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Unclutterer: Get your shred on

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  • dbldwn, on 10/12/2007, -1/+26And all this time I've been filing preapproved credit card offers, and shredding my IRA statements.
    • thcobbs, on 10/12/2007, -0/+30What I do with all the pre-approved forms is this...


      1.) open envelope
      2.) remove postage paid envelope
      3.) Shred remainder
      4.) place in postage paid envelope
      5.) send back to the company

      That way, they pay twice for every failed offer. Sometimes, I'll add in some extra shredded material for the fun of it.
    • tizz66, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7If you get an unsolicited freepost envelope (e.g. from those preapproved CC things), fill it with a few stones, or pennies, or anything heavy. Post it back to them, and sit back and imagine them being angered by footing the postage bill for a heavy item :)
    • shosterman, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2Don't want to steal the author's "shredder suggestions," but those strip cuts just don't...well you know.

      Staples (plus most "office" stores) unofficially have lifetime warranties on their products. Grab a Staples 15-sheet crosscut shredder for $149, add paperclips or something for a $150 order. Apply the $30 rebate, a $30 off $150 coupon (from eBay) and you've got a nice shredder for under a $100 that you can replace free when it breaks down. Trust me, it will eventually.
    • TheKillDoctor, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2What I do.
      After cleaning the cat litter box I place all said sensitive material in with it. Shake once. Throw it in dumpster.
    • FOUGHTANDWON, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1@ thcobbs
      All your doing by sending that back to the CC companies is making the profits for the share holders less.
      Which is cool, there's plenty to go around.
  • monergism, on 10/12/2007, -2/+13I use a fireplace. Far more effective and fun.
  • choppinbroccoli, on 10/12/2007, -2/+29I thought this was going to be some sort of sweet article about playing guitar.

    Thoroughly disappointed.
    • psych0fish, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1First thing that comes to mind....

      "As for me, I will be singing lead vocal and shredding guitar." -School of Rock
  • truegodofwar, on 10/12/2007, -2/+7It really depends on your threat model. For stopping common dumpster diving identity thieves, shredding is fine. But if you are under the watch of someone more powerful, like a 3 letter organization, shredding only serves a temporary delay. With a scanner and a computer program they can scan all your shreds and have the computer match them rather quickly. If you want true security, burn it.
    • missflibbles, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7Then flush it.
    • gjd131, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5Good point, because I'm sure a lot of CIA agents are getting their document disposal procedures from Digg.
    • Anpheus, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4I do ...

      ... not confirm or deny anything. *shifty eyes*

      White noise for encryption follows: 09 F9 ...
    • Pyrogen, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2While Three Letter Organizations aren't the only ones who can do such things, anyone with that high a threat level would have a competent security consultant on staff, or at least on retainer, to advise on how to minimize the threat.
    • Decimator, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3I figure shredding, then burning would probably do the trick. Especially if you raked the ashes.
    • Topher06, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4You watch a little too much CSI I think. If your sheader does nice thick 1 inch strips, then yes, its not effective, but many now do confetti or diamond cut patterns and I would argue that even CSI agents couldn't reconstruct a page in any amount of time that would be effective. Probably the best thing to do however is to simply mix up the shreads before tossing them, goverment agencies know that shreds build up in the order they are added and most people dump them as is, so mixing them up would mean pretty much a nightmare job to reconstruct.
    • imacashew, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5I like to cook my steaks with charcoal lit by paper shreds, you'd be surprised how good a steak with a mild hint of personal information tastes.
    • tizz66, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4I eat it. No-ones ever been able to piece together the remains (though I don't think they've tried).
  • holzp, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4I was so hoping this was about 80's skateboarding. :(
  • robfrench, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4I shred everything... even my empty cereal boxes.
    I wonder if that's not healthy...
  • TheBaker, on 10/12/2007, -3/+2Wait, you mean I wasn't supposed to shred that Will leaving me all that money? Damn.
    • Topher06, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Yeah, its all going to the cats now. Way to go.
  • mrwoody, on 10/12/2007, -7/+2shred useless digg entries!
  • superguysteve, on 10/12/2007, -1/+9who shreds pet records? Is someone going to steal Fluffy's ID?
    • weeeezzll, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Seeing how there have been real cases where pets have been issued credit cards you can't rule it out having your pets ID stolen. But it still makes me laugh...
    • saifatlast, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8Don't joke about that man, I've already been a victim. My dog Miles had to go the vet, and I just chucked the bills in the trash. Well fast forward 1 month, this dude starts showing up at my house, claiming he's Miles. I didn't really know what to do so I just started feeding him, figuring he'd go away. WRONG! He's sitting right next to me right now... I don't really see a way out of this. Miles has gotten pretty big.
  • aebo06, on 10/12/2007, -4/+11. Shred.
    2. ???
    3. Profit!
  • 2k3john, on 10/12/2007, -3/+0I never knew that thing for was for sensitive documents! Guess I can take it off my kitchen countertop now....
  • MrSketch, on 10/12/2007, -2/+6im in ur office shreddin' ur filez
  • jcluthe, on 10/12/2007, -2/+0"I think my love affair with the paper shredder is held in the destructive power of one small button."

    Much like the clitoris......:)
  • Arkonnan, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1Boo, I was hoping this would be a thread for guitarists. :(
  • wiirdo, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1White House documents...shred or don't shred?
  • diggdong, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2You know you have a good shredder when it can take a descent size limb. Chainsaws are so messy.
  • sciencebase, on 10/12/2007, -3/+2Think of the emissions generated by all that shredding. And, as to sending it back to the company in their pre-paid envevlope...sheeesh.
  • Yondelldude, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Stupid me, I came here looking for guitar tips.

    I'll see my way out
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