SF shredder

May 11, 2006 10:49 PM

Anyone know of somewhere one can either borrow or rent a paper shredder in San Francisco?

I don't work in an office, and just need to use it once, and I'm moving, so I don't want to buy one.

posted by nadise to Grab Bag (5 answers total)

My local UPS store has a sign in the window offering rental use of a shredder on premises. I think it was fifty cents a pound, 6 pound minimum (i.e. $3 minimum). But you have to take the paper there; they don't lend the shredder out.
posted by Steven C. Den Beste at 11:16 PM on May 11, 2006

You can get really cheap ones for < $10 at OfficeMax. If not, try what SCDB suggested.
posted by special-k at 12:55 AM on May 12, 2006

Anything you buy cheap won't handle much of load, and by that I mean both at once or over time. I've picked up a couple of cheap ones, which could not handle more than 10 sheets at a time, and even when fed 10 sheets at a time, heated up and burned out after about an hour.

If you have a significant load, take it to where SCDB suggests. Or, pick up a more serious one at Staples, shred your stuff, and return it :-)
posted by Dunwitty at 1:06 AM on May 12, 2006

There are many paper shredding services for businesses in every major city. Look in the yellow pages or online. A quick check shows this company but there are tons of others.
posted by JJ86 at 6:29 AM on May 12, 2006

Your bank will have a paper shredder on-site, and they are almost always willing to shred your old checkbooks for you. Maybe give them a call and ask if you can drop off a bigger load?
posted by Coffeemate at 10:17 AM on May 12, 2006