Customer Reviews

Fellowes 30400 S40C 5-SHEET Shredder

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The first time I used this shredder, I thought it was great. It cross-shredded documents into small, 2-inch strips.

The third time I tried to use it, it stopped working. The gears would grind to a halt, and the shredder would apparently get stuck. I could reverse it and free the unshredded paper, but there would be little fragments of paper littering the floor. All the usual nontechnical fixes (unplugging and replugging, letting it cool down, etc.) failed to fix the problems.

Maybe I got a lemon, but I would warn buyers to be careful and consider carefully if this is the shredder you want.

This shredder is not intended for continuous (more than sixty seconds' duration!) shredding, or even shredding more than a half dozen pieces of paper one at a time. Inexplicably, it turns itself off after the briefest and mildest of workouts, as if to cool down. It stands to reason that if you need a shredder, you need one that wants to shred. This is not the one. There is at least one other inexpensive shredder on the market that is up to the task of average home-office shredding.

I recieved the Fellowes S40C shredder for Christmas and have already used it to get rid of numerious pieces of printed paper,and checks that were sent by credit card companys. It has worked like a charm from start to finish. It is a little noisy but the cross cutt feature is well worth it. If you want a home shredder i would surely recommend it to anyone.

Be carefull with Fellowes quality. After my first S40C-2 model shredder did not work, I took it back to Best Buy and got a replacement. The second one also failed to work, not sure if it's the power cord or if my Best Buy store got a defective batch. After reading many reviews it seems that lack of quality is endemic to paper shredders of several brands. The editorial review also mentions 4 sheet capacity and an indicator light, while the manual/box states a 5 sheet capacity and there is no such indicator light on the unit.

I previously owned a fellows that lasted for two and a half years. After the motor just stopped working, I decided to go out and buy another Fellowes. This, I have to say, was a dissapointment. I used it for about two days, then on the third day, the blades must have gotten out of alignment and started grinding with eachother. Then I heard a loud clank, and the motor had stopped, but continued making a sad groaning noise. The poor motor started to overheat, because I left it on while trying to see what was wrong. My reason not to buy this product, is Fellowes does not make products like they used to, or maybe I just got a lemon.

I either relieved an apple (as opposed to a lemon) or I am correctly using this shredder. I had a Royal shredder about four years ago and it worked for only about a year. Not only that, but when it did work it would jam up after a few uses or so.When that Royal shredder died I got this Fellowes shredder and I have had less paper jams (maybe about five so far) in its three years plus of use. Other than that it works like a charm.However, it does not hurt to read the instructions, which might be part of the reason why some of the other customers had problems with this unit. First, although it is a five-sheet shredder, I usually put in one or two sheets at a time. But that is just me.Second, it says in the manual that the user should only shred paper for a maximum of *3* minutes, but no more than that. Therefore, don't shred all of last year's statements at once. After the three minute job, give the shredder a rest--that means no activity--for at least *10* minutes.Also, do be careful of paper clips and staples on the document, or anything else that can mess up the shredder.

It states 5 sheet capacity for shredding, but you are lucky if can get through one without jamming. Though it may work with 5 sheets of tissue paper!

I have owned this shredder for a few weeks. It worked well for a while then it started getting clogged (with only 1 sheet of paper). I would reverse it and it would clean it self out, then clog back up with the next sheet of paper...

DO NOT BUY THIS ITEM!

The Fellowes S40C-2 Confetti Paper Shredder (30400)
by Fellowes is incorrectly labelled as a Confetti shredder.
It is a cross cut shredder creating strips or pieces 5/32"x1-3/13".
A Confetti shredder should have pieces about the size of 1/2" x 1/2" or near it.

I rated this unit only on the description, because I would have bought it thinking of the small piece it would create.

But it does not So, I will not buy it.

I already have a Cross-cut shredder and was looking to upgrade to smaller pieces.

So, Thanks anyway but No Thanks.

I do not remember when I bought this unit exactly, I think it was 5 or 6 years ago. I use it off and on, but have had no problems. It cuts fine as long as you do not put too many papers through at once. It has no problems shredding approximately 10-15 regular sheets at once. Only problem is it is somewhat noisy, but that is typical and does not bother me, as I do not use it constantly.