Fellowes Image Last Letter Jam Free - 100-Pk - 3 Mil- Clear Plastic - 9 x 11.5 Glossy Laminating Pouches

This 100 pack will add to the initial starter set of sheets that came with my laminator machine. The 3 mil thickness is really good for anything you want to protect, but still want fairly flexible. My initial use was to protect a printed sheet of emergency phone numbers, radio stations, and shelters in my area. (We tend to get our fair share of hurricanes and such a list can be really handy.) The resulting laminated sheet is still flexible enough to be rolled up and stashed in a backpack or a car's glove compartment without causing any harm to the document. Now that I have additional sheets, I also intend to try multiple laminations (using a single sheet to laminate multiple items) - Social Security card, Voter Registration, or Gramma's apple pie recipe. Given enough space between documents, I should be able to cut out each one without messing up the lamination. It's also been suggested I could laminate old photos to preserve them. I have to admit, I'm not quite ready to try that, but I can certainly scan, print, and laminate the resulting images without causing harm to the originals. Another potential productive use would be to laminate a cover sheet for a document, essay, or research paper (depending on how picky the recipient is). I could also see laminating each page of an entire document that was to be used in less than ideal situations. All in all, the 3 mil sheets serve well when a lightweight, flexible result is desired and I'd definitely recommend them to others.

These Fellowes laminating pouches are of a very high quality. These are 3 mil and exactly what is recommended for my laminating machine. Be careful to check the mil because I previously selected 5mil and they will not work as well in my machine. Smaller 5mil pouches will, but not the large letter size. You will notice a watermark on the pouches, but it does not show after lamination. What is great about the letter size pouches is that you can laminate odd size items that will not otherwise fit in the smaller pouches. I have even cut them in half and used them and it works just fine. The clarity is excellent and they seal perfectly. They also have UV protection. I would highly recommend them.