Fellowes Powershred P-40 Shredder (3250005)

by Fellowes

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 14.2 x 14.8 inches ; 2.5 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0009VU7LM
• California residents: Click here for Proposition 65 warning.
• Item model number: 3250005
• Average Customer Review: 2.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 2, 2001

Product Description

Designed for the moderate duty needs of home or home office, the Fellowes® Powershred® P-40 shreds up to 8 sheets per pass into 1/4¿ strips as fast as 85 sheets per minute. Patented safety lock prevents accidental shredder operation. Equipped with a 9" paper entry that easily accepts letter or legal size documents, the P-40 also features durable steel cutters that accept credit cards and staples. Pivoting head with handle allows quick, easy waste removal from 3.7-gallon wastebasket. Sheet capacity gauge helps prevent paper jams, while the reverse function easily removes paper jams. Auto start/stop ensures quick, easy shredder operation.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars does what I need it to...barely., May 7, 2007

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DCtoMI (detroit, MI) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Fellowes Powershred P-40 Shredder (3250005) (Office Product)

I am not a heavy-duty shredder. In fact, just a few old bills and some junk mail. However, this shredder does not handle even those small tasks well. I am constantly having to toggle the on/off switch just to get the job done. The paper gets stuck if I try and shred two sheets at a time (8-sheet my eye!). I would've sent it back if not for the pain of repacking the whole thing. Pretty disappointing.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Piece of junk-do not buy, October 13, 2009

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J. Janzen (Minneapolis, MN USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fellowes Powershred P-40 Shredder (3250005) (Office Product)

Had one of these for about 2 years, light home use, used once or twice per week. Can only handle a few sheets at a time. Jammed regularly. Finally, the automatic-on switch broke, not from misuse, but because it is so poorly constructed. I took it apart and tried to fix it, but this thing is so poorly designed and constructed, that it basically falls apart if you try to fix anything. Now it's in the landfill. What a useless waste of the planet's resources making junky products like this. My next shredder will be a commercial quality unit and will not be made by Fellowes.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing second try, March 14, 2007

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Gunther O. Stieneke (WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fellowes Powershred P-40 Shredder (3250005) (Office Product)

Even the second unit that I bought had the same problem: 1)m the automatic feed setting failed; unless the few pages it can shred are fed in perfectly square it stops shredding.2) Putting it in reverse does not clean up entirely. 3)Removing remaining paper shreds by hand takes in inordinate amount of time and effort. 4) It also means that one have to wait for hours until the unit recovers from the reverse action. 5)The automatic feed never came back.