Novitech 6 Sheet Cross Cut Shredder Review

When my ex-girlfriend and I split up in February, a lot of things needed to happen.  Once everything got sorted out, I realized that I still had a bunch of old paperwork in her name, stuff like bank statements, credit card statements, tax returns etc.  Just stuff I had filed away not expecting us to break up.

So I went to Target in search of a cheap shredder (don't worry, I sent her the most important stuff.  I had been meaning to get one for a while, since I hate throwing anything out that has any sort of personal information on it.  I found the Novitech 6 sheet cross cut shredder on sale for $22.  It seemed to fit what I would need it for, so I grabbed it.

I had a LOT of stuff to shred.  Between my old bank statements and whatnot, and all of her old stuff, this took me quite a while to do.  So let me say this: if you're gonna be doing heavy duty shredding at home regularly, this is NOT the machine for you.  It's too slow, and jams a bit too easily to do large jobs regularly.  It's also a bit noisier than you might like or expect from such a relatively small machine.

Outside of the day of catch up though, I find that this little machine meets my needs.  I get a credit card offer with info pre-filled in?  Into the shredder it goes.  My pay stubs?  Into the shredder it goes.  Old credit card bills I no longer need?  Into the shredder it goes.

The shredder comes with a 4 gallon wastebasket.  This isn't a huge wastebasket, but for my use, it's perfectly fine. 

If you're looking for nothing more than a general use shredder for around the house, I think you could do a lot worse.  But if you're doing more heavy duty shredding jobs, you probably want something larger and more powerful.

3.5 stars, rounded UP.