Automatic Card Shuffler - Battery-Operated 6-Deck Playing Card Dispenser - Game Night and Casino Accessories by Trademark Poker

We play a lot of card games both at home and in groups and I have always shuffled cards by hand. My girlfriend pointed this product out on a whim years ago and I thought for $15, what the heck lets give it a try. We use it at least once every few weeks for all this time and it is still working as good as day one. The first thing I did is get rid of the plastic piece that holds the shuffled cards in place. After using it a few times, I found it to be a waste of time to constantly put that piece in and out since you have to hold down the "shuffle" lever anyway. Instead, I hold down the "shuffle cards" lever with my right hand and then I just hold my left hand in front of the area where the shuffled cards land as shown in the picture. That way I can just grab the shuffled cards quickly without having to remove and replace the plastic shield every time. Even Vegas card shufflers jam or mis-shuffle cards once in a while and the same happens with this shuffler periodically. Once in a while, a card will get stuck vertically in the shuffled cards holding area. It's easy to just pull it out and put it in with the shuffled cards. I would say the "jam rate" is only a few percent. It does make quite a bit of noise when shuffling. Don't expect to use it in an area where you need to be quiet. It is also a little awkward to move around since there isn't a handle or anything, but that isn't a big deal. The most cards we use in any of our games is 116 and it works great, so I can't speak as to how well it manages the full advertised six deck capacity. Is this a 100% replacement for hand shuffling? Maybe, depending on what type of card games you play. We play a lot of poker and rummy style games so there are always a lot of straights, flushes, and #-of-a-kind cards in the used stack. I like to use this shuffler on the decks four or five times times with a few quick hand shuffles in between to help enhance the randomness of the overall freshly shuffled deck. Bottom line, for the price it works great and it will save you lot of hand shuffling in the long run. If we ever play cards, this shuffler is on the table and is used 100% of the time.

You know what really grinds my gears? Waiting for people who are not skilled at shuffling. I’m a person, that likes to play various game at a high frequency without much “downtime”. After I recently purchased this product, the pauses after winning or losing pots have decreased tremendously. It only takes about 6 seconds to shuffle two decks. Especially poker players who often play online, will appreciate this product, since you’re able to play way more hands than usual. In my opinion, it also contributes to the fact that the game itself becomes more enjoyable. It’s easier to focus on the game as well know, since you don’t have to think about the shuffling the whole time. Even though I mostly play poker, one could also use the machine for games that needs numerous decks. I tried it already out myself, and it works exactly as advertised - holding up to 6 decks. Besides, it’s also possible to shuffle cards from games such as “UNO” or “Munchkin”, as long as the proportions are similar to regular playing cards (3.5” x 2.5” or 9cm x 6cm). This being said, it is very user-friendly and can easily be used by children for their card games as well. As previously mentioned, this almost guarantees a smoother and even more enjoyable playtime with the family. I consider the “shuffling gears” on the sides to be quite reliable, since they have never broken down on me before. Another benefit is that the respective playing cards won’t get as worn out as if you would shuffle them with your hands. Last but not least, I wanted to state that the product itself has a nice style to it, and doesn’t look as cheap as the price might suggest. The only negative aspect about this product is that the batteries are sold separately, but thankfully the machine will run forever after purchasing the initial pack. All in all, it is a very beneficial and children-friendly product that contributes to a higher frequency of plays, less down-time, more fun and less depreciation of the play cards for a pretty low price.

At first we thought this product was defective in that we couldn't get it to work. There were no instructions and we tried two different sets of batteries and it still didn't work. So, we contacted Amazon wanting to return the product for credit. Without question or hassel, we were given the credit -- only $15.05 with tax -- but were told to keep the product. We were surprised and pleased with the service. However, recently a friend took a look and after a short while a lever was discovered along the bottom of the middle section which holds the shuffled cards. Surprise!! The lever started the shuffling. We felt pretty stupid, but have used it several times and love how fast it shuffles the two decks we've been using for Jokers & Marbles. So, tonight we're contacting Amazon to recharge this product and deleting the bad review we gave earlier. It works fine and quick. We've been told most don't last long but for the price we're happy. John N. Hansen Co., Inc., we apologize. We do recommend this product.

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Es un buen producto, cumple su función aunque de vez en cuando se le atoran un par de cartas (generalmente las últimas de cada lado), la entrega fue realizada en tiempo y forma. En contra solo puedo decir que utiliza 4 baterias "C" las cuales no son nada baratas.

Value for money. Need 4 C batteries to work.

Worked for about 5 minutes before it decided to no longer shuffle from one side. Checked that the gears were all aligned and looked at how the mothers were spinning the faulty side just randomly stops working a d once it has stopped it will not work at all looks to be more with the motor than anything

Works splendidly as long as the cards are new! Super fast! No problems and I would buy this product again. Trust me when I say go to the dollar store and purchase new cards; do not use old decks as you will have to continually have to stop the process and adjust the cards. Giving a four because I had to discover this on my own. I believe the Card Shuffler description should include a recommendation to use fresh decks of cards for optimum results. Thank you.