$20 paper shredder from Staples
Staples has the Identity Guard 6-Sheet Straight Cut Paper Shredder for only $19.99 right now. This paper shredder shreds up to 6 sheets at a time and has a decent size 2.5 gallon bin. I have owned this paper shredder for over 2 years and have not had a problem with it. I do a good bit of shredding and shred about 4-10 sheets per day of junk mail and credit card offers. This shredder is great for day to day tasks.
It has some problems with credit cards and drivers’ licenses. I recently renewed my DL and had to shred my old one, and it took 3 passes through before the whole thing was shredded. If you don’t shred a lot of thick documents, or plastic, this little guy might be the best bet for you, and at $20 you can’t go wrong.
That’s it for my review, check out Staples.com below.
Identity Guard 6-Sheet Straight Cut Shredder
Protect your documents from prying eyes.
- 6-sheet, light duty, up to 25 uses/day
- Auto start/stop, one-handed operation
- 2.56-gallon bin
- Reverse function easily clears paper jams
- Shreds into 1/4″ strips
- Shreds up to 8.54′ per minute
- 8.54″ throat
- Basket included for added convenience
- 1 year limited warranty
Buy this shredder from Staples.com

On March 17, 2008 Paper Shredders wrote:
The motors tend to burn out fast on these little paper shredders. I would spend a few extra bucks and get something better built.