[jnieman]

Does anyone know where I could take a large bag of private papers for shredding? Sometimes there are events in the Villages for charity where they do shredding. Anyone know of one coming up?

[CFrance]

Any of the pack & ship places will shred. The one up in the strip mall on
belvedere/CR101 next to Paws pet food store and the Decor shop is 78 cents a pound.

[jnieman]

Originally Posted by CFrance

Any of the pack & ship places will shred. The one up in the strip mall on
belvedere/CR101 next to Paws pet food store and the Decor shop is 78 cents a pound.

Do you know if they have a shredder that will shred thick things like an envelope that isn't opened with 4 or 5 sheets of paper in it? Or do you have to have all of the staples removed and everything nice and tidy?

[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by jnieman

Do you know if they have a shredder that will shred thick things like an envelope that isn't opened with 4 or 5 sheets of paper in it? Or do you have to have all of the staples removed and everything nice and tidy?

Village Pack N Ship Locations:

Palm Ridge Plaza
11962 CR 101, Ste. 302
The Villages, FL 32162

PH: (352) 750-2777 | FX: (352) 750-6797

[JourneyOfLife]

I have a shredder that will chop paper into confetti. I think I paid about $70 for it. It will take several sheets at at time. Sometimes it jams. But it has a reverse. No big deal.

But it is not designed to take staples, paper clips, etc.


Personally, I would be a little concerned just dropping off a bunch of my old financial records/papers... especially at some "small operator" storefront in a mall.

Who knows if they will follow through and dispose of it properly or who works for them (i.e., do they do background checks of employees).

I would have to see it shredded or incinerated right in front of me.

[kittygilchrist]

Originally Posted by JourneyOfLife

I have a shredder that will chop paper into confetti. I think I paid about $70 for it. It will take several sheets at at time. Sometimes it jams. But it has a reverse. No big deal.

But it is not designed to take staples, paper clips, etc.


Personally, I would be a little concerned just dropping off a bunch of my old financial records/papers... especially at some "small operator" storefront in a mall.

Who knows if they will follow through and dispose of it properly or who works for them (i.e., do they do background checks of employees).

I would have to see it shredded or incinerated right in front of me.

I've thought a proper mobile shredder would be the perfect business for TV. Who wants to make a mint? Trucks are about 150K.

[Shimpy]

Originally Posted by JourneyOfLife

I have a shredder that will chop paper into confetti. I think I paid about $70 for it. It will take several sheets at at time. Sometimes it jams. But it has a reverse. No big deal.

But it is not designed to take staples, paper clips, etc.


Personally, I would be a little concerned just dropping off a bunch of my old financial records/papers... especially at some "small operator" storefront in a mall.

Who knows if they will follow through and dispose of it properly or who works for them (i.e., do they do background checks of employees).

I would have to see it shredded or incinerated right in front of me.

Good advice. Investing in a shredder is the way to go and I've had one for many years. The newer shredders will also shred credit cards. Make sure it shreds and also crosscuts which gives smaller pieces instead of long strips.

[CFrance]

We had one of those shredders in MI. it was top-of-the-line, shred everything into a million bits. It would shred your old tires. What a pain it was. Not shredding more than a few pages at a time even though it was supposed to do more, and jamming constantly. And try emptying it! Pick the top up and jammed confetti drops everywhere. We used to pile stuff waiting to be shredded on top of it and wait each other out (I never won). I couldn't wait to give it to Goodwill when we moved.

These shredding places are bonded & insured. They aren't going to stay in business long if people are stealing their shreds and piecing identities together. Is the UPS store really going to mishandle your paper shredding? They have too much reputation to uphold.

My husband's business employed a mobile shredder. We took advantage of it for many years until he retired. Never any problem.

We have so little to shred now because we've gone almost totally paperless. The occasional piece of privacy I need to shred... I tear the "private" info off and run it through the disposal with lots of water.

[Shimpy]

[QUOTE=CFrance;776247
These shredding places are bonded & insured. They aren't going to stay in business long if people are stealing their shreds and piecing identities together. Is the UPS store really going to mishandle your paper shredding? They have too much reputation to uphold.
.[/QUOTE]


Don't be to trusting. Last year I, my daughter, and my youngest son put money together to buy a gift or debit card for their brother or my oldest son. The card was taken to a UPS store in Minneopolis to be sent to him. He never got it. My youngest son who sent the card did some investigating and with the help of the UPS store and after looking at video found the employee had open the envelope and removed the card. The police found video from the sports store across the street showing the same employee buying a pair of sneakers with that card. Ups refunded everything including shipping.
I doubt people would be trying to piece shredding together, but could get info from the pages before shredding such as acc't numbers and SS numbers. We can't be too carefull with our personal info.

[Steve & Deanna]

Do yourself a favor and buy yourself a crosscut shredder. No one is going to take care of your personal stuff like you are. If you have a lot, take a few days to do it yourself. You'll, at least, have piece of mind that you did it yourself. A little paranoia goes a long way.

[The Buckeyes]

Originally Posted by Shimpy

Don't be to trusting. Last year I, my daughter, and my youngest son put money together to buy a gift or debit card for their brother or my oldest son. The card was taken to a UPS store in Minneopolis to be sent to him. He never got it. My youngest son who sent the card did some investigating and with the help of the UPS store and after looking at video found the employee had open the envelope and removed the card. The police found video from the sports store across the street showing the same employee buying a pair of sneakers with that card. Ups refunded everything including shipping.
I doubt people would be trying to piece shredding together, but could get info from the pages before shredding such as acc't numbers and SS numbers. We can't be too carefull with our personal info.

The UPS Store is a franchise just like McDonalds!

[The Buckeyes]

About 30 tears ago I saw a program on how people can steal your identity just from your garbage........have been shredding everything with my name or financials since then.

[dillywho]

Originally Posted by CFrance

We had one of those shredders in MI. it was top-of-the-line, shred everything into a million bits. It would shred your old tires. What a pain it was. Not shredding more than a few pages at a time even though it was supposed to do more, and jamming constantly. And try emptying it! Pick the top up and jammed confetti drops everywhere. We used to pile stuff waiting to be shredded on top of it and wait each other out (I never won). I couldn't wait to give it to Goodwill when we moved.

These shredding places are bonded & insured. They aren't going to stay in business long if people are stealing their shreds and piecing identities together. Is the UPS store really going to mishandle your paper shredding? They have too much reputation to uphold.

My husband's business employed a mobile shredder. We took advantage of it for many years until he retired. Never any problem.

We have so little to shred now because we've gone almost totally paperless. The occasional piece of privacy I need to shred... I tear the "private" info off and run it through the disposal with lots of water.

Just a little heads up for you tearing the "private" info off:

Be sure you remove the little scan box at the bottom, too. Can't ever be too safe. I just discovered that almost everything has it on the documents.

Like someone else stated: The more paperless you can go, the better.