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Protect Yourself with #FellowesProtects

March 8, 2014 By Lena

Note: The following giveaway is open to Canadians only.

Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. And I’ve been fooled before: a victim of credit card fraud, over $12,000 was charged to my account in just over six hours. I found out in the most inconvenient fashion; while exiting a parking garage after a rare romantic dinner with my husband, both our credit cards were declined at the checkpoint. Confused and frustrated – though lucky to have carried some cash that day – we arrived home to find two voice messages from VISA, asking us to call their fraud centre immediately.

So, we knew one of our credit cards had been compromised. However, thanks to insurance and card-user safeguards, we wouldn’t be responsible for the fraudulent charges. Still, we were impacted in the following ways:

1) My credit card was immediately cancelled, which meant that for this shopaholic, I had to wait up to 10 business days before a replacement would arrive. As I had holiday shopping to complete, it was highly frustrating.

2) A new card meant a new card number – which required several phone calls to creditors who auto-charge my card monthly. Between the insurance company, the cable company, utilities and various charitable organizations, I reckon I spent hours getting everything updated in their systems.

3) That feeling of being victimized. So, someone got a hold of my financial details and someone went on a shopping spree in San Francisco. But who? And more importantly, HOW?

The truth is, I have no idea how my credit card was compromised. But I immediately realized that there were steps I could take to prevent fraudulent activity; everything from safeguarding my PIN to ensuring that I don’t give thieves access to my personal and banking information – especially via documents that have been carelessly thrown away. Think about it – when was the last time you tossed a credit card statement in the trash? You could have tossed a thief everything he needs to steal your identification.

March is Fraud Prevention Month. According to Sylvain Patry, senior vice president of ProtectionPower.ca and identity theft expert, “shredding documents isn’t just for businesses and people with something to hide. Canadian households are full of documents that contain potentially compromising information.”

Top 10 Documents You Should be Shredding:

1. Monthly Credit Card Statements

2. Employment Paystubs – If you receive pay stubs on a weekly basis or otherwise, you should keep them only until you receive your annual wage and tax statement.

3. Personal Income Tax Reports – You should hold onto these (in a safe place) for five years. However, after five years, it is important that they be shredded.

4. Monthly Utility Bills – This includes anything from hydro bills to cable bills.

5. Spam Mail – Any document you receive by regular mail, including sign-up forms for a new credit card, a magazine subscription, or any other document that contains your personal information, such as your name, home address, phone number, etc.

6. Federal, Provincial or Municipal Government Documents – Examples of this would be your health card, driver’s licence or passport renewal notices, or even a confirmation letter of your children’s school registration for the new school year.

7. Express Mail Documents – Generally invoices or a confirmation of delivery that accompany a letter or package that was delivered to you by UPS, FedEx, or Canada Post Express – even the labels on delivery boxes or envelopes.

8. Membership Notices – If you are a member of any organization, such as a tennis club, fitness club, library, etc., be sure to shred all membership renewal notices and documents accompanying the delivery of membership cards, credit cards, store cards, etc.

9. Banking Documents – This includes bank statements, used bank account booklets, old unused checks, etc…

10. Miscellaneous Documents – Any other documents you receive or possess that contain usernames and passwords.

I’m pleased to partner with Fellowes Canada, the global leader in paper shredder design and engineering, providing the highest quality personal and general office business shredders on the market. With their innovative “Jam Blocker” technology and Energy Savings System, they’ve earned a reputation as the “World’s Toughest Shredders”.

In celebration of Fraud Prevention Month, I’ll be strategically disposing of personal records and information using the Fellowes Powershred 63cb Cross-Cut Shredder. Features:

– Jam Blocker blocks jams before they start
– SafeSense Technology stops shredding when hands touch the paper opening
– Energy Savings System provides optimal energy efficiency 100% of the time – in use and out of use
– Shreds 10 sheets per pass into 5/32”x 2” cross-cut particles (Security Level 3)
– Shreds for up to 8 minutes before a 20 minute cool down period
– One year product warranty and five year cutter warranty

Let me go on record saying this: every home needs a shredder. And Fellowes makes it easy and affordable to safely dispose of all your personal records, thereby reducing the chances of being a victim of identity theft. For the last week, we’ve subjected the shredder to a whole year’s worth of statements and receipts. I’ve shredded old credit cards. I’ve shredded documents with staples and paper clips. I’ve even shredded CDs – yes, CDs!

The Fellowes Powershred 63cb Cross-Cut Shredder operates relatively quietly and is a workhorse when it comes to shredding through statements. We’ve logged hours of use and haven’t encountered a single paper jam yet! Best news: the shredder is currently on sale at Staples Canada for $169.99. Now wouldn’t this be the perfect addition to your home office?

Also, be sure to like Fellowes Canada on Facebook to gain access to a great variety of ID Theft Prevention Resources, including an ID Theft Prevention Kit, Travel Tips, What To Do if You’re a Victim and more.

*Mark Your Calendars* for the #FellowesProtects Twitter Party: Wednesday, March 26th at 9pm EST.

This month, make fraud prevention your priority. One lucky reader will win a Fellowes Powershred 63cb Cross-Cut Shredder valued at $189.99. To enter, simply fill the form below with your qualifying entries. Good luck everyone!

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  1. Jenny

    March 8, 2014 at 1:18 pm

    shredder!

  2. Gizele

    March 8, 2014 at 1:18 pm

    I use a cheap shredder.

  3. Treen Goodwin

    March 8, 2014 at 1:18 pm

    I burn them in the wood stove !!

  4. BlessedTA

    March 8, 2014 at 1:20 pm

    Shred it at work.

  5. Tea & Nail Polish

    March 8, 2014 at 1:20 pm

    I take them to work and put them through the big shredder there since my little one at home doesn’t shred into small enough pieces

  6. Rick F

    March 8, 2014 at 1:21 pm

    Just toss it in the garbage. Yeah, I know.

  7. Sally

    March 8, 2014 at 1:22 pm

    I use a shredder at home but it overheats after about 20 pages so then I don’t get the job done.

  8. Judy C (Judy Cowan)

    March 8, 2014 at 1:34 pm

    A shredder but not as fancy as this one, it is an older model that only likes to shred about 10 pages before you have to give it a break.

  9. Jen Conlin

    March 8, 2014 at 1:47 pm

    I take them to staples and shred them. Need a personal one of my own

  10. Toby

    March 8, 2014 at 1:51 pm

    Rip in teeny tiny pieces!

  11. Londia

    March 8, 2014 at 2:11 pm

    I tear it into tiny pieces

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  12. ivy pluchinsky

    March 8, 2014 at 2:12 pm

    I rip it into tiny pieces

  13. Leslie

    March 8, 2014 at 2:14 pm

    In a shredder which, unfortunately, does NOT have Jam Blocker.

  14. Kristy Vassell

    March 8, 2014 at 2:22 pm

    I rip important documents into tiny pieces. Thanks!

  15. Jeannie

    March 8, 2014 at 2:26 pm

    We currently just rip them by hand into strips and then into smaller pieces.

  16. Adriana F

    March 8, 2014 at 2:28 pm

    I rip them up and put them in the garbage.

  17. jessica s

    March 8, 2014 at 2:35 pm

    once a year I rip up all the stuff I don’t need anymore. would love a shredder!

  18. Marissa

    March 8, 2014 at 2:38 pm

    I rip them into tiny pieces and toss them in the kitchen garbage. However, I’d love to win the Fellowes Powershred 63cb Cross-Cut Shredder.

  19. Erin

    March 8, 2014 at 2:40 pm

    I rip stuff up, wish I had a shredder!

  20. Autumn R

    March 8, 2014 at 2:41 pm

    Tear them up by hand & throw in the trash

  21. JohnA

    March 8, 2014 at 2:48 pm

    I currently use a cheap shredder. Works but jams a lot.

  22. Greg

    March 8, 2014 at 2:49 pm

    shredder

  23. Judy

    March 8, 2014 at 3:09 pm

    Time for Spring shredding!

  24. Francine

    March 8, 2014 at 3:15 pm

    a cheap shredder that is always jamming!

  25. Howard

    March 8, 2014 at 3:16 pm

    I am getting lots of letters from the bank due to not being able to make credit card payments with no job so this would be handy.

  26. Kally Dueck

    March 8, 2014 at 3:18 pm

    I have a friend who burns documents. I would prefer to shred them for my security routine.

  27. Lynda Cook

    March 8, 2014 at 3:25 pm

    I cut them up with scissors and toss in the garbage or wait till I have a big bundle and burn them in the summer time when we decide that we are going to have a fire

  28. 409cope

    March 8, 2014 at 3:30 pm

    I rip my papers into small pieces.

  29. Catherine K (@cathyincanada)

    March 8, 2014 at 4:27 pm

    I shred them or cut up with scissors.

  30. Doreen Magee

    March 8, 2014 at 4:59 pm

    I shred everything !!

  31. Suzie M

    March 8, 2014 at 5:01 pm

    I shred everything but it takes a while

  32. Stephanie LaPlante

    March 8, 2014 at 5:08 pm

    We rip it up as much as possible.

  33. Victoria Ess

    March 8, 2014 at 5:14 pm

    Right now I take them to work to shred.

  34. Crystal Englot

    March 8, 2014 at 5:28 pm

    We have a wood stove in our basement, so currently I burn up anything with our important information on it!

  35. suzi

    March 8, 2014 at 5:35 pm

    I rip off the personal information and keep it in a bag until I have enough to take to my parent’s house (where they have Fellowes shredder they love) and then shred them

  36. Doris Calvert

    March 8, 2014 at 6:30 pm

    The old fashioned way, tear it up.

  37. Lori Jackson

    March 8, 2014 at 6:43 pm

    Sadly, the old fashioned way…rip it into a million pieces…

  38. stacey dempsey

    March 8, 2014 at 7:02 pm

    I just cut them up into little pieces but I dont think it is all that safe

  39. andresabourin

    March 8, 2014 at 7:07 pm

    i just burn it

  40. Sarah at Journeys of The Zoo

    March 8, 2014 at 7:14 pm

    My husband works from home and we have a 1-page shredder that doesn’t even do one page without jamming. We NEED one of these!

    Besos, Sarah
    Blogger at Journeys of The Zoo

  41. Patrick Siu

    March 8, 2014 at 7:15 pm

    i burn them in the fireplace

  42. MrDisco

    March 8, 2014 at 8:39 pm

    take it to work and toss it in an industrial shredder

  43. J

    March 8, 2014 at 8:48 pm

    Tear them up by hands into tiny pieces.

  44. LizaDee

    March 8, 2014 at 9:19 pm

    I rip them into tiny pieces!
    I even tear the labels off my medicine jars!

  45. Nicky J

    March 8, 2014 at 9:35 pm

    rip & toss

  46. Veronica S.

    March 8, 2014 at 9:46 pm

    We’ve started using them in the wood stove.

  47. Doreen Lamoureux

    March 8, 2014 at 9:48 pm

    I rip it in tiny little pieces. Wow, that shredder would be real nice. :)

  48. Dianne G.

    March 8, 2014 at 10:17 pm

    I rip things up or cut them up with scissors.

  49. Mary I

    March 8, 2014 at 10:38 pm

    I bundle them up and take them into work where we have secure shredding

  50. Heidi C.

    March 8, 2014 at 10:45 pm

    I rip or cut papers up manually.

  51. Angela Mitchell

    March 8, 2014 at 11:04 pm

    A bit of everything — I throw some stuff away in the garbage and put some stuff in the woodstove.

  52. Erin W

    March 8, 2014 at 11:10 pm

    I keep them in an envelope and then take them to my parents to shred, lol!

  53. Melanie B

    March 9, 2014 at 12:05 am

    We had a shredder but its slowly dying.. so they are sitting in a pile to be shredded!!

  54. Leanne M

    March 9, 2014 at 12:47 am

    I don’t, I just pack it away.

  55. ginette4

    March 9, 2014 at 12:53 am

    Use the shredder or burn in my Mom’s wood stove

  56. loriag

    March 9, 2014 at 8:42 am

    The husband shreds, I usually throw in the garbage or give it to him.

  57. michelle tremblett

    March 9, 2014 at 8:58 am

    I rip everything up as small as I can and throw it in the garbage :/

  58. Chandra Christine O'Connor

    March 9, 2014 at 9:14 am

    right now Im piling them up but at our old house we burned them. years ago my hubby was just throwing them in the garbage and we had someone charge a lot of money from a shopping network on ours. we were very lucky that they wiped it off. Police said there wasnt much they could do, they had an address where the stuff was going. not sure how any of that turned out.

  59. Soozle

    March 9, 2014 at 10:12 am

    I take them to my parents to shred or in the summer burn them in the campfire. :)

  60. Lindsay T

    March 9, 2014 at 10:41 am

    I use an old cheap shredder

  61. Carol Denny

    March 9, 2014 at 10:59 am

    I cut them up into tiny pieces

  62. Julie Bolduc

    March 9, 2014 at 11:09 am

    I rip them up lol

  63. Nicky

    March 9, 2014 at 11:38 am

    rip them or cut with scissors

  64. Carol M (Lushka S)

    March 9, 2014 at 11:38 am

    I do shred them with an old shredder that can only handle one piece of paper at a time. LOL

  65. Lori Bazan

    March 9, 2014 at 12:25 pm

    I shred the papers and cut the cards with scissors and my hands, this would be wonderful to own!

  66. Flora M

    March 9, 2014 at 2:23 pm

    I have a shredder that I need to get fired up to shred a couple of bags full of old documents (been meaning to do that since I moved, just haven’t gotten around to it). Before I got the shredder, i used to rip them by hand and put them in separate bags or burn them in the fireplace (wood burning – made good tinder ;) )

  67. Florence C

    March 9, 2014 at 3:09 pm

    I shred them by hand as best I can and put them in the garbage.

  68. Brenda Witherspoon-Bedard

    March 9, 2014 at 7:45 pm

    i rip them up by hand

  69. Donna Allen

    March 9, 2014 at 7:54 pm

    Rip it then burn it!

  70. Melissa Fowers

    March 9, 2014 at 7:58 pm

    i dont own a shredder

  71. Karla Sceviour

    March 9, 2014 at 8:16 pm

    I thought it in the garbage bin!

  72. michelle

    March 9, 2014 at 8:17 pm

    i rip and throw out

  73. Lucy

    March 9, 2014 at 8:20 pm

    I currently rip out any personally identifying info into tiny pieces

  74. sunshine h

    March 9, 2014 at 8:48 pm

    I have a big box waiting for shredding (glad to se I’m not the only one!)

  75. DavdO

    March 9, 2014 at 8:51 pm

    I’ve been keeping it until I get a shredder.

  76. InezbyDesign

    March 9, 2014 at 9:24 pm

    We have a shredder but not one as good as this one.

  77. Samantha St.G

    March 9, 2014 at 9:27 pm

    Tear things up by hand, cut up cards with scissors (that’s fun… ) and once in a blue moon, if we’re visiting my father-in-law, we’ll bring some papers to be shred.

  78. michelle

    March 9, 2014 at 10:55 pm

    give our pages to our son with a marker for coloring and craft time lol. then the trash…. we need a shredder

  79. l p

    March 9, 2014 at 10:57 pm

    until last week we used a low-end shredder (it died last week). thanks

  80. Andrea Amy

    March 10, 2014 at 3:07 am

    i rip things up and then put them in the garbage. probably not good enough though.

  81. elaine bolduc

    March 10, 2014 at 6:41 am

    I do not have a shredder. I send home my papers with my grandson, he has down syndrome and will spend hours and hours every single day shredding papers, he sells the shredded paper to a man who uses it to start his fires in for his business.

  82. Donnas

    March 10, 2014 at 8:21 am

    I use a shredder.

  83. Joan G

    March 10, 2014 at 9:12 am

    I use an old shredder – it can only handle 1 sheet at a time.

  84. SweetPanda

    March 10, 2014 at 9:53 am

    I cut out my personal information part first (like name, account no. etc.) and then use scissors to cut them into pieces before I throw them out

  85. Tanis

    March 10, 2014 at 10:51 am

    I have them all in boxes right now!

  86. Randa @ TBK

    March 10, 2014 at 11:32 am

    I have been ripping them since my shredder broke.

  87. Carole B.

    March 10, 2014 at 11:35 am

    i rip it and throw it…not the safer way!

  88. angela m

    March 10, 2014 at 6:09 pm

    Rip them up
    thanks

  89. Josie Tusa

    March 10, 2014 at 7:27 pm

    I just rip them up.

  90. eleanor

    March 10, 2014 at 10:08 pm

    I use a shredder to dispose of important documents

  91. jen s.

    March 10, 2014 at 10:41 pm

    i take them to work and shred them there.

  92. TW

    March 10, 2014 at 10:44 pm

    I tear out the info with my name and address and tear it up and put it with my kitchen garbage.

  93. Melissa D

    March 10, 2014 at 11:17 pm

    Rip them up

  94. Peter Tusa

    March 10, 2014 at 11:19 pm

    I just tear them up and throw them out

  95. lori b

    March 11, 2014 at 11:11 am

    i rip them up in small pieces

  96. Suzanne G

    March 11, 2014 at 12:31 pm

    I use a shredder

  97. sarah sar

    March 11, 2014 at 5:54 pm

    Oh god, I need this I need this I need this. Right now I cut all of my private documents manually in thin little strips with scissors. Makes for one very painful hand afterwards!

  98. Kristi Renout

    March 12, 2014 at 10:21 am

    We just rip our papers up in tiny pieces. A shredder would make things so much easier.

  99. Jo-Anne Pfoh

    March 12, 2014 at 10:34 pm

    i tear it up… I know i know lol

  100. Darlene Schuller

    March 13, 2014 at 6:46 am

    I rip/cut manually or with scissors.

  101. Angie

    March 13, 2014 at 9:13 am

    We haven’t very often-I am nervous about just throwing it out. We have talked about getting a shredder but just haven’t gotten around to it.

  102. Debbie W

    March 13, 2014 at 9:38 am

    I use a shredder but it only shreds diagonally

  103. Sausan

    March 13, 2014 at 2:41 pm

    Shredder

  104. Megan

    March 13, 2014 at 4:25 pm

    Shredder, if I remember to take care of that stuff properly.

  105. Russi

    March 13, 2014 at 9:53 pm

    Shred at work!

  106. Silvia D

    March 14, 2014 at 11:11 am

    we have a cheap shredder

  107. Deb Dorrington

    March 14, 2014 at 6:05 pm

    We use a shredder that is about 10 years old, sometimes it works sometimes it doesn’t..then I tear up the papers.

  108. Michelle james

    March 15, 2014 at 11:04 am

    I keep everything !

  109. Michelle M

    March 15, 2014 at 11:19 am

    Collect and then set a day for shredding. Although sometimes I cut with scissors which is the case now because my shredder died.

  110. GL

    March 15, 2014 at 11:34 am

    Shred or burn everything

  111. Karine

    March 15, 2014 at 12:28 pm

    I stack them up and burn them in a bonfire at summer

  112. @copperjane

    March 15, 2014 at 12:45 pm

    We have well used small shredder. It is about five years old & I think the blades are no longer sharp. Thus everything goes into a bin and sits there. A new shredder is much needed

  113. A.J. Carano

    March 15, 2014 at 3:31 pm

    I either burn them or bring them to my sisters house and use her shredder.

  114. seham merzib

    March 15, 2014 at 3:32 pm

    Throw them in the garbage

  115. shelly peterson

    March 16, 2014 at 12:07 am

    rip them up and throw them in garbage.

  116. Jennifer L.

    March 16, 2014 at 9:35 am

    I cut them up with scissors.

  117. tanyab79

    March 16, 2014 at 11:15 am

    I shred them using a small shredder we have.

  118. Teresa Claire

    March 16, 2014 at 12:06 pm

    I don’t throw out anything without shredding it. I should buy one for Sara to use in her new flat.

  119. Jenness M

    March 16, 2014 at 12:42 pm

    I use personal papers for kindle in my fireplace

  120. Lori-Airbnb Superhost

    March 16, 2014 at 9:57 pm

    I’ve used a shredder for about 10 yrs! It is obviously a little outdated and only shreds documents into strips….so I’d really like this new modern cross shredder…pretty please!

  121. denise

    March 17, 2014 at 12:03 am

    i use a shredder and then recycle the paper.

  122. Tea & Nail Polish

    March 17, 2014 at 7:04 am

    I take them to work and put them through the shredder there as it is much better than mine

  123. Tricha

    March 17, 2014 at 9:42 am

    We do shred our papers but our shredder has a tendency to jam. Would be nice to have one that continuously shred without stopping to remove jammed papers.

  124. Marla

    March 17, 2014 at 3:44 pm

    Shredder

  125. Rebby

    March 17, 2014 at 8:54 pm

    I try to burn them in my fireplace when I can.

  126. Doris H.

    March 18, 2014 at 2:01 pm

    I usually rip it up into tiny pieces.

  127. Clifford

    March 18, 2014 at 6:07 pm

    I use an old shredder that works sometimes, but most times I just tear up into pieces as small as I can.

  128. Cathy C

    March 18, 2014 at 7:32 pm

    I have a shredder I use that is at least 10 years old so it is slow and can only do a few pages at a time.

  129. Ian S

    March 19, 2014 at 8:06 am

    I currently save up stuff and use an old shredder, but usually I rip it up by hand.

  130. Valerie Crawford

    March 19, 2014 at 3:55 pm

    Throw it in the recycling :(

  131. Darlene

    March 19, 2014 at 10:49 pm

    I rip them in small pieces then throw them in the fireplace to be burned (I don’t know why I rip them, they are going to be burned anyway)

  132. Betty

    March 20, 2014 at 1:47 pm

    I tear them by hand every couple of months.

  133. chalbe/charlotte

    March 20, 2014 at 5:40 pm

    Cheap shredder, does 3 pages (if you’re lucky)

  134. Jonnie

    March 21, 2014 at 1:02 am

    I use a shredder but it’s seen better days! It stops working after less than a minute and has to rest for over 10 minutes before it starts again.

  135. jaimeem

    March 24, 2014 at 8:47 am

    rip it up and toss it in the garbage

  136. Natalie D

    March 25, 2014 at 11:23 am

    I rip them into itsy, bitsy pieces and sometimes scribble on my name with permanent marker.

  137. Anna W

    March 25, 2014 at 10:44 pm

    I usually just tear them up and compost them.

  138. Kat E.

    March 26, 2014 at 1:11 pm

    We cut them up with chive scissors

  139. Bons

    March 26, 2014 at 2:02 pm

    Rip and throw away

  140. Elaine Laforge

    March 26, 2014 at 8:39 pm

    We need a new shredder, burnt some last time at the cottage. I love the safety of knowing our info is kept safe by shredding it before recycling.

  141. Erika Birrell

    March 26, 2014 at 9:02 pm

    I just cut them up in tiny pieces and put them in separate garbages

  142. Heather Dominie-Smith

    March 26, 2014 at 9:04 pm

    I cut up, tear, and rip important pieces, and further poke into other garbage. I don’t own a shredder yet, but will sometime in the near future!

  143. Barb

    March 26, 2014 at 9:20 pm

    Old shredder that’s on it’s way out.. plus I dived my shredded papers into different garbage and toss at different times

  144. Annika P

    March 27, 2014 at 1:56 am

    I take everything to my parents place and use their shredder. I could really use my own shredder!

  145. Sandy

    March 27, 2014 at 3:38 pm

    Right now, I have been cutting them up in tiny pieces and throwing them out, or having someone shred them for me. I NEED a shredder!!

  146. Robyn B.

    March 28, 2014 at 11:40 am

    I tear them into tiny pieces before throwing them in the garbage.

  147. Wayne Lecoy

    March 30, 2014 at 7:23 am

    I am entering your giveaway.
    It would be great to win a Fellowes Powershred 63cb Cross-Cut Shredder.
    In response to your question of
    How do you currently dispose of your personal statement and records?
    I tear them up into small pieces and throw them in the garbage.
    Thank you for having this giveaway!!!!!!!!!!!!

  148. kristen visser

    March 31, 2014 at 10:31 pm

    my husband ripes them into tiny pieces

  149. Bailey Dexter

    April 2, 2014 at 7:08 pm

    A friend brings her’s over and I do a month of it at a time!

  150. Irene Eichler

    April 3, 2014 at 11:11 am

    I take them to work and shred them there!

  151. Wendy hutton

    April 3, 2014 at 1:37 pm

    I put them in the recycle bin

  152. victoria k

    April 3, 2014 at 2:36 pm

    Depends what it is – sometimes I rip it up sometimes I shred it.

  153. jan

    April 4, 2014 at 5:38 pm

    a shredder that jams

  154. Wendy Jensen

    April 4, 2014 at 6:00 pm

    At the moment I have to rip everything into tiny pieces and throw it in the garbage.

  155. Erika R.

    April 4, 2014 at 6:53 pm

    I usually cut it up into small pieces or keep it all in a grocery bag until I can get a shredder!

  156. Jeanette Jackson

    April 4, 2014 at 9:46 pm

    I tear them up by hand.

  157. Shannon Gnocato

    April 5, 2014 at 2:03 am

    My husband pretty much rips them into little itty bitty pieces!

  158. Christy Martin

    April 6, 2014 at 10:29 am

    We burn them in the fireplace when we remember, which is only during the winter months. Until then it just builds up. Not the best way to go about it.

  159. Jessica

    April 6, 2014 at 2:48 pm

    I currently rip stuff up into little pieces but should use a shredder

  160. Amy C.

    April 6, 2014 at 9:10 pm

    I burn it.

  161. Taylor Hawkins

    April 6, 2014 at 9:18 pm

    Superman style with my bare hands!

  162. Lee-Ann Sleegers

    April 6, 2014 at 9:59 pm

    Shredder!

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