Fellowes P400C-2 Shredder

Pros: Confetti cross cut shreds so thiefs will have to work at stealing your information.
Cons: None if you know what it's rated to handle.

By now I think I've bought/used just about every shredder Fellowes makes. My personal favorite, and ...

Pros: Does a great job of shredding.
Cons: Can't see when the basket is full.

Upon the abrupt demise of my Royal cross-cut paper shredder, I had to obtain a replacement. I was looking for a $20 shredder, but finally settled on a $40 Fellowes, model P400C-2.

After opening the box, I discovered that there was a...

Pros: not too expensive; destroys Capital One ads and whiny appeals for money
Cons: drowns out punk rock groups; doesn't fit together right

What do Mother Jones magazine, Bird Talk magazine, Utne Reader magazine and PC Magazine all have in common?

a) I get them all, and b) they all cause reams upon reams of crap to be mailed to me....

Pros: Sleek in Black, High Security Confetti Cut
Cons: Best Fed One Sheet at a Time! Very Noisy!

While the Auto Start feature on this model seems great, BEWARE is you have a cat! One day, Gith, my longhaired cat, perched herself on top of the shredder! How awful if it would have started shedding! For that reason, I NEVER LEAVE THE SWITCH IN AN...

Pros: It's a shredder
Cons: Bad design bad design bad design; does not do what it promises, which ain't much

I'm deeply disappointed with this shredder, even though I still have it. I make it work for me as much as it can. The minute it croaks, however, I'll be looking for a different kind of shredder.

It says it's a personal shredder. Light duty....

Pros: small, lightweight
Cons: not meant for business

My husband and I never used to be overly concerned about someone going through our trash in search of personal information until the recycling program took effect in my community.
I used to be content in ripping up my documents and mixing them all...

Pros: The auto shred feature is nice
Cons: Too many to list in this little line!

Where to begin? Like so many others, I was concerned about identity theft. All those evil credit card offers and catalogues, etc. After discussing it with others, I decided that I wanted to purchase a confetti cut shredder, and spend less than $50. I...

Pros: Inexpensive, cross-cut, self-contained unit. Keeps confetti under control.
Cons: Loud, cannot handle 5 pages, jamming issues, smelled hot, and it died.

The Old Shredder Broke My old shredder broke, probably from overuse in the home office. It ...

Pros: keeps your stuff private, works wonderfully
Cons: none

I have been a victim. I went to balance my checkbook one evening and found charges through our check card for $3400.00 worth of flowers. Now that is a heck of a lot of flowers. My first reaction was to freak out. Then calling husband to make sure he did...

Pros: Very handy and easy to use
Cons: haven't found any

A few months ago, I entered a raffle on a game
site, and won a Fellowes confetti cut personal paper
shredder as my prize. I didn't think I'd have much
use for it..after all, there is just my son and myself
in our home.

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Pros: Efficient shredding, quality workmanship
Cons: Not many, but requires careful operation to avoid jams or damaging machine

I've had my P400C paper shredder for about four months now, and I am so glad I bought it. It shreds the paper very efficiently, and the 'confetti' shred cut was what sold me. This shredder cuts the paper both horizontally and vertically, to make any...

Pros: Quite inexpensive
Cons: Not my idea of 'confetti,' only for very light useage, VERY loud in operation!

I used to spend from 20-40 minutes a week with a paper cutter 'confetti-ing' junk mail and documents I don't wish to share with the world. Had been looking around for a 'confetti-cut' shredder, but they had been more than I had wanted to spend. Found ...

Pros: Cheap
Cons: Didn't work for too long

Like everyone else I am inundated with junk mail and need some secure way to get rid of it so I bought this shredder on sale at a chain office supply store.

I brought it home, read the instructions, turned it on and started feeding it. It...

Pros: Large Bin Capacity for Paper Once Shredded
Cons: Loud and Easily Jammed

I work for a Law Office in a rural setting where you set your garbage out at the corner. Due to this way of garbage removal we choose to buy a paper shredder from Quill Corp. We choose this particular paper shredder because it was a name brand...

Pros: smooth cut, effecient, solid cutting rollers.
Cons: Struggles 3+ sheets, gears are plastic, small shred repository

The warranty on the shredder says "1 year parts and labor, 3 years on cutting rollers". Now I see why. Recently mine was slipping and upon opening it up, I found that the driving gears are made of plastic. Because of a 3 sheet workload, the slippage...