Great Buy!
Works just like the more expensive models. I'm teaching a class that stresses getting out of debt by not using credit cards any more. This shredder has chewed up over fifty of our student's credit cards with no problem. It's a money saver in more than one way!

handy shredder
This shredder does what it was advertised to do. It is fast, easy, quiet and good for home use. I have not had any problem with it. I use it every day and hope to soon get all my backlog of shredding done.

OK to strip a few papers
It is a good shredder for a small job, but here are the cons.
1) You can get a cross-strip shredder at Walmart for less money from the same shredder company.
2) It does not do 8 pages. I found 4 pages is maximum before it starts to complain.
3) Hesitates for credit cards but does shred them.
4) I am not going to even try to shred a CD.
5)The basket is small and needs to be emptied more often.

I would try a Fellowes shredder as that is the one I had before this. It died on me as twice I shredded the charity org envelopes with pennies/car dealer ads with keys in them.

I generally open all my junk mail because rebate checks, confidential queries by insurance companies, automatic renewals where you have to opt out to stop subscriptions are sent in envelopes that look like junk mail.

Not A Cross-Cut Shredder!
I missed that detail. It is fast, and inexpensive. But, wish I had understood that it isn't like my old shredder that cuts documents into little shreds. This has long strips coming out.

Great since the Shredder extends to fit larger wastebaskets!
If you're looking for a home shredder that will do the job without costing you an arm and a leg, this is definetly it! If the wastebasket that comes with the shredder is "too small" for your use, simply apply "common sense" by putting the shredder over a larger wastebasket! Ignore all of these ho-hum reviews gripping about the wastebasket size by describing it as a "little shredder" that does "small jobs" which require "frequent emptying". Nonsense! The moment mine arrived, I took it out of the box, disgarded it's wastebasket and put the shredder over my larger wastebasket then began shredding! The shredder works fine! It's quiet and adequate for home use. For commercial use, go elsewhere. No problems here what-so-ever. Love it!