That was easy!
March 29th, 2007. Published under General. 3 Comments.
I’m so sick of getting junk mail - and I’ve even signed up for the “no junk mail” things. Yes, they’re the legitimate ones - not a “ooo! a fresh address to send junk mail to!” farming site.
Yet - I still get the junk - this time from my credit card company. Despite the fact that I told them a few years ago to STOP SENDING ME STUFF - and it worked for a while. I think they must have a short memory - or else my buying a home has pinged them to start SENDING ME STUFF again. Bastards.
Since I’m paranoid about such things - I shred all the stuff I get. Problem is that my shredder is woefully underpowered and can handle 2 unfolded sheets at a time properly. Anything more than that and it grinds and wails and hums like it’s going to explode or seize up at any second. So all my junk mail I have to open and feed through 1-2 sheets at a time to obliterate it. Don’t get me started about the fake credit cards they throw in there.
Enter this new product: The MAILMATE Junk Mail Shredder
For less than $70 ($50 if you count the rebate - which you can do online when you purchase it), I can just take the envelope - fake credit cards, staples, paper clips and up to 10 folded sheets of paper - and feed it into the hungry, junk mail destroying rows of sharp teeth. Like a Sarlacc with a fresh Gamorrean Guard thrown into its depths.
Yes - I know I’m a nerd for using Star Wars references as a simile to a paper shredder.
Anyway - it ties into my office supply fetish AND my disgust and loathing for junk mail. And with the free, one-day shipping - I don’t know what else a girl could want!
Well, it could be delivered by Ewan McGregor in a kilt…but that’s just me.
3 Comments
Jennifer on March 29th, 2007
*shredder lust*
Carolyn on March 29th, 2007
@ Dave: I came to the realization that I was wasting SO MUCH TIME having to open the junk mail in order to spoon-feed it to my shredder. As a result, it all piles up and gets to be a HUGE pile of crap that I have to deal with. I’m ordering it tonight.
@Jennifer: I KNOW!!!! *SQUEE*
Dave on March 29th, 2007
Glad to see you’re not skimping on a good shredder. We also had a similar model to the one you’re getting rid of.
The last shredder we bought from (I think) Target for ~$40-50 is basically an industrial grinder with an aluminum-mesh catch basin. It will shred anything short of adamantium and eat credit card offers for breakfast. It’s sharp, heavy, and makes a quite satisfying sound when in use.
:-)