Need help buying a quality card shuffler (1 Viewer)

[Pinkdan]

Both of my parents have hand issues that make it difficult to shuffle cards. They play lots of card games however which makes it difficult for them. So they thought a card shuffler might help. Unfortunately most of the ones on the market seem cheap and unreliable.

Does anyone have a good recommendation that’s not as expensive as a shuffle tech but also not crappy like the $15 ones on Amazon? Budget: less than $100 ideally.

Thanks for any help.

-Dan

 

[tabletalker7]

I hate to be the bearer of bad news here, but if a sub $100 shuffling machine (that doesn't absolutely suck) existed we would have that instead of the shuffle tech. Sorry man.

 

[Pinkdan]

I hate to be the bearer of bad news here, but if a sub $100 shuffling machine (that doesn't absolutely suck) existed we would have that instead of the shuffle tech. Sorry man.

Well that’s kinda what I needed to know honestly. Thanks for the reply

 

[Erich Wise]

What about the MDS-6 Multi-Deck Shuffler? Its made by shuffle tech, its double your budget, but 1/3 the shuffle tech ST-1000 price. I havent heard any reviews on it though.

 

[jpd527]

What about the MDS-6 Multi-Deck Shuffler? Its made by shuffle tech, its double your budget, but 1/3 the shuffle tech ST-1000 price. I havent heard any reviews on it though.

Do you by any chance know where those units are made? (I've been on a made-in-China boycott the last few years and am guessing that means I'm not getting a shuffler, but thought I'd check just in case.)

 

[Erich Wise]

Do you by any chance know where those units are made? (I've been on a made-in-China boycott the last few years and am guessing that means I'm not getting a shuffler, but thought I'd check just in case.)

I do not. My guess would be china or Taiwan. That is totally baseless guess though lol.

 

[jpd527]

I do not. My guess would be china or Taiwan. That is totally baseless guess though lol.

Haha yeah that's probably a good guess.

 

[jpietrella]

Well that’s kinda what I needed to know honestly. Thanks for the reply

What about the MDS-6 Multi-Deck Shuffler? Its made by shuffle tech, its double your budget, but 1/3 the shuffle tech ST-1000 price. I havent heard any reviews on it though.

As someone who's tried to solve this problem for many years I can confirm that you're unlikely to find a great solution for under the cost of a Shuffle tech. I've tried pretty much everything out there for sub-$300 and they're all garbage, or, quickly become annoying enough not to use. I found a great deal on a Shuffle tech and I've never looked back. If you're playing consistently and you have hand issues, it's well worth the investment. I feel like used ones pop up on here from time to time (or eBay), so deals can be had.

 

[jpd527]

Looks like the Shuffle Tech is actually Made in USA. Explains it working better than the cheaper units and the price tag.

@jpietrella Do you find the Shuffle Tech to be very noisy? I saw that as a reoccurring complaint on a lot of shuffling units.

 

[jpietrella]

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@jpietrella Do you find the Shuffle Tech to be very noisy? I saw that as a reoccurring complaint on a lot of shuffling units.

So, it is definitely not quiet. It doesn't bother me and I tend to forget about the noise when you have a full game + talking + TV in the background + whatever else is going on. Some of the friends I play with said they don't like using it because of the noise but they are idiots.

 

[tabletalker7]

Do you find the Shuffle Tech to be very noisy?

It is noisy, but it is easy enough to make something to deal with the noise

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[Pinkdan]

It is noisy, but it is easy enough to make something to deal with the noise

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• tabletalker7
• Jun 6, 2020

I love this! I’ve bookmarked this thing like 4x

 

[tabletalker7]

I love this! I’ve bookmarked this thing like 4x

I spent less than $100 on everything for it at home depot and it was so easy to slap it together. Go ahead and build your own already man. You will love it

 

[upNdown]

So, it is definitely not quiet. It doesn't bother me and I tend to forget about the noise when you have a full game + talking + TV in the background + whatever else is going on. Some of the friends I play with said they don't like using it because of the noise but they are idiots.

I are idiot.
But if his parents’ hearing is anything like my dad’s hearing, they’ll probably love it.

 

[djfayze]

I just think it’s crazy that there is such a large gap between $20 shufflers and $600 shufflers. How is there no product in between? If someone could come up with a decent $300 automatic shuffler they would make a killing I feel.

 

[jpietrella]

I just think it’s crazy that there is such a large gap between $20 shufflers and $600 shufflers. How is there no product in between? If someone could come up with a decent $300 automatic shuffler they would make a killing I feel.

Preach.

 

[Pinkdan]

I just think it’s crazy that there is such a large gap between $20 shufflers and $600 shufflers. How is there no product in between? If someone could come up with a decent $300 automatic shuffler they would make a killing I feel.

 

[jpd527]

I just think it’s crazy that there is such a large gap between $20 shufflers and $600 shufflers. How is there no product in between? If someone could come up with a decent $300 automatic shuffler they would make a killing I feel.

I see this kind of gap in so many different products. My totally uneducated opinion is that the cheaply made foreign products kill that mid-range quality slice of the market. Flooding the market with crappy but cheap options lowers people's expectations both on price and quality, so only really high-end versions purchased by businesses and wealthier folks can compete.

The whole reason I actually got into the clay poker chips is I didn't want the crappy plastic or dice chips from China, but the price jump is magnitudes from a set of dice chips at a nickel or less per chip to Nevada Jacks or Paulsons at a dollar or more per chip.

 

[tabletalker7]

The whole reason I actually got into the clay poker chips is I didn't want the crappy plastic or dice chips from China, but the price jump is magnitudes from a set of dice chips at a nickel or less per chip to Nevada Jacks or Paulsons at a dollar or more per chip.

I got my semi custom ceramics for 63 cents a chip.........

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• tabletalker7
• Apr 30, 2020

quick breakdown

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• Apr 30, 2020

Micro Stakes