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(More customer reviews)I purchased this locally about 8 months ago and it has been chomping away at the mountain of paper in my apartment that I haven't thrown out because I didn't have a shredder. I sometimes overtax it by giving it more than 6 sheets of paper and, while it slows down a bit, it still works. I also like that I don't have to remove staples before feeding it.
When I bought it, I didn't know how important crosscut shredding is. I saw a news piece on identity theft today and the security expert said there is a thriving industry where meth dealers make some of their "customers" sit at tables all day, piecing together documents that have been through a ribbon shredder. You can't do that with something that's been crosscut.
The reviewer who couldn't get it to run after emptying it probably came across one of it's safety features. While the shredder fits in the basket either way, in order for it to run, the cord must be in the same corner as the little metal tab-thingy inside the basket. The tab-thingy fits into a slot in the motor. This is actually an excellent idea. The shredder will not operate unless it is properly in the basket, thereby ensuring that Homedics' customers finish their shredding projects with the same number of fingers they started with. (But it's still a good idea to unplug the machine when you are picking paper out of its metal teeth.) I found this feature by accident but, once I knew what to look for, I still couldn't find it in the manual.
I deducted one star for poor documentation but, other than that, you get exactly what the box says -- a sturdy little crosscut shredder that will handle 6 sheets of paper, staples and credit cards.
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