Shredding in neighborhood?

longtimesloper · May 2009

I just called a few shredding companies that I found by googling and either I can't get to them, or, if they are willing to come here, are out of my price range.

So, is there a place nearby (in park Slope) that I can just walk to where perhaps for a fee I can shred a half trash bag filled with old bills, cc statements, etc. myself?

danielle123 · May 2009

At first, I thought you wanted to know where to go snowboarding in Park Slope ("shredding" being slang for snowboarding).

prezst · May 2009

excellent question.. hope you get some answers

brooklynpotter · May 2009

i have a giant bag i'd love to find a place to shred...

ringrunner · May 2009

brooklynpotter wrote: i have a giant bag i'd love to find a place to shred...

Bring it to LongTimeSlopers's house, I lent her my shredder.

idlewild · May 2009

Why not buy one? A decent cross cutter should do the trick. I have a three year old Destroy It Model# 2402. It almost comes out like a fine mist.

longtimesloper · May 2009

ringrunner wrote: [quote=brooklynpotter]i have a giant bag i'd love to find a place to shred...

Bring it to LongTimeSlopers's house, I lent her my shredder.

Thanks ring! LOL

longtimesloper · May 2009

BTW, the 'shredder' that RR there gave me is a PITA. it is one of those that sits on top of garbage cans while you feed things through it, but, if you feed more than 2 1/2 pages at a time, you are screwed! but, it was nice of RR to lend it to me

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Also, just so people know, I called Staples and the 2 copy shops on 7th Avenue, none of them do shredding. I also called a place I found online that said they would come to my house, but they charge $89.00 to do that, so, that idea was nixed. I did find a place in Sunset Park where you can bring your stuff to shred between the hours of 4 and 5 (doesn't work for me).

I guess what I really need to do is buy a decent shredder and shred things as I go instead of building up a huge ass bag of stuff.

brooklynpotter · May 2009

lts, where in sunset park?

i have the cheapo shredder, it's useless

idlewild · May 2009

A good shredder costs around $400-$800.

http://www.destroyit-shredders.com/#lowvolume

ringrunner · May 2009

What is PITA

brooklynpotter · May 2009

pain in the ass

ringrunner · May 2009

brooklynpotter wrote: pain in the ass

Oh, you can still have it when LTS is done

brooklynpotter · May 2009

i already have one. it's a PITA as well

longtimesloper · May 2009

ringrunner wrote: [quote=brooklynpotter]pain in the ass

Oh, you can still have it when LTS is done

LOl! i love you ringrunner!

illig · May 2009

i've found the best way to deal with this is to buy a shredder and keep the thing wherever you toss your mail as you walk in the door... and shred immediately when you don't need something

the moment a pile forms it's "too much of a PITA" so you stop doing it

that said, for the $90 that i saw quoted, you can buy a nice home shredder... definitely able to go through a pile in an hour or two

also, i should warn against drunk shredding... unless you like getting replacement checks made, or calling companies to re-send a bill

brooklynpotter · May 2009

except you need to open the thick envelopes to shred the stuff, because you can't just chuck them in there because they will clog the machine.

if i had $90 to go buy a machine, i'd pay someone else to go do the shredding for me

prezst · May 2009

sounds like a perfect business that's just begging to be opened in the neighborhood. i mean, how big of a space would you need? or else one could drive around in a truck, like that guy who sharpens knives..

brooklynbound · July 2009

I have a huge (HUGE) amount to shred. I am trying to shred it with my home shredder, but it keeps burning out every few papers. Any suggestions!!? I wish I could just burn them!!!

brooklynbound · July 2009

Shred it is quite cheap! And it's located at 20th and 3rd ave!! You can bring boxes in for 10 bucks a box. Yes!!!

sir_eccles · July 2009

So, what you're saying is that I didn't need to sit down infront of the Tour de France on Sunday feeding page after page of "old shit that needed shredding" into my $20 Staples shredder for a few hours pausing now and then to let it cool down?

brooklynbound · July 2009

Yes! I did it too, for days. I was tired of that. Took two 13 gallon trash bags and they were shredded in two minutes right on the truck!! So awesome!!!! Only $10 a trash bag. They saved my life!!!! No more. I will shred a few times a week from now on!!

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