Nancy Young wrote:
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> Pete C. wrote:
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> > That wasn't my point. My bills get processed and archived, not
> > shredded.
>
> I live a simple life, and I try to live by the rule to handle
> a piece of paper once. I get the bill, look it over, and pay
> it. Then it's no longer any use to me. I don't run a business.
> Being able to look up that I had dinner someplace six months
> ago is not something I'm interested in.
>
> I used to save my bills. Wound up with a shitload of paper
> that served no purpose. I keep one of each so I know my
> account number, etc. Other than that, zzzzzzzzzppp! and
> it's a pile of confetti.
>
> nancy

At the very least you should hold the bill info for one month until you
confirm the payment was processed properly.

I've had occasion to pull up payment records from a multi year period
during the course of ripping a bank a new one. It got their attention.

The Cook wrote:
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> On Sat, 07 Feb 2009 13:24:58 -0600, "Pete C." >
> wrote:
>
> >
> >Janet Bostwick wrote:
> >>
> >> Pete C. wrote:
> >> > Janet Bostwick wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> Nancy Young wrote:
> >> >>> Janet Bostwick wrote:
> >> >>>> Nancy Young wrote:
> >> >>>>> The one you get from getting it through Costco?
> >> >>>>> It's in this month's bill.
> >> >>>>>
> >> >>>>> Let's just say getting a new shredder and getting a bill
> >> >>>>> with a check attached to it is *not* a good combination.
> >> >>>
> >> >>>> Thanks for the heads up. I knew it was coming this month, but I
> >> >>>> could just see myself doing something like that {
> >> >>>
> >> >>> I should check my horoscope, I am in a streak of screwing
> >> >>> up financial stuff. Luckily they said they will replace the
> >> >>> check with next month's bill. In other good news, my new
> >> >>> shredder works great! (laugh)
> >> >>>
> >> >>> nancy
> >> >>
> >> >> That's great that they will replace it and really unexpected in
> >> >> today's world of business. My shredder works too well sometimes (14
> >> >> sheets at a time). I have a practice of keeping shreddables on the
> >> >> floor at my feet in the home office for a couple of days so that I
> >> >> can go back -- just in case. Janet
> >> >
> >> > My shredder is good as well, junk mail gets gobbled unopened. Still a
> >> > bit unclear as to why one would be shredding a bill however...
> >>
> >> Junk mail can go as is into the recycle bin, however, a bill has a lot of
> >> personal information on it that you don't want to fall into wrong hands. At
> >> the very least, your bill has an account number.
> >> Janet
> >
> >That wasn't my point. My bills get processed and archived, not shredded.
>
> And then what? Do they just sit in a drawer or a box for the next 20
> years?

Yes, or at least until I get around to the scanning and archiving
electronically.

> Do you often have to look something up?

Yes.

George wrote:
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> Boron Elgar wrote:
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> > I think shredders break more than they should. We went through 2 of
> > them rather quickly, and so did our office. The Fellowes we have now
> > is at least 3 years old and has held up well. It is more solid than
> > the cheaper ones we had before, although "cheaper" is relative, I'd
> > say.
> >
> >
> > Boron
>
> Same result here. I think you have to apply the big box rule of thumb
> when you buy them. That is divide whatever performance they claim by 3.
> The last one we bought is some "super heavy duty" 15 sheet unit and it
> seems to handle its actual 5 sheets or less duty OK so far.

The Fellowes DM12Ct seems to live up to it's performance rating and then
some. It will shred junk mail whole, including thick stuff that includes
bogus credit cards and the like. It also does this without sounding like
it is going to fly apart any second. Seems a good buy for the $87 or so
at Costco.