. Right away they felt different than the usual scotch laminating sheets previously purchased on Amazon or stores. Buyer beware.... it's a hit or miss with ordering on Amazon.

Too thin at 3mil...I'm used to thicker ones like 5 or 6 mil. So I had to double bag these - first seal in a single pouch, then put the sealed pouch in a second and laminate a second time. But I'm going to get a pack of thicker ones. These are too light & flimsy.

I don't know if I'm doing something wrong but the corners curl up almost every time I use it. The instruction manual doesn't have anything about that problem.

Get 5 Mill

A lot of pouches are falling apart while some don't want to come apart at all. Instructions about handling, opening pouches is needed for newbies,

Unfortunately, all of the sheets that I have gotten from this pack do not remain "sealed" once laminated. I thought it was my laminator, so I had that looked at. Then, I bought a different brand/package of laminating pouches and tested them out throughout this month. Every single Scotch sheet that I used fell apart, whereas the other brand remained in tact. I tested this with regular paper along with cardstock. I am very displeased with this product and I will not be purchasing it again.

Worked once, then never again.

the pouch's glue is not strong, my sheet could not be laminated well

I am so upset with this purchase. I ordered the 3mm due to the price. When I used it, it the pages waved at me. I decided to spend the extra money and get the 5mm. When I went searching for 5mm, I ran across an off brand at 1/3 of the price. I read the reviews and decided to order it. Wow! I can't believe how much Scotch rips you off for their name. Never ever again will I buy their sheets. Do your research people. I wish I had.

These are the worse laminating pouches and I'm really surprised since they are Scotch. I had a package of Gordon laminating pouches that I had been using but cannot find on Amazon at all. They worked great! They were clear and did not pucker or bubble at all... however, these Scotch brand sheets pucker and bubble a lot. They arrived with some creases in the first several sheets, but I dug down and got ones out that were smooth and looked good. However, putting them through my laminating machine proved to be terrible. They puckered, they bubbled, they are not smooth and certainly not clear where there are ripples and bubbles. There are even some strange whitish marks appearing in between the top and bottom sheets. I am really unhappy with this purchase and will not be buying any more from this company. I thought they would be as good, if not better, than the last brand I purchased since it was not a top-notch company brand, but I am really disappointed with these. I'm trying to use them as I need them badly, but they are really not good quality at all. I will not be buying these ever again.

Dont waste your money on this, i thought it would still work good considering some of the reviews but out of all the time i used there was only ONCE that it didnt get jammed. And when it gets jammed you have to take the whole thong apart! I highly regret buying this one.

Ordered this product as prime eligible for 2 day shipping. It arrived 12 days later.I have not been able to successfully use the 5 mil size on along with a Scotch brand laminator that has a 5 mil setting. It constantly jams the machine and has ruined multiple documents.