Fellowes Powershred 50 Shredder

Pros: High Ease Of Use and Durability
Cons: Not The Quietest Model Available, Occasional Jam

As many people realize, and even more are quickly becoming aware of through stolen identity issues and erroneous charges on credit cards; personal trash can reap valuable rewards on those who take the time to pilfer through our discarded papers....

Pros: Inexpensive, low maintenance
Cons: Not for people who shred large amounts of paper.

Working in a very small office with only 2 full time employees, when we decided to buy a shredder, we knew we didn’t need a fancy one. After all we don’t have that many papers to shred with only 2 of us being there most of the time.

I do...

Pros: Reasonable price. Great personal security.
Cons: None.

I got a call recently that made me go out and buy a piece of personal security insurance. So you may ask what is personal security insurance, well in this case it was the Fellowes PS50 paper shredder.

The call I received was from one of the...

Pros: Efficient, Inexpensive, No Maintenance.
Cons: This shredder has limited abilities.

I purchased this shredder from Wal-Mart over a year ago. My wife and I wanted to clean out our personal files, and dispose of old bank statements, car loan information, and other miscellaneous papers that had followed us around from move to move. This...

Pros: Works Great
Cons: None

The terrible pounding on the door, flashing red and blue lights shining through my window, the scratchy voice through the loudspeaker telling me, “We know you’re in there, come out with your hands up!” All of these things combined made me wish that I...

Pros: convenient, inexpensive, low-maintenance (or NO maintenance)
Cons: kinda noisy, the cat won't come in - - ohhh, you meant something BAD! *smile*

I have had this Fellowes Shredder for about a year, having purchased it when I moved from the country (where we could burn our own trash) to the city, where it has to be put on the curb. I have not had any financial theft, nor known anyone personally...

Pros: Just keeps shredding and shredding and shredding...
Cons: Wish the feed slot was a little wider.

I have had this little shredder for several months now and have used it on occasion to shred unwanted junk mail or personal documents. It adjusts well to fit standard waste baskets. The putty color blends well with my computer equipment and I really...

Pros: It shreds paper and you don't have to pull out the staples first
Cons: Doesn't hold up too well to cookies and lizards...

If I let my kids near my paper shredder, they are actually worse than I am, and I didn't know that was possible. Ever since I bought the shredder to get rid of old tax returns, credit card bills, etc, I have had a really sick fascination with putting...

Pros: easy to use, reliable
Cons: none

The Fellowes PS-50 personal shredder works as advertised. I actually have the PS-50 Plus, which includes a plastic wastebasket.

The unit works well with up to about four sheets of paper. You can occasionally get by with five, but the unit can...

Pros: Shreds up to 5 or 6 sheets at once
Cons: none (yet)

My husband just purchased the Fellowes PS 50 Shredder last week, and all I can say is "Why did we wait so long to get this?" Hmmm. Did I really enjoy ripping and tearing everything up myself?

I just got through using this...

Pros: OK for small office
Cons: unacceptable in large waste capacity office

The product was purchased out of an office supply catalog from a approved vendor. I didn't have much choice when I selected it. Working in the pharmaceutical industry nearly all of the paper generated is of a highly confidential nature. Anything not...

Pros: Inexpensive
Cons: Limited

For those at school, small apartment, or who have never had a shredder, this is the product to buy. Last year I bought three four gifts and one for myself. My daughter living in a very small apartment, never took it out of the box. That is interesting,...

Pros: Overall excellent functions and ease of use
Cons: Could be dangerous for small children & pets

I received this as a Christmas gift and at first I thought I wouldn't like it as it seemed like a very impersonal gift. However, I use it constantly and it is a fabulous thing to have in your home. It is very simple to use, with just one switch. You can...

Pros: This shreds many papers, and is very practical.
Cons: Non really

This was a great shredder. I have a home business and I often use this shredder to shred annoying papers that I do not want anyone else to see. I also use it to shred newspaper to mail packages to relatives and friends. It is a very reliable shredder...

Pros: feeling of security
Cons: have had a couple of jams

I bought one of these paper shredders to use in my home office, I also use it for personal papers. It is such a feeling of security being able to destroy all of those "pre-approved" credit cards and all of the other junk mail that is piling up...