Amazon Basics 8 Sheet Cross Cut Paper and Credit Card Shredder with 4.1 Gallon Bin, Black

4.6 | 163,409 ratings

Price: 25.9

Last update: 07-16-2024

About this item

Cross cut shredder turns paper into small pieces (0.2 x 1.9 inches; 5 x 47 mm); meets security level P-3 standards
Shreds up to 8 sheets of 20-pound bond paper at a time, including staples and small paper clips; 8.7-inch-wide entry
Destroys credit cards one at a time, through the dedicated slot
4 mode control switch (auto/on, off, reverse, forward) and LED status indicators for power on and overheat
3 minute runtime; 30 minute cool down; if runs beyond max run time, it automatically shuts off to prevent overheating
Handle for easily lifting up the shredder head when it's time to empty the 4.1 gallon bin
Quality tested: as part of Amazon Basics quality inspections, we test every shredder before shipping it, which means you may see some paper shreds from the testing
Important Note: Do not spray or keep any aerosol products in or around the shredder and do not shred items like metallic credit cards
Product dimensions: 16 x 1 x 27 inches (LxWxH)

Product information

Technical Details

Manufacturer

‎Amazon

Brand

‎Amazon Basics

Item Weight

‎8.3 pounds

Product Dimensions

‎1 x 16 x 27 inches

Item model number

‎AU860XA

Color

‎Black

Number of Items

‎1

Size

‎8 Sheet

Manufacturer Part Number

‎AU860XA

Top reviews from the United States

Scott C. Thompson

5 Years Old Going Strong

Reviewed in the United States on May 21, 2024

I bought this cheap shredder five years ago — in 2019. After the umpteenth pile of financial documents I pushed through her teeth this afternoon, I marveled at how reliable this little unit is. It just keeps on shredding without any mishaps or choking on the stuff I feed it.

It will cut through staples without complaint. I have not tried paper clips or heavier duty fasteners. I think that is asking too much if this cheap machine. It shreds credit cards, but slows down considerably when eating them.

This is not NSA-level shredding but I think it is adequate for routine family financial and medical information. I do, however, need a set of needle-nosed pliers when I empty it because wads of paper get wedged into the corners.

I pushed it way beyond’s its intended light use when we moved two years ago. I had decades of old records that I no longer had a reason to keep and did not want to pay to move. I am talking about a large attic full of records that I shredded in long sessions over a couple of weeks. I fully expected this little thing would give up the ghost and give me a reason to buy a new, more robust unit. But it swallowed all of the papers without a problem or complaint.

I am a retired lawyer and I tend to keep more papers than most but when I ultimately dump them, I am very conscious of shredding anything with information someone could use that could harm me. My wife thinks it’s silly, but I also peel prescription information from medicine bottles and shred them too. Trash haulers (for whom I have a lot of respect) sometimes spill stuff in getting our refuse in its truck, especially when overstuffed bags break. I have found on the street neighbors’ paystubs, tax forms, and yes, even prescription medicine bottles.

I have to have my unit dumped every other week during “light” periods. Today, in clearing out two years of documents, I had to empty it twice.

I can only relate my experience but I am impressed with how much this cheap little thing has shredded for me and how reliable it’s been.

Synergy

This is a very good shredder

Reviewed in the United States on June 5, 2024

I don't shred 8 sheets of paper. I only shred two or three sheets at a time. It's awkward to move around and it heavy. Also, I have to keep an 8-1/2 inch by 11 inch booklet on top of it so that nothing falls into the opening and would ruin it. But it does a great job of shredding. Every time I empty it, I put shredder only in the opening slot, and run a piece or two of typing paper in and out to completely coat the blades. With those precautions, it lasts a long time and shreds perfectly.

Tommptk

Best shredder I have owned

Reviewed in the United States on April 20, 2024

Without a doubt this is the best shredder I have owned. I initially looked at this because of the price of the eight page shredder. However, while I was looking at the eight page; I noticed the 12 page was not that much more expensive. I opted for the 12 page. It was delivered within a couple hours with my prime membership. I hooked it up right away and shredded a large pile of paperwork without any issues. I also noticed that this is without a doubt the quietest shredder I have ever owned, and I have owned 10 or more of them. Some of the shredders I have owned were from regular office stores one of them was even a big brand name shredder beginning with an "F" that I will never buy again as it just quit on me while doing routine shredding. I attempted to get it working, but to no avail. I took it apart and it didn't seem like it was jammed, so I just bought a new one. I am very happy with the 12 page Amazon basic shredder and would recommend this for any home office. The only issue I have with this shredder is I keep it underneath my desk to the right of my legs and when I go to shred something I reach under to slide it out; however, there is no handle to grab onto.

J.J.

Does the job

Reviewed in the United States on April 27, 2024

This shredder does the job, with some caveats:

The capacity is 12 sheets, but the opening for paper is so close to 8 1/2 inches wide that if you insert papers slightly crooked or off-center, there's a high likelihood that the edges will end up folding over, which doubles the papers going through. So I usually don't insert more than 5 or 6 pages at a time. Although it's usually not a problem, that's not so great if I have a lot to shred at a time, and I'm frustrated that I paid for the higher capacity only to find myself back at a 6-sheet max (self-imposed or not).

Sometimes I find an un-shredded strip of papers remaining in the teeth at one of the edges, which is usually fine because most documents don't have sensitive information, if any, in the margins.

My previous shredder's bin was a tad smaller than this one, which was the perfect size to fit a paper grocery bag over the opening and flip it upside down to empty it. This bin is too big for that trick, so it's a messy task to empty the shreds into a paper bag now. I have to kind of "pour" the shreds into the paper bag while trying to keep the bag from collapsing shut (I could probably make this easier on myself if I were to just dump it all into a garbage bag, but I can't stand the idea of putting recyclable paper shreds into a plastic bag and throwing it into a landfill!)

On the upside, several reviewers complained about the noise, but I actually find that it's quieter (though higher-pitched) than the older, smaller Fellowes one I was using.

Because it's new, it's nice and sharp (as any new shredder would be), and because I don't load it to capacity, it eats through papers without getting stressed out (as any shredder should do in that case). I don't think it's an amazingly superior product, but overall I am happy to have it.

C A.

Great little shreader

Reviewed in the United States on June 3, 2024

Bought this sheader to replace similar one that had a paper jam that could not be removed. Sheader arrived within one day of ordering it. Easy setup and worked right out of the box. I did about 4 hours of shreading without any problems. Just be sure and not try to input to much paper at one time or you will get jam. I found that 6 pieces at a time worked just fine

jeb

great shredder

Reviewed in the United States on June 2, 2024

I bought this shredder to shred the abundant cardboard that I end up putting in the recycle bin every week and amusing it for mulch. It was recommended on a gardening website. It does shred cardboard farly easily. The package was delivered to a home on a different street a couple blocks away. Fortunately an honest person lived there and delivered it to me.

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