SimplyShred FXC80B 8 Sheet Crosscut Shredder with Compaction Feature

We are very happy with our new shredder because it has a nice square and compact design with some very cool features. For example: The shredder cover has a sturdy handle which makes it easy to pull off and replace after emptying. The lower container has those activating slots on both sides of the body and so it can receive the shredder cover either way when replaced; with the sight-glass facing to the front or back. One exceptional feature to note is that the shredder cover is also designed to serve as a plunger that can manually be pushed down into the container to compact the building fluff of paper volume. The ability to compact increases the capacity of the lower container before one is required to empty. Lastly, the SimplyShred runs smoothly and operates quieter than most of the shredders we've had. We are hoping that we can get several or more years of service life out this nice piece of home office equipment.

I loved this item when I first got it and shredded quite frequent, being very careful to not overload. But it does not hold up. It sounds like it is struggling now even with one sheet of paper and gets clogged very easily. To do again, I would spend a few more bucks to get a more durable one.

When opening the package there were pieces of broken plastic that fell out. This top part of the machine was secured in place, showing that the damage was obviously at the factory level and they still package it up to sell anyway. The shredder looks good but the annoyance of having to do a return is a downside. So much for quality control.

The shreder works OK , but the compacter is impossible to use! I would not buy this again.

Its working great and I like the compacting action. My wife shreds a lot of paper! She overheated it once but it promtly restarted after cooling down. The machine does what its supposed to and I like the site glass on the side.

I bought this because it has a lot of helpful features. The top lifts off to empty like a trash can. The unit has a compacter so you can keep using it until it is really full. It has a light that comes on when it turns itself off upon overheating. And just to add to the nice things, it has a little window in the side so you can see how full it is. I can't say how quiet it is since I am hard of hearing, but I don't hear anything so it's not more than about 55 dB. It turns everything into colorful confetti with no problems.

died after a couple of years of only minimal use....

This little shredder is perfect for our house. It destroys documents neatly and efficiently. It is quiet, which was a big selling point for us. The shred size is small enough that I feel comfortable throwing it away, knowing that no one will be able to reconstruct any document. The compactor is a nice feature, as well.