X - No Roses

Pros:

• Compact, fits easily on a desk or shelf.
• Does CDs and DVDs which is probably why most choose this model.
• Pleasing modern look appearance .

Cons:

• Failed after 7 months of very light use.
• Basket is very messy to empty.
• Basket fills up quickly.

It's ironic that just as I was about to publish a review on the Staples Mailmate Shredder it decided to die in 9/10s of a second.

 

The Staples Mailmate shredder is a compact fancy looking shredder that supposedly shreds up to 10 sheets of paper at once, CDs, DVDs, credit cards and other such every day things.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A guiding slot is provided for CDsand DVDs.

The paper slot is narrow, meaning a sheet of 8.5 x 11 paper has to be folded in half to be shredded.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Summary: I purchased this shredder primarily to do CDs and DVDs. The fact it also handled paper and credit cards was a bonus that I thought would replace my older 'just paper' shredder.

It was only used a minimal amount over a 7 month period, mostly for paper junk mail type stuff, and only occasionally a DVD or so, one at a time.

Finally after inserting a single DVD one day, it shredded the DVD and quit - completely dead, never to go again.

In fairness though, a friend of mine has had one of these for some time and it has been used frequently and steadily without a problem. Too bad that seems to be a minority.

Fortunately it was returned without any difficulty.