How can I shred without having an accident?

edda

Has anyone worked out a foolproof way of shredding cheque book stubs without resorting to the first aid kit?

The staple on those cheque books (for 30 or 50 cheques) are lethal. Even tried using the heavy duty shredder at work - which can cope with CDs, pepr clips, stacks of paper - but no luck!

The question is :
(a) Remove staples first and then shred?
or
(b) Shred straight away and deal with the staples at an appropriate point?

I've got holes in the tips of my fingers and gouges in my nails - and need a solution. _pale_

never_enough

No, can't be done. I put mine on the fire.

steveo3002

yeah burn em

george2

edda wrote:

Has anyone worked out a foolproof way of shredding cheque book stubs without resorting to the first aid kit?

The staple on those cheque books (for 30 or 50 cheques) are lethal. Even tried using the heavy duty shredder at work - which can cope with CDs, pepr clips, stacks of paper - but no luck!

The question is :
(a) Remove staples first and then shred?
or
(b) Shred straight away and deal with the staples at an appropriate point?

I've got holes in the tips of my fingers and gouges in my nails - and need a solution. _pale_

perhaps one of these:
http://ukofficedirect.opnet.co.uk/Detail.aspx?ProductID=675139&SID=f7dd5e7582e0463398f752fdbeb4047d

moonrakerz

Just soak them in water for a few days. They become unreadable and can be "mashed" to make doubly sure.

never_enough

moonrakerz wrote:

Just soak them in water for a few days. They become unreadable and can be "mashed" to make doubly sure.

And then you can get the kids to make papier mache animals out of them.
That'll foil those identity thieves!! :rotfl: