• Reviews around paper (3.26 of 5)

    Fellowes Powershred W11C, 11-Sheet Cross-cut Paper and Credit Card Shredder with Safety Lock

    • The old method of cleaning those bits by using a stiff paper to trigger a momentary run
    • A great paper shredder.
    • It eats paper like a hungry alligator.
    • I can empty this thing in less than 30 seconds without having to worry about chasing down a mess of stray paper pieces that fall out when emptying into another container.
    • It has worked great and does shred papers easily
    • The cheap paper sensor fails.
    • Unlike my old shredder, when its time to clean the waste, paper isn't hung up in the shredder
    • The paperwork and the online information say you can simply use reverse, that is not true when it decides it is jammed with 10 pieces of paper ( and you'll recall it says it can accommodate 11 pieces of paper )you have to actually unplug it and try to work the paper back out
    • because of nasty dumping, it took out our brand new vacuum cleaner, requiring it to be serviced, because the shredded paper is too easily clogged in vacuums.
    • This is the by far the worst paper shredder I have ever owned
    • You can use a commercial shredder lube product or simply take a sheet of clean paper, thoroughly spray it with a silicone lube, let the carrier fluid evaporate, and then run through the shredder
    • Shredded paper is quite easy to compress, but since the bucket on the unit is so short (roughly 14 inches from the bottom of the shredder disks), the paper fills to the top quickly makeing it necessary to empty the bucket often.
    • Wonderful paper shredder.
    • I had to manually pluck the paper from under the sensor to free it and get the shredder working again.
    • Easy to operate - it shreds paper quite well.
    • Works like charm - chews up paper quickly - a little unstable weight-distribution-
    • It won't break the machine, as they can still be shredded, but a wad of sticky shredded paper builds up around the sensor, only allowing the machine to be run in reverse
    • is one powerful paper shredder.
    • Shreds paper really well, works without any issues.
    • Works great and almost shreds paper to confetti.
    • I was well within the product's handling capacity, but I now own 2 BROKEN paper shredders
    • Paper starts to jam because the side rollers don't seem to get rid of what it is shredding
    • The papers go through pretty quickly and it does not jam too often.
    • The motor is so powerful it makes short work of shredding any paper.
    • Plus, I put too many papers in it so it jammed
    • All the shredded paper can be really messy to transfer to the recycle bin.
    • The shredder collects enough paper in its teeth that you're bound to have scraps of paper all of the floor as I did
    • Works great--shreds paper into fine short pieces instead of the long strips.
    • Just get some cheap canola oil from the grocery store and you'll keep this thing purring like a kitten who is shredding all your important papers.
    • When you put something in it like, paper
    • convenient removable top for easy paper removal - i would certainly advise anyone who asked -to investigate this paper shredder
    • Would recommend for anyone that wants to shred their data sensitive papers
    • When trying to clear paper from the underside be very careful
    • I've shredded a lot of useless papers that I'm glad to be rid of.
    • This is a good paper shredder.
    • Excellent Paper Shredder.
    • It's a good paper shredder
    • The unit's paper sensor (the white plastic thing near the middle of the top of where you feed paper) fails and aparently fails often ( [...] ).
    • Very nice simple strong paper
    • Nice speed, paper doesn't easily jam, feels sturdy
    • It is an efficient paper shredder.
    • The cross-cut makes it virtually impossible for anyone to reconstruct your important papers you shred
    • I had fed it less than 11 sheets of paper, but apparently it didn't like the paper
    • Completely demolishes paper.
    • It gets jammed now and again, mainly from overstuffing it...definitely stay within the 11-sheet limit, and take into account the weight of the paper as well...thicker paper means less sheets at once
    • Be careful NOT to put sticky paper in there, i.e. Amazon tags that you pull off of your boxes.
    • Shredded paper falls off lid when trying to empty bin
    • It took me a few days but I shredded enough paper to fill a 55 gallon trash bag and a tall kitchen garbage bag
    • shreds paper very well and came within 2 days
    • so I think my husband may have killed it when he cleaned the papers from his desk last week
    • Awesome paper shredder...best one I have ever owned.
    • I noticed it stop taking the paper as fast as it once did, so I took it apart.
    • Works as I expected.
    • My replacement showed up a week later and it's died as
    • I forgot to pay attention to look at how long I should use before break... so after ~ 15 minutes of continuous shredding, my shredder went straight to the e-waste stack right after