Customer Reviews

ROYAL VF800 Royal Confetti Paper Shredder Vertical Feed

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I have owned this shredder for about 6 months. While it is rated to handle 8 sheets of paper, putting more than 4 sheets in at once causes the motor to struggle and slow considerably. It is under-powered. The "auto stop" feature stopped working about 3 months ago, so it has to be turned off after each use. Emptying it is a pain because it leaves pieces of shredded paper dangling from the top - it always makes a mess.

This morning I fed it 8 sheets of paper and it died. The paper is jammed in the cutters with no way to remove it, and the motor is locked up. (remember, this unit claims it can handle 8 sheets). Unlike some other reviewers who have made Royal replace their units, I am throwing this away and getting a better quality shredder.

You usually get what you pay for.......

I bought the shredder on the Saturday and by Thursday it had completely stopped working, so it is promptly being returned and I shall choose a different product:

The trouble started with the overload light coming on and the cutters stopping for no good reason - for example a single sheet of letter being shredded first thing in the morning. So I inspect for paper shreds and vacuum the underside of the cutting area. After several attempts the mechanism will once more take paper. A few times late the overload light comes on again! Useless!

Finally today the green power light no longer comes on.

I advise you to steer clear of this shredder.

We bought the Royal Crosscut shredder because we felt we needed the extra security of the crosscut. It does do a good job of destroying the sheets fed into it. However, after using the shredder a few months with little actual use, it stopped shutting off automatically. Upon checking the "chewers", I found paper stuck to the rollers that do the cutting. I found one piece stuck in what must be the shuttoff switch, and after some work was able to removed the stuck piece. After a few more sheets, it again stopped shutting off. I don't see any paper stuck this time.
I would suggest looking for a different crosscut cutter if I were in the market.

I bought this item because it was advertised to shread up to 8 sheets at once and also credit cards. And it certainly does that wonderfully. I enjoy feeding it most of my junk mail including those initial offer credit cards unopened!

I initially used it to catch up on a back log of old files and had no problems as long as I metered out the pages 8 at a time. If you try for too many sheets it bogs down, but the manual forward and reverse feature are usually helpful enough to clear the jam. Otherwise, you just have to reach in (with the power off!) and manually clear any excess paper bits.

After reading other reviews I settled on this particular model and brand. I've used it for several weeks and turn the power off when I'm not using it. So far so good, with only a few minor quibbles...

Even though there is a clear thin indicator window, my model has a darker trash bin than was pictured here which makes it slightly harder to see when it's full. The edges of the bin are sharp which means watch your fingers when emptying it and especially when returning the lid! It is also quite noisy.

It keeps going on and off by itself. We have replaced it twice and still the same quality issue. Do not buy.

I bought this one after researching several on amazon. Noticed how many have 1-star ratings from people who've only reviewed one product ever, making most of them non-trustworthy. I went to a local store to pickup Royal 85X, but picked up this one instead as it was cheaper, and cuts 8 sheets instead of 10.

On to the review:

1. This is definitely louder than my previous non-crosscut shredder. Someone reviewing Royal 85X mentioned the same.

2. Shreds credit cards - no problems

3. Shreds upto 6 sheets (3 folded) nicely, but 8 sheets (or 4 folded) are not shred.

4. Wastebasket fits, no problems. (unlike a past reviewer)

5. Remember: These are household shredders, not industrial ones. Dont shred all your five years of credit card statements at one go - space them out.

Will update once I've used this for longer.

This comes equiped with a feature that requires the bin to be properly in place before the unit will operate. Sounds good, right? Only problem is the bin does not fit smoothly into place. From our first use, we had trouble getting the bin to line up with the safety switch and it never did seem to fit right. It seemed necessary to force the bin into place to get the on switch to make contact. Needless to say, after only 2 times of emptying the bin, the switch broke and the shredder would no longer even turn on. Target no longer carries Royal but traded me straight across for an Embassy brand which seems to have a much better design.

I had trouble with 2 diferent ones shipping back was a pain and up to a long wait

I agree with other review. It broke down with 4sheets and I have no way to get it working again. $$tossed out. Royal VF800 not a 8page shredder and ROYAL knows it. Office Depot knows it, too.

The cheap plastic internal gear broke right after the 1-year warranty expired. Save your money and buy other high quality products.