Customer reviews from Staples
Staples - 12-Sheet Cross-Cut Multi-Media Shredder (ST62151) - Black
Average customer rating
4.2
(1,126 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 1,126 reviews
5 Stars
695
4 Stars
196
3 Stars
81
2 Stars
41
1 Star
113
84%of customers recommend this product.
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110 out of
131)
Customer Reviews for Staples - 12-Sheet Cross-Cut Multi-Media Shredder (ST62151) - Black
Customer Rating
5
Perfect for at home shredding needs
on May 25, 2024
Posted by: Jbee113
from Fort Wayne
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This is a great shredder. This will satisfy all your at home shredding needs. First impression - I loved that there were minimal pieces to get it ready to use. The wheels went on really quick and easy. The top seemed way too heavy for the bottom part to support it but it ended up being totally fine. Actual Use - Super easy to use. Plug it in and it's ready to go. It is actually waiting for you to put paper in as it starts working when you place something in the slot without having to push. Any buttons. But does it really work? Yes!! I tested the 15 page theory and all the pages shredded without jamming. I also had an expired credit card and put that in there and it went fine. Checked the bin and the papers are very shredded! My husband actually commented at how quiet it is when it runs. In closing - if you're in need of an at-home shredder. This one is for you. The bin size is not so small that you'll be emptying every time and not so big that it takes up too much space.
Written by a customer while visiting Staples
Customer Rating
5
Good shreds and easy to use
on May 25, 2024
Posted by: MegB22
from Latham
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] The Staples 12 Sheet Cross Cut Shredder is a fairly compact and attractive paper shredder. The bucket holds 4.25 gallons of paper shreds and is solid plastic which is great because no paper bits escape while you're shredding or emptying the bucket. I felt like I was able to shred a decent size pile of papers before I needed to empty it. The shredder fits well in the corner of the home office. There is a switch that switches from off to on or reverse. I didn't need the reverse function at all while I was using it because it didn't jam! The shredder is relatively quiet for a paper shredder though it does make a noise reminiscent of a dental drill while shredding especially when you have more papers going through at once. It shredded even 12 papers at a time fairly quickly and had no problem chomping up a credit card. The resulting cross cut shreds are small and appear to give a good level of security as it would be exceptionally difficult to piece them together again. The shredder is easy to use and easy to empty. I would have liked some sort of handle on the bucket to be able to lift the entire unit easily to change location. It's a bit cumbersome to carry from the bottom but seeing at how one doesn't often move from room to room with a shredder this is likely not going to pose an issue for the average able bodied user.
Written by a customer while visiting Staples
Customer Rating
5
Great for home and office
on May 25, 2024
Posted by: Hannah
from Cumberland
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I’ve been looking for a shredder to do double duty for our household needs and for work related tasks. The Staples 24 sheet cross cut commercial shredder is exactly what I’ve been looking for. Not only is it an attractive piece of equipment but it is also a workhorse! I recently had to shred multiple packets containing sensitive material (each packet between 10 and 23 pieces of paper) and the shredder handle all of them with ease never jamming once. It’s very easy to empty and had no issues with the staples in the documents either. I highly recommended this for shredding large projects as well as for the incredible amount of junk mail everyone receives!
Written by a customer while visiting Staples
Customer Rating
4
Shredded
on May 25, 2024
Posted by: BNA35
from Cathedral City
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Overall I liked this shredder. It came packaged well with a nice thick plastic for the bin doesn't feel like it'll break easily. The top part with the motor feels solid and has good grips so it won't be dropped easily. It has nice tabs that help guide the top into the bin the top also fits nicely and is held securely (bin can't deform to allow the shredder to sink in). I like that it shreds strips of cardboard without too much struggle (we use that to feed our compost pile). One negative was it had a loud whinny noise at first but that seemed to subside after several uses; Now the noise level seems to bee surprisingly low. I have another shredder that drowns out podcasts I'm listening to on my headphones. Overall I think this is an excellent shredder with a nice bin capacity and not a lot of noise.
Written by a customer while visiting Staples
Customer Rating
4
Overall great purchase
on May 25, 2024
Posted by: E.H.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] At first I was a bit hesitant with being 24 sheets but boy was I impressed! With shredding confidential documents regularly this was going to be put to use! It can handle 15-20 sheets with ease anything over that I had to reverse and forward again a few times but overall it went through. This holds up to about 100 I’d guess sheets before I’d recycle. With about 3 of us using it we’d dump nightly after work. With its small compact size and not making much noise it was great to put in my small office without notice. Only con I have is that sometimes the staples got jammed up when doing more than about 12 sheets. Overall great product would recommend!
Written by a customer while visiting Staples
Customer Rating
5
Efficient paper shredder
on May 25, 2024
Posted by: Daniellet2oo6
from Elgin
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I used this paper shredder in my office with 5-6 other people. It was convenient to not have to remove staples and not worry about doing all my shredding in small increments. Given the amount of paper it can shred at a time the noise it made was minimal. My favorite part of this shredder was the safety lid that covers where the paper is inserted. It is easy to use and easy to clean once the bin is full.
Written by a customer while visiting Staples
Customer Rating
4
Solid paper shredder for personal use
on May 25, 2024
Posted by: Gizwoe
from Torrance
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] After using this shredder for a few weeks I really like it for my home office. It handles an impressive amount of sheets at one time which makes bulk shredding pretty fast. I would recommend this for personal use. I also liked that I didn’t have to empty it too often.
Written by a customer while visiting Staples
Customer Rating
4
Great for home office
on May 25, 2024
Posted by: F.D.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Overall this shredder was good. It fits perfectly in the small space between the printer and the desk of our home office. The noise is not terrible. It's about what I would expect from a shredder. It didn't scare my dogs or kid so that's a win for me but I wouldn't use it while people were sleeping. It says it can shred 12 pages at once. I would disagree. It eventually gets there but it takes a lot for it to manage the 12 pages and I believe if you did that frequently it would eventually break. I think 10 pages would be a better description. The bin would also need to be emptied regularly but that doesn't bother me at all because the compact size is perfect. I think the shred size is good but if you're shredding super sensitive documents you may want something different. For the basics it's exactly what you need. Overall I think it's a great compact shredder that does well and is a nice addition to our home office for small business and home use.
Written by a customer while visiting Staples