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AmazonBasics 8-Sheet Cross-Cut Paper and Credit Card Shredder

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40% of users say that: Product works great, works well, is a great shredder, worked great. Shredder works well, works great, works fine, works as advertised. This shredder works great, works well, is great, is perfect. Price is right, was great, is great, works great. 2% of users noticed that: Paper is jammed, keeps overheating, is shredded on the larger side, can get caught in the edges of the blade. Motor is to turn the machine off, has broken, working hard for 5+ pages, is dead. Credit card was compromised, was never very effective, have not tried. Basket is very small, is too small, was too small, looked a little scuffed up.

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product
3121 1639
great • love • works great • good • does the job • shredder • works well • is a great shredder • worked great • works • like • worked fine • excellent • compact • shreds • does a great job • gets the job done • works just fine • works very well • works fine
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shredder
338 74
great • good • nice • excellent • best • works well • very good • works great • awesome • powerful • works fine • fantastic • inexpensive • perfect • works as advertised • cheap • real • amazing • solid • worked well
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this shredder
198 29
love • works great • works well • is great • is perfect • recommend • quiet • really like • worked great • is inexpensive • really does the job • works perfectly • is easy to use • is smaller • works very well • like • works quite well • gets the job done • small • is loud
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price
224 4
great • good • is right • reasonable • was great • decent • is great • best • very reasonable • works great • excellent • was right • nice • low • works well • very good • is good • worth • awesome • works as advertised
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size
123 7
perfect • right • compact • nice • good • great • is perfect • smaller • works great • works very well • small • works super well • beast • love • is pretty good • i like • need for disposal try a more industrial machine • larger • very powerful • best choice
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quality
109 14
good • great • very good • better • excellent • is great • high • very high • shredder • decent • nice • exceeded my expectations • higher • is very good • is amazing • pleased • like • very satisfied • low • satisfied
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machine
63 34
great • good • great little • shredding • will fulfill our demands • is simple to use • does the job • makes life easier • easy to use • does overheat right away • good quality • operated • pretty good • works 5 mins • will reverse • clear out paper • hangs up on the teeth • worked well • is fine • very efficient
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unit
59 36
good • powerful • nice • works great • great little • runs quiet • good choice • has an almost overpowered sound • has been wonderful • is powered • happy • did a good job • has some built in safety features • was fine • well oiled • sharp • had two of these • has a handle on top • is very good • great
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amazon
56 24
thanks • good job • great • makes this right • has worked fine • works as i expect • really delivered • paid the return postage • promptly refunded my money • basic with no answers • sells this product • basic customer care multiple times • has a 1 year warranty • works • quickly sent a replacement • sent a replacement unit • looked online • build • like • is very good
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item
50 15
great • good • works great • very good • very nice • shred • works well • excellent • is a perfect fit • won't disappoint • looks well made • durable • is working as intended • works as advertised • is very top-heavy • last september • work well • shred non sensitive • was as described • no issues
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job
63
great • good • very good • does good • pretty solid • gets done well enough • easy to use • neat • shreds easily disposed of • done for our personal use • does a great • done quickly • done • shredding • easy to operate • small • perfectly basic • quickly • effectively • excellent
it's
41 8
ok • working very well • basic model • got a strong motor • has worked very good • doing a great job • working fine • been working wonderfully • on the small side • done it's purpose quite fast • efficient • worked better • does exactly what it says • okay • doing exactly what i expected • ability to sustain shredding • working very good • been really good • been doing very well • worked flawlessly
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this product
29 15
love • recommend • would recommend • highly recommend • very happy • chose • is fair • loved • would purchase • impressed • ordered • very pleased • really like • works well • still recommend • definitely recommend • highly reccomend • think about purchasing • no problem • skeptical of recommending
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issue
36 2
no • works great • had no major • great • works well • worked fine • shreds at least 10 pages without • lasted a while now with no
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buy
36 2
great • good • very good • better shredder • doesn't overheat quickly...good • real • work good • best
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purchase
33 4
happy • great • solid • very good • excellent • good • best adult • pleased • very wise • shred • extremely satisfied • best • glad i made • glad • really like • very pleased • nice • very happy • great little • really happy
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problem
34 1
no • don't have • without any • dont see
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value
35
good • great • nice • definite good • excellent • very good
complaint
33 1
no
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use
18 15
light • very light • good • had lots of • moderate • fairly moderate • working after months • extremely light • really light
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review
25 7
great • good • pros:-small • compact • should have listened to • are so impressive • happy • with a higher rating • extremely high • better shredder • was not disappointed • wonderful • solid • let me share my experience • high star • look to be right on • best • were impressive • original • speak for themselves
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documents
21 8
shred • need shredding • no complaints • adequately • is very quiet • need to be shredded • perfect • safely • works • are disposed of properly • enough • no worries • shred lots • needed to shred • able to shred • perfect to destroy • secure • all day everyday • great • better way
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this thing
24 5
is awesome • is great • is amazing • love • works like a shredder should • has been awesome • work • is cheap • is a beast • is very good • is like most everything these days • does a great job • feels heavy duty • was affordable to boot • is a tank • will last • worth like a boss • is a champ • is a beast- worth every penny
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card
17 10
shreds • done the credit • works good • plenty • does well with credit • well • nicely • shred up to 8 sheets • run a few credit • great • offers we receive daily • works well • shred credit • very nicely • handled credit • clearing any residue
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this one
21 5
works great • is good for light • is the best shredder • is lighter • works smoother • quicker • is quick • does the trick- • works efficiently • is far the best • is excellent • is fine • has a tight fit • is so much easier to empty into a bag • is that good • has lasted very well • is really working out well • works exactly as described • is great
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paper shredder
20 3
great • excellent • nice • powerful • has been great • works very well • arrived on time • was appropriately packed • best • is a good value • cheap
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everything
19 3
shred • shredding • shredder • was fine • works smoothly • runs smoothly • was good • is working well • looks fine • is great • has shredded gloriously • is sitting tight • shreds • went through fine • like • ran smoothly • is relative right • is fine
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window
15 5
is helpful • is nice • like • excellent view • really like • favorite feature • is a definite plus • clear • transparent • very helpful • looks nice • better
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delivery
21
fast • quick • timely • was prompt • happy with purchase • was quick • very prompt • was fast • effective • super fast • was super fast • very pleased
this machine
16 4
works pretty well • doesnt have a jam jet • was still looking for more to eat • quickly dispatched the sheets • recommend • realy like • does the job for me • seems to function well • preforms • don't forget to oil • works for limited use • shreds papers easily • quickly • was reasonably priced • did the trick perfectly • surprised me by being much bigger inside than i expected
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power
11 9
is amazing • has good • shredding • much • great • made up for it • good • dependability of the shredding mechanism • enough • plenty • impressed
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weight
13 2
light • very light • heavy • good solid • easy to empty • lighter • works well • is very sturdy • seems well built
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paper
46 73
shreds • jammed • shredded • stopped working • stuck • thick • thin • cut • is jammed • basic • not much • no time was an overage • keeps overheating • folds over • barely takes the paper • shreds in it and dirty • shredder • doesn't feed easily • no • shredded more
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motor
26 39
shredder • just died • burned out • failure • stopped working twice • runs continuously • overheats • won't turn off in auto and reverse • burned out faster • crappy • is to turn the machine off • jammed • went on it own on my 5th time • does not work • has broken • working hard for 5+ pages • burned out after repeatedly • died the second day • is dead • bogs down
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credit card
24 26
shreds • shred • shredding • cuts • not had to cut up • does not shred • was compromised • haven't tried • shredded • cuts up • was never very effective • shredding option • have not tried • shredder • very thin • no • could not handle • hardly even chokes • aren't an issue
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basket
10 23
is very small • is too small • was too small • looked a little scuffed up • should be kept emptied • takes up little space • seems a little flimsy • don't clip together • is a little smaller • holds quite a bit of shredding • was broke upon delivery • could be removed • emptied • is plastic • too small • should support the heavy shredder • waste • is also a little small • has some kind of defect to it • looks used
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bin
10 19
got full • is a little tedious • is kinda small • waste • holds a lot • fills up in 1 1/2 minutes of shredding • trash • is actually smaller • holds a lot for being so small • is too small • doesn't attach to the shredder • stays on the ground • was getting full • holds quite a bit of shredded paper • holds a good bit of shreds • wasn't full • fills up too quickly • is a bit small • shreds
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jam
17 17
risk • frequently • major • overheats quickly • inside • was my fault • occasionally • was my own fault • immediately refuses to operate • slight • n’t get out • paper jam • done clearing • no
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mail
9 19
junk • shred junk • shred random junk • shredding • destroy unwanted • fraud exist • needs to be shredded • stupid spam • tons of junk • lot of spam • no more junk • makes mincemeat out of junk • shredder most unopened junk
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page
8 13
few • very quickly • shred roughly 50 • not meant to shred 50 • jammed • shredded 7 • was put away • lags • try not to push • stick to 1-3 • does not include eight folded
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