I would not recommend this shredder-especially if you're purchasing it to protect yourself against identify theft, which was my main reason for buying it.So, why not buy it? It only shreds the piece of paper up to 90% of the way through, leaving the remaining 10% in tact. What's the point of using a shredder if the entire sheet isn't shredded? Anyone could easily pull the paper out of the dumpster and tape the end strips back together. Plus, the strips aren't as narrow as I hoped for. There were a few receipts that I had to shred back and forth, pulling it in and out of the shredder to shred the card numbers. Finally, I just gave up and ended up burning my receipts. It was a lot faster!So, don't end up like me... Spend your money on something better.