I picked up one of the Tech Solutions shredders that Staples was offering last month as a freebie (well, $19.95 with a $19.95 MIR) if you bought TurboTax/Quicken. I just tried it out today. What a screaming piece of crap.

It won't even shred a single piece of typing paper without gagging. I choked it with just a few receipts fed in one at a time. I guess it's true what they say...there is no free lunch.