Aurora AS810SD 8-Sheet Strip-Cut Paper, CD and Credit Card Shredder Basket

Working well.
It works for me. It’s nice and small. Good for home use. Does not take too much space. Worth the money I spent for it.

Great for home use
Bought this to help clean up the junk mail we get everyday. It’s small enough to put in our dining area unnoticed. I can put through large junk envelopes, unopened or about 5 sheets max through this thing. It’s a bit tiny so I’d say about 20 or so feedings 3-4 sheets each and you’ll have to pull the top off to push the shredding down to fit more in. After about 15 minutes of continuous use, it will heat up and turn off. About 10 minutes later, you’ll hear the wheels spinning again, which means it’s good to go.It’s also done a great job in shredding CDs and credit cards. Some shredders I’ve had ‘attempt’ to shred but they just make lines or indentations, this shredder cuts right through.I’m pleased with this little shredder for home office use. It’s small, portable and it shreds the documents into little strips maybe a bit under 1 inch. I feel safer knowing any document with my name on it is shredded, including junk mail. I usually rip off the back page with my name and address, shred that, and just recycle the magazine or just shred the whole junk envelope completely unopened.If you’re doing light shredding (or end of year shredding for your year’s paperwork in small increments) then this shredder will work just fine. If you’re looking for a more heavy duty shredder, you may want to look for something more heavy duty.I’ve also bought the shredder oil also from this site and for a couple bucks more, after each 50 pages or so of shredding, I’ll drop some oil in there to keep the edges sharp and so far, everything has worked out just great.

Life-changing!!!
In our house we have something referred to as “cardboard mountain.” I am a bulk shopper and also frequently buy things online. This influx of cardboard is far more than our normal recycling bin can handle on a weekly basis so the excess cardboard began getting stacked one day in the corner next to our kitchen garbage. The mountain grew bigger and taller each week over the past year or so despite my best efforts.Recently I saw someone on Facebook post about using this shredder to break down their cardboard. I took a chance and bought one because any way to remove that heap of recyclable eyesores would be a game changer.The day it arrived I was so excited! A shredder is a silly thing to be excited about but I had hated cardboard mountain for so long. I fired it up and sure enough, it ripped through the cardboard!! It can eat through most normal boxes/Amazon/etc. with easy, including the very package it came in! Heavy duty boxes not so much, but that’s ok by me. It runs for about 15-20min at a time before needing to cool down which is plenty in normal circumstances (took quite a few goes to chew through the whole mountain) and its fairly easy to cut boxes down to the width of the opening.This shredder has given me the corner of my kitchen back and I no longer worry about guests looking at the looming stack of boxes representing my many many online purchases. I’ve tried recommending it to friends and it seems they don’t share my problem, but hopefully someone here does. It’s truly an excellent little device and for the price point, I’m happy with it regardless of how long it ends up lasting.

Shredder
I did a lot of research before I purchased this shredder. It is truly a great shredder for the price. I recommend it for perfect home shredding. Follow the directions and you will not have any issues.

Always annoys me when you buy something in the uk that arrives with a foreign plug (US). I ordered an adapter and plugged it in to use it for the first time. It wry nearly caught fire on first use. Smoke coming out of the motor and an acrid plastic burning smell. Horrendous. Have returned it.

Important Note: This shredder is a USA version and only operates with 120V electricity. If you are in a country with 220/240V, you will need a converter to bring the voltage down to 120V.Some customers have given this product one-star reviews because it didn’t work or smoked when they plugged it into a 220V/240V outlet. This is understandable, as the shredder is not designed for that voltage!I use a 500W converter with this shredder, but a smaller one should also be sufficient (refer to the shredder’s label: 120V and 1.2A – you can do the math ;-)What I like about the shredder: – Works well and shreds reasonably fast. – Can handle 8 pages at a time (as advertised). – Stops automatically when the paper bin is full. – Has an overheating warning light, but it hasn’t overheated yet – Compact paper bin, suitable for a home office. – If you want to use a larger bin you can pull out a handle on the right side for additional 10cm. – Sturdy build for the price. – Clear, simple lubrication instructions.