Can you use other brand pouches or do you have to use their product
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The ppl who are using it here prefer a different, generic, brand, that happen to be the least expensive I have found.
1777953
I use the pouches from Wal Mart. I think they are 3m. No complaints. This is a good unit. We use it at work a lot. It heats up in about a minute. No complaints so far
1777954
This is an identical replacement for mine that died after eight years, and I had always used eith GBC or good price substitues without issue. We use a small GBC for our association's membership cards and it also uses "best price" without problem.
187449
I don't know why you couldn't use any brand. I have only used verbatim brand
1255917
By batch, do you mean order, or another pouch? I never noticed a problem with not being able to puncture the pod.
988248
You can get the pouches at your local Staples or you can get them on Anazon.com
458357
Yes you can use smaller pouches. We cut the large ones down and use them. The smaller works fine in the laminator.
1983891
I think that you can use anything that you want at any store that you want. I can not imagine that a store would give you any grief. If they did, and answer such as "well they are more than happy for me to use these bags at ("their competitors")" will probably cause them to reconsider giving you any difficulty
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I completely understand your concern about the cost. However, to reduce this cost I wait for a 20% off coupon to babies R Us and re-use the pouches a few times (they hold up really well because they are a bit more ridge in structure then the one time use store pouches. Some foods rinse out better than others... and because the pouches are see through you can ensure they are clean before re-use. I hope those two hints help reduce the cost for you.
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No to both of your questions. I use many of those companies products and love all of them. I actually will only use their products.
1986321
I don't really know.....but your not going to have any trouble putting everything u need in it. I also bought sustainment pouches that MOLLE to the sides of the pack. Look up Sustainment pouches. They have them in all patterns.
661671
The one I bought has 100 pouches. Not sure about this one, although the box looks exactly the same as mine....
988249
Lamination pouches are available in a variety of sizes from numerous companies. I use Scotch brand myself, which is very inexpensive and gives good results with this laminator.
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I do not know from experience, but the guides are adjustable and the thicknesses specified are 3 mil and 5 mil for the two settings. Therefore, I imagine that the brand of pouch matters less than the tech specifications... so my *guess* is that you can. It may be wise to check if there is a maximum/minimum heat that can/should be applied to the pouches you intend to use. In any case, I highly suggest using pouches, as opposed to two unconnected pieces of plastic, since the edge fed into the machine is the seam edge, which ensures that the pouch is guided straight, rather than having two pieces that might feed into the rollers with some slippage. Good luck! :) I do not know from experience, but the guides are adjustable and the thicknesses specified are 3 mil and 5 mil for the two settings. Therefore, I imagine that the brand of pouch matters less than the tech specifications... so my *guess* is that you can. It may be wise to check if there is a maximum/minimum heat that can/should be applied to the pouches you intend to use. In any case, I highly suggest using pouches, as opposed to two unconnected pieces of plastic, since the edge fed into the machine is the seam edge, which ensures that the pouch is guided straight, rather than having two... » Read More I do not know from experience, but the guides are adjustable and the thicknesses specified are 3 mil and 5 mil for the two settings. Therefore, I imagine that the brand of pouch matters less than the tech specifications... so my *guess* is that you can. It may be wise to check if there is a maximum/minimum heat that can/should be applied to the pouches you intend to use. In any case, I highly suggest using pouches, as opposed to two unconnected pieces of plastic, since the edge fed into the machine is the seam edge, which ensures that the pouch is guided straight, rather than having two pieces that might feed into the rollers with some slippage. Good luck! :) « Show Less
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Yes and No!!!!! As long as you keep it in the provided pouch, you should be ok.
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You can use almost any other brand, I bought a bunch of polishes at Walmart to complete my palette, as long as it's gel nail polish
1983893
You CAN use anywhere. I put my Initials where they can be seen on all bags just so others do NOT take them (They are nice to have).
458358
I haven't tried it with smaller pouches yet, but you can certainly place several id's in one pouch. I have successfully done that with many smaller items.
1431205
Yes, you can use any size pouches. Great purchase I use mine for EVERYTHING!