I was so excited about being chosen to receive this item for free as a part of a chat pack!  I started back as a teacher after 7 years at home with my own children. There were so many things I forgot that I needed. I needed to laminate my bulletin board items, class coupons, the numbers for my calendar, etc. When I got to work, the laminator was broken! I had to go somewhere and pay to have my things laminated. When I received the Scotch Laminator, I was so anxious to use it. I was so happy that it was extremely easy to use. It was fast and is so compact. This is a great item to have at home or at school for small projects. I used it to laminate my classroom coupons. I look forward to finding more projects.