Shredder for Home, Bonsaii 6 Sheet Cross Cut Paper Shredder for Small Home Office Use, Portable Handle Design with 3.4 Gallons Wastebasket (C237-B)

I have previously owned Fellowes shredders. Although they were okay for occasional shredding of small amounts of paper in my home office, they were simply awful in dealing with large jobs. One could hear them struggling with anything more that a few sheets at a time. Then if I tried to do a large job, for example, shredding old tax returns, the job was very laborious because Fellowes shredders overheat after about 15 minutes and then require a cooling time of about 30 minutes. There is no such problem with the Bonsaii Evershred C149-C. Having disposed of my Fellowes 79ci shredder, and using the Bonsaii I was at last able to make a start on the dreaded job of shredding old financial and tax documents. I was enormously impressed.

Although I was careful to avoid shredding more than 12 pages at a time, I found i was able to shred continuously for 45 minutes without any problem whatsoever. I stopped eventually because I was tired. I’m sure the shredder would have gone on working! So, a task that can only be characterized as exceedingly boring, became at least possible to do. I really like this shredder. The slit where one inserts paper is designed so that the shredding blades are recessed. Unlike the Fellowes shredders there does not seem to be a risk of inserting and injuring one’s fingers so there is no need for the Fellowes shutoff feature. Also, with three simple controls on the top, namely auto, off and reverse, the Bonsaii shredder is a piece of cake to use. I cannot comment here on its longevity since I have only owned it for a couple of weeks. However, it is a pleasure to use. It is small and compact and moves easily on its casters so I can slide it under my desk where it takes up very little space. I had never heard of the Bonsaii company before this purchase. However, if the unit holds up over time, they have a real winner here!