Note: The following giveaway is open to Canadians only.
It’s annual. It’s unavoidable. And sometimes, it’s a pain in the behind. It’s tax season.
If you’ve already completed your 2014 income tax return, congratulations! Hopefully by now you’re enjoying your refund, or have paid the amount owing and put it out of your mind. And if you’ve yet to file your taxes… two weeks, friends! The deadline is in two weeks.
Of course, you may have a small reminder of tax season… papers, documents, receipts, invoices, agreements…. and what should you do with it all? If your gut reaction is simply to throw it in the trash, STOP! You may be putting yourself at risk for identity theft.
The answer? Shred, shred, shred.
I’m once again 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”.
Now y’all know I love my Fellowes Powershred 63cb Cross-Cut Shredder; it’s a staple in my home office. 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
I’ll never tire of 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. Every tax season, I put the shredder to the test with 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 available at Staples Canada for just $189.99. Now wouldn’t this be the perfect addition to your home office?
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This tax season, 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!
I hand shred it or use it as kindle when getting the firepit going
I didpose it in the garbage right now need to get a shredder
I usually just rip them up and throw them out.
I would so much make good use of this if I won. I have tons of stuff that needs shredding
I rip them up by hand.
I black out anything important and hand shred .
I shred and then recycle the paper.
I use a very old shredder. It is the vertical cut only type. I need a cross-cutting type like this amazing Fellowes shredder for more security.
I use a pair of scissors and cut them up in strips then cut it up again in small pieces.
I burn them
I currently black out & manually rip up important documents, but end up with paper cuts and sore fingers/wrists when clearing out a lot of paperwork! :-(
We simply rip them into teeny tiny pieces and they them in the garbage.
It is horrible but I just tear everything up and throw it in the trash :/
We have a very small shredder that takes forever to shred our personal papers.
I rip everything up and put it in recycling.
Right now, I rip them up by hand.
I black marker out everything, save it til we get to a friends then shread, or just rip up
A wood burning stove in the garage. We burn it
We currently have a very old shredder that jams up like crazy, even if you try to shred 2 pages at a time! So it’s a pain to sit there and put the pages in one at a time and hope it doesn’t jam up. Would love to win a new shredder to save time and headaches!
I rip up or shred things.
I keep them all in a box and a few times a year we burn them, but its a pain !
Unfortunately I use my hands and sometimes scissors.
Currently I collect enough paper and then bring it to Staples to dispose and shred.
I cut them into small strips and cut them again into tiny bits and throw them in the kitchen garbage. This amazing Fellowes Powershred Shredder would make my life easy if I won it.
I burn them in the wood stove , i don’t have a paper shredder ,awesome giveaway thanks for the chance :)
I try to use the shredder for “important” documents but I often just rip by hand the credit card offers and other stuff with my info on it. A good reminder to always dispose carefully of one’s mail.
I either hand rip them or we do have a shredder but it is old and only does 1 sheet at a time which is a pain.
i scribble out all my personal info first with a black marker and then just rip it up.
I end up ripping everything up…not the safest bet.
I black out the important stuff and then rip it up into little pieces
cut them up with scissors and into the garbage
Tear them up. I need a shredder!
I rip them up as small as I can
I rip them up and throw them in the garbage.
I rip them up and throw them in the garbage.
I usually rip them by hand.
We currently rip them to pieces by hand.
I have a 15 year old shredder that tires after a few sheets
Shred al personal docs
I rip them up by hand and toss it into the garbage.
we go to a shedding facility
I shred them myself by hand
I have a small shredder.
shred it
I have an old shredder that I struggle with that is jammed and bent. Time for a new one!
shred by hand (:
I have a really old shredder – this would be so perfect as I have to get a new one – thanks!
Burn them.
I shred them.
I burn everything!
shred on small machine for hours
I just rip up all important papers and put the pieces in different bags at home and make sure that on garbage day everything is gone!
I just cut it up into small pieces I dont have a shredder at the moment . Thanks for the chance to win
We tear up the paper into small pieces time consuming
I cut up my papers really small.
I shred them
I haul it to work and use the shredder there.
I have a mini shredder but it doesn’t work very well and always gets jammed!
I use the shredder at the office.
I just tear them up and throw them away.
A bad shredder and scissors
I rip it up and put it in different garbage bins.
I shred it, but my shredder is painful to use.
I tear things into tiny pieces by hand
Presently both I & mom rip them by hand or shred with a pair of scissors.
I rip up everything by hand into very small pieces.
I shred by hand.
I rip and cut them up, quite the chore!
I have an old cheap portable shredder – the kind you can put on top of waste basket. Sadly it usually jams even though I don’t shred a lot of papers at one time and I usually have to put it in reverse to un-jam it.
I tear them up by hand. Very time consuming.
I take my papers to work and shred them there with their shredder.
i shred them at home.
I cut them up at home.
I burn them in my fireplace lol
I currently have every intention of shredding my documents but in reality I have bags and bags full of papers to shred. The shredder I own right now overheats so easily that I only can get about 8-10 pages done before it shuts off on me.
I use a shredder
I dispose of my records by shredding them.
burn them…i really need a shredder
We burn them at camp.
I cut it up into little peices
I tear off and rip into small pieces the personal information and put the rest of the documents in recycle.
I shred everything with our name on it or information on it.
I usually shred everything, but my last shredder just died this week. Even though it said you could shred credit cards, the only one I used it for, killed the gears in it.
Cut or rip them up and discard in the garbage.
I try to shred the important stuff
I have a shredder but it can only handle one sheet at a time.
I don’t have a shredder so i usually just rip them up in tiny pieces or burn them
For the most part, I keep my papers, the stuff I do throw out I just tear them up and toss them.
We usually rip them up and throw in garbage
Usually we shred it but my shredder is broken and It was only a straight cut, I feel crosscut is much safer at shredding things correctly
I painstakingly tear up everything into teeny tiny pieces and then often flush them down the toilet, rather than throwing them into the recycling bin.
I usually painstakingly tear them up into teeny tiny pieces and then often flush them down the toilet rather than throwing them into the recycling bin.
I cut them up with scissors
We have a shredder, but it overheats, which probably is a sign to throw it away!!
Just what I need for all my obsolete paperwork.
I rip with my hands…a shredder would be very useful.
We rip them up and throw them in with our regular garbage.
I rip them up by hand.
I try to cut them up with scissors as best as i can
rip them up in tiny pieces .
With an old shredder that jams if I put more than 2 pages in at a time
Tear them up in pieces using whatever is nearby. So usually with a pair of scissors or by hand.
i rip them by hand
I tear them up into little pieces or use scissors. I try to remove all identifying info.
We don’t have a shredder. I have to take all of my stuff to my dad’s to shred.
i tear up receipts – very annoying to do!
I usually rip them by hand or burn them in my fireplace.
I shred but I can only do a few sheets at a time and my shredder heats up fairly quickly.
I put them in the recycle bin
Currently I cut up everything with scissors or burn it if we are having a fire. This would be great, thank you.
I am a true believer in shredding to protect my personal information. But seriously one cannot live on one shredder alone. We can easily use 2 with mine hubby’s and the kids papers and notes etc.
Right now I cut up my papers with scissors, I sure would love a shredder
I tear them up into little pieces!
very old shredder, still hanging in there. thanks
i cut them up
i tear them up
I burn them in my fireplace.
I shred them.
I rip it up and throw it out:/
I gather all of them and when I’m not lazy I go get them shredded
Cut them all by hand with scissors
I use a small shredder now
We tear them up.
I tear it up
Sadly, I do a poor job. I have access to a poor quality shredder that can only handle 2-3 sheets at a time. I need something more effective.
I cut things up…
i burn it in my fireplace
We shred it by hands, my shredder broke down.
I currently cut everything up with scissors before throwing it out. It takes a while.
I use them for starting a fire in my wood stove.
I rip them up by hand at home, but if I have a lot I bring a pile of them into work to use the office shredder.
My brother burns it for me in his stove. I would LOVE to have a shredder…
We use a straight cut shredder.
we currently keep everything and just file it all away!It would be fantastic to win a shredder. Thanks for the chance.
I cut them into small pieces and I dump part of it at home and bring part of it to my office to dump it
Still snowflakes intermittently falling in April…a fireplace disposes of all our paper products at the moment. *Warmth*
I tear them up into a million little pieces with fear of someone being able to piece information together. I have been wanting a shredder but just haven’t gotten around to it.
I tear up my documents/statements by hand.
I cut them with scissors.
Use them to start the bonfire, lol.
I rip them up with my bare hands.
I rip it up myself, which I don’t think it’s safe. I will throw them in separate bins.
I currently just throw them out wherever is closest! Garbage, Shreddder, Recycling.
I rip them up by hand
I burn them in the campfire
I tear it all up by hand.
I have a shredder, but it doesn’t work very well. Sometimes I just rip documents with my hands, or use scissors.
I just put them in recycling.
I take them with me to work and shred them there
Rip with hand and throw away. A shredder would save me much time and effort.
I rip them up by hand.
I have a shredder but it only shreds in one direction
Currently my papers are sitting in a box waiting to be shredded. I have also taken some papers to work to add to the lock box/shredding service they have.
I would feel so much safer using Fellowes powershredder. It would be great for shredding important papers that may contain credit card info!
Thanks for the contest and chance to win!