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Home Paper Shredders
Who Needs a Home Paper Shredder Anyway?
The moment you hear about a paper shredder for your home, the first word that probably pops into your head is "why?".
It is a well known and undeniable fact that one of the fastest growing crimes in today’s world is identity theft.Let us give a clear explanation. Say you have written you bank account number or your credit card number on a piece of paper. After you don't need it anymore, you tear it into pieces and throw it away. Someone picks up the pieces, and with a little bit of effort puts them together.From that point on, your money is no longer secure.
Important Home Shredder Features
- Safety - unlike in an office where most people are responsible adults, this is not necessarily
the case in your home environment.You want to be sure that shredder you are buying is safe to use around kids.
High quality machines, such as the Fellowes 32057 Powershred P-57Cs, have a special sensor
that stops shredding when your finger come too close to the blades.
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- Price - there is no sense in paying over $80 for a home shredder. You can get yourself a machine with all the
features you need for much less than that.
- Size - if you need a machine for home use, you may be looking for something compact. In that case you may also be interested
in visiting our desktop paper shredders section.
- Shred Material - you would probably like to get rid of not just paper, but also of old CDs/DVDs and credit cards.
This does not mean that your shredder should be either big or expensive.For example, check out the Aurora AS810SD, or the
Aurora AS1018CD.
Additional Features
Home shredders can be categorized even further. Some are manual and some are automatic. Some are cross-cut style and some are strip-cut. Automatic ones have sensors which can detect the presence of paper and start automatically. Once done, they will automatically stop. They also have alert lamps and signals which are activated in case of a paper jam. You will often find they include a reverse switch to reverse the operation of the blades in case a paper gets stuck. Some may have bags placed to collect the waste or some can have adjustable sides to accommodated different volumes of waste. The amount of paperwork you produce will be instrumental in determining the size of the paper shredder that you need for your home.
More Info
We hope that you found this page useful. However, if you need to see more options to choose the best shredder for you, you can also visit our paper shredder reviews section, where you can find a full list of our products.