expiredphoinix | Staff posted Feb 24, 2025 08:12 AM
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expiredphoinix | Staff posted Feb 24, 2025 08:12 AM
Aurora 8-Sheet Cross-Cut Paper Shredder w/ 3.4 Gallon Basket (Black)
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My experience with cheap shredders is they do 1/4 of what they advertise. So if it says "8 sheet" that means 2 IRL.
And NEVER put a modern credit card into one of these to shred. Modern cards have metal and RF circuitry in them and will lock a shredder up. I had a unit that was a BOSS that could totally do 10 real sheets at a time, CD media etc no problem. Threw a credit card at it and it seized it up. Took it apart and pulled the metal bits out with needle nose pliers the best I could... still never worked again. And that one was a $200 one.
Cheap ones like these are fine, just go EASY and SLOW. And when it breaks, oh well it was only $20
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My experience with cheap shredders is they do 1/4 of what they advertise. So if it says "8 sheet" that means 2 IRL.
And NEVER put a modern credit card into one of these to shred. Modern cards have metal and RF circuitry in them and will lock a shredder up. I had a unit that was a BOSS that could totally do 10 real sheets at a time, CD media etc no problem. Threw a credit card at it and it seized it up. Took it apart and pulled the metal bits out with needle nose pliers the best I could... still never worked again. And that one was a $200 one.
Cheap ones like these are fine, just go EASY and SLOW. And when it breaks, oh well it was only $20
My experience with cheap shredders is they do 1/4 of what they advertise. So if it says "8 sheet" that means 2 IRL.
And NEVER put a modern credit card into one of these to shred. Modern cards have metal and RF circuitry in them and will lock a shredder up. I had a unit that was a BOSS that could totally do 10 real sheets at a time, CD media etc no problem. Threw a credit card at it and it seized it up. Took it apart and pulled the metal bits out with needle nose pliers the best I could... still never worked again. And that one was a $200 one.
Cheap ones like these are fine, just go EASY and SLOW. And when it breaks, oh well it was only $20
Got in on this printer a while ago https://slickdeals.net/f/17152297-member-s-mark-c274a-100-sheet-auto-feed-shredder-44-free-shipping?attrsr
And it's been the best printer I've used. Auto shedding works great and has no issue shedding 10-20 pages at a time but it's no longer available.
I would suggesting either an Amazon basic small shredder or an office/big shredder
I mean there is nothing consumer grade that is indestructible. I had a long time ago I had a $500 monster shredder as big as R2D2 that would plow wood, but it eventually seized up on something and couldn't be saved. So nowadays, I don't spend more than $50-100 and just replace them when they seize up. Staples / store warranties are a thing.
I just jumped on this deal, because my Aurora AS502MX shredder just gave up the ghost after twenty, yes 20 years. I bought my stepdaughter an Aurora 8-sheet shredder when she went to college at 18. She is turning 30 this year and it is going strong.
I routinely used and abused mine. It was a 5-sheet shredder and I used it more than an order of magnitude > than its duty cycle. Routinely shredding more than 5 sheets at a time and dozens of credit cards.
Not bad, considering I got it for free after rebate at Best Buy. Those were the days, if you were patient you could get many PC supplies, accessories and peripherals for little to no money after rebate.
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Got in on this printer a while ago https://slickdeals.net/f/17152297-member-s-mark-c274a-100-sheet-auto-feed-shredder-44-free-shipping?attrsr
And it's been the best printer I've used. Auto shedding works great and has no issue shedding 10-20 pages at a time but it's no longer available.
I would suggesting either an Amazon basic small shredder or an office/big shredder
I just jumped on this deal, because my Aurora AS502MX shredder just gave up the ghost after twenty, yes 20 years. I bought my stepdaughter an Aurora 8-sheet shredder when she went to college at 18. She is turning 30 this year and it is going strong.
I routinely used and abused mine. It was a 5-sheet shredder and I used it more than an order of magnitude > than its duty cycle. Routinely shredding more than 5 sheets at a time and dozens of credit cards.
Not bad, considering I got it for free after rebate at Best Buy. Those were the days, if you were patient you could get many PC supplies, accessories and peripherals for little to no money after rebate.
My experience with cheap shredders is they do 1/4 of what they advertise. So if it says "8 sheet" that means 2 IRL.
And NEVER put a modern credit card into one of these to shred. Modern cards have metal and RF circuitry in them and will lock a shredder up. I had a unit that was a BOSS that could totally do 10 real sheets at a time, CD media etc no problem. Threw a credit card at it and it seized it up. Took it apart and pulled the metal bits out with needle nose pliers the best I could... still never worked again. And that one was a $200 one.
Cheap ones like these are fine, just go EASY and SLOW. And when it breaks, oh well it was only $20
I like the confetti-style shredding, IMO much better than the old shredder that made strips (paper takes less room in the basket), I feel I can feed it several pages and they are easily pulled in (I never tried up to 8 as I don't want to jam it), I also like the plastic window allowing me to see the level of paper in the basket.
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