Great Cross Cut Shredder Hunt

icarusi

theloft wrote:

Woolworths have a special offer on their de-luxe Cross Cut Shredder at present. Reduced from £29.99 to £14.99 a massive saving of £15.00 This is £5 better than their previous offer. Just off to get one, they have loads in stock. Also available on their website but £3.95 for delivery

I noticed the Woolies machine last week but wanted to check the Asda unit which hadn't been in stock until today. It's at the £17.99 price and the model number is AS650C, it has a small transparent window in the bin and quotes it handles 6x80gsm/A4 in the manual so it sounds like the same model as previously mentioned. ASDA do a 28 day 'no quibble' on electrical kit (unlike Comet AFAIK?) so I got the ASDA unit on approval.

What does the Woolies machine quote for 'handling' (No., weight and sheet size)? If the Woolies unit is equivalent I may return the ASDA box.

My shredding/energy-saving tip:- most of the identifying data on official docs is on the top quarter of the sheet, so I often just tear that off for shredding and put the rest in with the newspapers/mags for normal recycling.

shazziere

Just for info,i went into woolies to get the half price cross cut shredder but the assistant said the offer had just ended and that they are now £29.99 again.

theloft

icarusi wrote:

What does the Woolies machine quote for 'handling' (No., weight and sheet size)? If the Woolies unit is equivalent I may return the ASDA box.
My shredding/energy-saving tip:- most of the identifying data on official docs is on the top quarter of the sheet, so I often just tear that off for shredding and put the rest in with the newspapers/mags for normal recycling.

In view of the latest post, the question is probably immaterial, and I can't find the instruction sheet anyway!! But from memory I think it recommended 4 sheets, and any credit cards, singly & separately. But am very pleased with it, unlike the PC world one which I had to return pronto.

icarusi

shazziere wrote:

Just for info,i went into woolies to get the half price cross cut shredder but the assistant said the offer had just ended and that they are now £29.99 again.

Yes, I saw that too today, but I did get a look at the machine. I think the Asda jobby is slightly better looking (charcoal grey vs Beige) and looks slightly heavier duty. PC World's own PC Line x-cutter is still £15 and looks very similar to the Woolies unit at a quick glance.

Joe_Millionaire

How much is the ASDA shredder?

lipidicman

icarusi wrote:

My shredding/energy-saving tip:- most of the identifying data on official docs is on the top quarter of the sheet, so I often just tear that off for shredding and put the rest in with the newspapers/mags for normal recycling.

I'm not the only one then?

The asda one was around £9, but may have gone back to the £18 box-label price, or the £13 shelf price!

HairyHatMan

From Monday 11th July, Lidl have a crossscut shredder for £9.99 with 3 year warranty:


www.lidl.co.uk

lipidicman

The bin has a different 'window' but that might just be the same model as the ASDA one. I will have a closer look tonight

lynnemcf

ASDA have cross cut shredders for £18 and strip cut shreadders for £10.

lipidicman

Yeah, and they were selling the cross-cut one for £9 a few months back (see earlier in thread)