On 1 Sep 2004 06:18:42 -0700, Jon Nicoll wrote:

any recommendations (or anti-recommendations) for makes and/or
models of paper shredders for home/small office use?

What security do you want? Cheap ones are generally straight cut,
you'll need to pay more for a crosscut. Straight cut reduces the paper
to strips and if you don't think the strips can hold the lines of
type... Cross cut produces narrow diamonds much less chance of having
a whole CC number on one diamond.

I bought a tiny thing ages ago, takes A4 folded on the narrow edge,
straight cut, clips on the side of a box or bin. It does well enough
for CC slips, statement bits that I don't need to keep etc. Provided
you remember the orientation to cut across the lines of type.

Before going mad with the shreder it might be worth remembering that
the IR require financial documentation to be kept for *at least* 22
months past the end of the Tax Year to which they relate. Sole Traders
and Companies have 5 and 6 years and capital gains/losses may need
much longer periods.

http://www.inlandrevenue.gov.uk/pdfs/sabk4.htm

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Cheers
Dave. pam is missing e-mail