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21.1.2019

I have owned three different shredders now incuding this one, a cheaper £50 shredder, one costing £180 and this one which I paid £110.00 for and this is probably the best value for money one that I have owned. Yes you get what you pay for but surely there has to be a cut off point, a shredder costing over £100 and a shredder costing over £200 they both shred paper so you should ask what extra are you getting for your money?There is nothing I don't like about this shredder but here are a couple of important things I do like about it. First and most importantly, the enclosed bin or paper collection area. Some shredders have wired mesh style containers, these are awful as you will get paper 'dust'the bin on this Bonsaii shredder is totally enclosed, no dust escapes, ideal for a home office enviroment.Secondly the container size, believe me size does matter when it comes to a shredder, this at 17 litres this is a perfect size, you won't find yourself having to empty it as often and although it might sound a minor thing now it is so annoying when a shredder needs continuously emptying.Some cheaper shredders are literally a basket or bucket with a shredder unit situated on top, this isn't, it is a proper unit with a bucket that slots in and out of a casing structure with ease. The kind that have units sitting on top of a basket or bucket are messy when it comes to emptying, really avoid those if you can.The Bonsaii Evershed states it will shred 14 sheets at a time, this is probably true if you have low GSM paper but I doubt it would shred 14 sheets of 120gsm at a time. I put through around 6-8 sheets and it eats them with ease. Whilst it might not seem that important having shredders that says it will shred less please remember the ability to shred less at a time will mean a lesser strength motorIf you need a very good home office shredder then this fits the bill perfectly, pay much less and you won't get the important features like enclosed large capacity bucket and the ability to shred 14 sheets at a time, pay much more and ask yourself what extra are you getting, if you want a paper shredder that shreds paper and works why spend much more.
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13.9.2020

I’ve gone through quite a few sub £50 paper shredders over the years. With identity theft at high levels, shredding your personal papers is more important than ever. A letter with your name and address on it often have reference codes on them and this is like gold to identity thieves.Although I shred all correspondence as a matter of course, I do have a tendency to let them pile up and then do a mass shredding. Cheap shredders don’t like this. A lot of them only have a 5-minute run time before they need to cool down. This can be so frustrating when you just want to get the job done.This one from Bonsaii is a little bit more expensive but it claims a 30-minute run time. To be honest I was sceptical.So, I was presently surprised to see that the claimed run time was actually an understatement. I used it for well over an hour and shredded five carrier bags stuffed with correspondence without the unit overheating.The reason it has such a long run time is that it incorporates a cooling fan at the rear of the unit. A simple solution to getting rid of excess heat. The claimed 14-sheet capacity is pretty accurate depending on the thickness of the paper. It’s very rare to hear the motor struggling even a little bit. It’s a hungry little monster. It also claims to take staples and paper-clips. To be honest, I haven’t tried any paper-clips but I have shredded a lot of stapled documents. This saves a lot of time.Even after shredding five bags of correspondence, I have yet to get a paper jam. It has the usual reverse mode if you do get one but I haven’t needed it. The main thing is to keep an eye on the storage bin and empty it before it gets too full. It’s a pull-out bin which makes emptying a breeze. Our local council lets you put shredded paper in the garden waste bin which is great. I have no concerns about anyone being able to piece together the shredded paper. I would say it’s on the verge of impossibility.Overall, it’s worth paying the little extra for this shredder. Hope that helps.
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15.2.2021

I have only just bought this so I cannot comment on longevity.Previously, I had one of those basic cross cut machines that goes for 3 minutes then stops for 30 minutes. In fact, it doesn't even do that and as we are moving house, and have vast amounts of paperwork to shred securely, it was driving me balmy! We would never have got through it all prior to the move.This machine is brilliant - it seems to go for longer than 30 minutes actually and you really can get through a lot of paper. I did find that I couldn't feed 14 sheets at a time, though this may have been because a lot of the paper had been in the garage and may have attracted moisture,making it thicker.Although the idea of a pull out drawer appealed to me as being better than having to take the machine off the top, I found that the drawer is sometimes difficult to get in or out. It also feels a bit flimsy, and it bends a bit, so I hope it will last a long time.It is a cross-shredder, actually not as secure as the previous cheap machine, as it only shreds to a P3 (is it?) and not a P4 but it seems adequate and perfectly secure for me. I think someone would have just as much trouble trying to piece documents together from the shreds as with the P4!!The price was far more than I would have considered paying previously, but it is worth it if you have a lot of shredding to do.Overall I am very pleased with the machine and I think it is worth the price. It works so much better than anything I've had before.
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1.12.2018

Couldn't wait for this to arrive as the old shredder had given up the ghost and the paperwork was piling up. We've been busy all last week so didn't want to order it until we knew we would be there to receive it. The delivery was nice and quick and the driver was a cheerful chap to talk to. This is far more expensive than I have ever spent on previous shredders and was dubious about buying It but I was fed up of having to replace them or wait half hour for them to cool down. Once out the box it looked bigger than I thought it would be which was a good thing I'm not complaining as I never checked the dimensions. It looked nice and feels good quality and prob wouldn't be out of place in a office as well as a home.I couldn't believe the speed it chewed through a carrier bag full of paperwork I couldn't keep up with filling it. It's lovely and quite to use with no vibration than any of the others I've had in the past. The motor sounds different as well when it's working, it's got a powerful expensive sort sound and it never cut out once. It's an all round beast of shredders and im so glad I bought it.
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8.7.2020

Pros.Easily keeps going for half an hour at a time.Clean cross shredding.Can manage 14 sheets at a time though I wouldn't recommend doing this constantly.Has a fan to slow down overheating.Compact size.Quieter than my previous shredder.ConsDoes not sense when basket is full (has a sensor but doesn't work). Kept shredding until it absolutely could not force any more in at which point there was a noise and a little smoke. Messy and tricky to empty when so full, and had to spend a while removing the paper crushed up into the blades. However worked fine again once cleaned and oiled and hav had no further problems now that I keep an eye on how full it is getting.Does fill quite quickly due to compactsize.Bin is tricky to pull out.Does require oiling every 3-4 emptyings.Overall.Would recommend this shredder. Does the job well so long as care is taken not to overfill. Less noise, less of a struggle, and faster than smaller shredders I have had in the past, so definitely worth the extra money. Pleased with the purchase
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14.1.2020

Previously we had two shredders. Both were under £90. They would overheat after shredding a few sheets, and they were noisy. Five minutes of shredding, it would overheat. We got tired of waiting for it to cool down after every use. Neither of them were able to keep up with our workflow. We ended up with a big pile of paperwork that needed shredding, but with no shredder up to the task. We needed a new one with a bigger capacity, what stopped us was the price. Was it worth getting a more expensive one?The answer is yes! This shredder is worth every penny.This new Bonsai shredder is perfect!And here's why:- It can shred continously for half an like it says.- It is quieter compared to the other two we had.- It's easy to use.Insert paper and shred. No more than 14 sheets at a time which is fine.- It has a fan cooling system inside.- The oiling makes it more effective.So far so good. Just make sure you oil it after every few shred loads. I recommend for office. This is an Office Manager's new favourite tool. ^_^
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3.10.2020

I've recently been having a bit of a clear out and finally got around to shredding the last 15 years of un-needed bank statements and other redundant paperwork! I had a cheap shredder that would overheat after a few mins which that I wouldn't effectively be able to shred-as-I-sort as it would stop working after a relatively small batch of shredding. It also couldn't handle more than a few sheets at a time, which meant removing everything from envelopes. So I decided to upgrade.After checking around a bit, I came across this shredder which had the right balance of size, cost and shredding time. I've been delighted with it! It fits neatly under my desk without taking up too much room and, so far,hasn't overheated while I've been doing my sorting, though the fan has kicked in (which is a good thing)! Very glad I bought it! It's not the quietest, but not really that loud as shredders go and it munches through envelopes with old bills with relative ease so it suits me down to the ground.
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31.8.2017

I have only had this shredder for a short time but it has been given heavy use. So far I have produced fifteen 30 litre rubbish bags of shredded documents. The machine has never jammed nor overheated. The cross cut bits of paper are of a size that would make it virtually impossible to reconstruct a document. The machine handles 8 - 10 pages of 90g paper at a time without any problems and handles staples easily. I haven't tried putting paper clips through but personally I don't see the point as they are easily removed beforehand whereas having to remove staples can be time consuming when you have a lot of documents to shred. As others have said the bin could be improved - sometimes it doesn't immediately find it's position when re-inserting it.Given the shredding capacity of this machine I feel that it would be greatly improved by having a larger bin - say 50% bigger - as it fills very quickly. Over all a good shredder for fairly heavy use in a home office.
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17.9.2020

Love the 30 minute run time and the number of sheets it can simultaneously shred.Whilst I rarely will shred documents with the maximum number of pages the shredder can handle, knowing it can shred more means it is less likely to get jammed and likely to have a longer run time before over heating.I have had cheaper units from a well known high street stationary company which eventually burned out, so this time I went for a heavier duty unit to ensure it lasts longer.The slide-in containing for catching the shredded paper is an improvement on the cheaper types where you have to lift off the shredder from the bin, which invariably results in cut paper being deposited on the floor and a vacuuming of the floor required afterwards.The slide-in/out bin doesn't eliminate that completely, but perhaps I will get better at pulling the bin out and avoid dropping cut paper.I have used it once for a fairly heavy session of dozens of documents and it coped well.
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10.7.2018

I purchased this Bonsaii EverShred in January this year and found it a very good shredder running well with no issues. I particularly liked the longer running time and it has a built in cooling fan. Not that I run it for 30 minutes at a time but sometimes you want a shredder to run for longer that the five or so minutes many other brands do. In June I had an issue with the paper guide by the cutter teeth, broken off partially. I contacted Bonsaii customer service and after an exchange of emails and a photo they readily agreed to replace my shredder FOC. The new shredder is working fine with no issues. The one thing I would say about Bonsaii customer service department is,I do not think I have come across better on line customer service. The lady I dealt with was first class with excellent customer service, updates of the progress of my enquiry and a tracking number provided when the replacement was sent. Thank you for your prompt action and replacement.
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15.6.2021

This hopefully is the shredder that will last. Having gone through a good number of shredders in the past I am hoping that this is the one to keep, and so far this seems to be the case. I haven't gone as far as stripping it to check for sure that it actually has a full metal gearset. But is has the sound and feel of a quality device. The problem with all other shredders so far has been the short use time before overheating, and the plastic gearset resulting in catastrophic failure after a short period of use.This has some cooling for the motor allowing extended run time before overheating. It appears happy to handle substantial (for domestic use) thicknesses and volumes of paper/card.I am lead to believe it has a full metal gearset so that over time it should still continue to operate rather than the cheap platic gears becoming brittle and suddenly failing. - Only time will tell I guess.
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8.1.2020

I had ordered a shredder on Amazon to replace one that we had at home for over 10 years. The one we had was not a budget one, but when it broke, I thought "how different can they be", so I bought a £40 shredder.How wrong was I? It was painfully slow and had to stop to cool down every few minutes. Then I started to get a burning smell from it, so it was sent back and a full refund was issued from Amazon.So I bought this brilliant shredder. It handles heavy duty use very well due to the cooling system and it proves you do get what you pay for.So far so good. I have used it heavily for the past few days and it has performed faultlessly. The only thing I might say negatively is that it would be perfect if it had castors.But this is no big deal.I would highly recommend it.
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24.7.2019

I highly recommend this shredder after spending the last 3 days shredding documents with sensitive information on them for my family. With the 30 minute run time I was able to empty 10+ boxes of old bank/medical/credit card records at a regular pace. I never had to wait through the 10 minute cool down because I turned it off while I sorted more files, answered calls, or did household chores.I'm thrilled with its performance right out of the box, & how much storage space it quickly freed up. The small size of the shreds is good too. I now have five 13 gallon garbage bags full which I'm going to use in the cat's litter box. Once he's done with it,anyone who steals our garbage to reassemble the shreds must truly be desperate.I'll update this review if it develops any issues.
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3.8.2018

Just purchased this as a motivation to sort out a load of old bills and paperwork for recycling. My existing 10+ years old shredder was a cheap and cheerful '20 quid special' that frequently jammed and made this chore much worse. I was reluctant to spend 5x that much but decided that if I was going to get a new unit I might as well get a good one this time.The Bonsaii Evershred is lightyears ahead of my old Rexel, and I would say is most suited to a home office. It is sturdily built, amazingly quiet and has a decent capacity bin (with a clear window) that slides out rather than having to lift off the top of the unit to empty.I am very pleased with my purchase - and only fell short of giving 5 stars as I would have liked the ability the shred credit cards and CDs too.
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22.8.2018

Purchased this shredder in December 2017 on the back of positive reviews even though it was more expensive than I would normally pay. Arrived promptly, very easy to set up and a robust product, did the job as described, quieter than most, good auto, stop and reverse controls, adequate & easy to empty waste bin, probably best not to put the max number of sheets in as can lead to jams, but it has an impressive cooling feature, I also bought the oil to help maintain its working life. After six months I had an issue with the cutter so I took photos and emailed the sellers customer service department.They were excellent and sent out a replacement item almost immediately with no requirement to return the faulty one.Overall very satisfied with this shredder.
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