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Ativa™ DQ61Ba Diamond-Cut Shredder

Ativa™ DQ61Ba Diamond-Cut Shredder

Item #:590322

Average Customer Rating: 3 out of 5 3 out of 5
5 of 10 (50%) customers would recommend this product to a friend.

Customer Reviews for Ativa™ DQ61Ba Diamond-Cut Shredder

September 16, 2008 restoringtheworld
Mountain View, CA
2 out of 5 2 out of 5
Quality 2 out of 5 2 out of 5
Meets Expectations 1 out of 5 1 out of 5
I am a(n): Professional
Primary Use: Business User
Gender: Female
Age: 26 - 35
Bought this product: Online
O.K. in the beginning
I purchased this in the beginning of the summer and I am already purchasing another one. It worked well when I first bought it, but now it gets clogged easily and it sounds like it is dieing each time that I use it.
5 of 6 people found this review helpful.
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Review 2 for Ativa™ DQ61Ba Diamond-Cut Shredder

September 10, 2008 DONNA
LOXAHATCHEE, FL
1 out of 5 1 out of 5
I am a(n): Home Office
Primary Use: Home User
Gender: Female
Age: 36 - 45
Bought this product: Online
YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR
IT WORKED GREAT WHEN I GOT IT, ONCE I SHREDDED A YEARS WORTH OF PAPER, IT WOULD GET CLOGGED WITH PAPER, EVEN A PIECE AT A TIME. IT TOOK LONGER TO REMOVE ALL OF THE STUCK PAPER THAN IT WOULD HAVE TO RIP MY PAPERS INTO SHREDS MYSELF
3 of 4 people found this review helpful.
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Review 3 for Ativa™ DQ61Ba Diamond-Cut Shredder

August 22, 2008 a500wattsmile
Miami, Fl
5 out of 5 5 out of 5
Quality 4 out of 5 4 out of 5
Meets Expectations 5 out of 5 5 out of 5
I am a(n): Student
Primary Use: Home User
Gender: Female
Age: 16 - 25
Bought this product: In-store
back to school cleaning
I just spent the entire afternoon shredding the semesters worth of pre approved credit offers, junk mail, assorted peices of mail and old bills. I was afraid I was going to over load it, but the cute little machine kept going. I had bought a bottle of lubricant becuase I knew I was going to push its limits, and so I would periodically give it some lube to make sure it wouldn't break on me, but it did very well.
This shredder was actaully my second choice but it truly surpassed my expectations and did an amazing job!
4 of 4 people found this review helpful.
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Review 4 for Ativa™ DQ61Ba Diamond-Cut Shredder

August 17, 2008 Jim777

1 out of 5 1 out of 5
Quality 1 out of 5 1 out of 5
Meets Expectations 1 out of 5 1 out of 5
No Power and Fragile
Cons: weak

I've had this shredder 6 months. It seemed to shred paper ok. I don't use it very often. Today it choked and broke trying to shred 4 sheets of paper. A credit card offer actually. Now to go through the fun of returning it to the manufacturer.
5 of 5 people found this review helpful.
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Review 5 for Ativa™ DQ61Ba Diamond-Cut Shredder

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August 1, 2008 Truth
Charlotte, NC
2 out of 5 2 out of 5
Quality 2 out of 5 2 out of 5
Meets Expectations 2 out of 5 2 out of 5
I am a(n): Professional
Primary Use: Home User
Gender: Male
Bought this product: In-store
Paper Only
Pros: inexpensive
Cons: small bin

It's the same blade as the $60 one. Don't even try to shred a cd or credit card it will bend the blades. Paper only and your fine. Seems like your better off with the inexpensive one, trash it and get another one.
10 of 10 people found this review helpful.
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Review 6 for Ativa™ DQ61Ba Diamond-Cut Shredder

June 26, 2008 spud06
Louisiana
5 out of 5 5 out of 5
Quality 5 out of 5 5 out of 5
Meets Expectations 5 out of 5 5 out of 5
I am a(n): Home Office
Primary Use: Home User
Gender: Male
Age: 66 and above
Bought this product: In-store
DQ61Bn Shredder
Pros: price & efficiency
Cons: noise level and size of shred box

Great little shredder! I'm on my second one. The first worked fine until I tried to use all of the approved capabilities. I tried shredding a CD and ruined the shredder. It had to be reversed to get the partially shredded CD out. The center of the shredder blades, about two inches worth, were ruined. Do Not Try To Shred CDs or DVDs. Other than that, it's perfect.
33 of 34 people found this review helpful.
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Review 7 for Ativa™ DQ61Ba Diamond-Cut Shredder

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June 25, 2008 Daniel
Saint Marys, GA
3 out of 5 3 out of 5
Quality 3 out of 5 3 out of 5
Meets Expectations 2 out of 5 2 out of 5
I am a(n): Home Office
Primary Use: Home User
Gender: Male
Age: 46 - 65
Bought this product: Online
Go For Stronger Ones
Would not shred even one credit card properly (It jammed and had to be reversed 3-4 times). Too easy to stall, it is loud and interfers with TV (cable!!) reception in the next room. I should have returned it to the store.
12 of 12 people found this review helpful.
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Review 8 for Ativa™ DQ61Ba Diamond-Cut Shredder

May 22, 2008 TheOffice
Office
1 out of 5 1 out of 5
Quality 1 out of 5 1 out of 5
Meets Expectations 1 out of 5 1 out of 5
I am a(n): Traditional Office
Primary Use: Business User
Gender: Female
Age: 26 - 35
Bought this product: Online
worst purchase ever
It is the loudeset shedder I've ever had. It jams when two staples go through it on different sides.
39 of 43 people found this review helpful.
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Review 9 for Ativa™ DQ61Ba Diamond-Cut Shredder

May 21, 2008 VASH

5 out of 5 5 out of 5
Quality 4 out of 5 4 out of 5
Meets Expectations 4 out of 5 4 out of 5
Great Value
This shredder works great, especially considering it is so inexpensive. This has performed must better than other shredders in the same price range. I definitely recommend it.
9 of 12 people found this review helpful.
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Review 10 for Ativa™ DQ61Ba Diamond-Cut Shredder

February 14, 2008 Poindexter

5 out of 5 5 out of 5
Quality 5 out of 5 5 out of 5
Meets Expectations 5 out of 5 5 out of 5
I am a(n): Home Office
Primary Use: Home User
Gender: Female
Age: 36 - 45
Bought this product: Online
Gender of user: Male
Age of user: 61 and above
Easy Shredder
Pros: works great!
Cons: noisier than anticipated but not bad.

This is a great little shredder for personal use. Easy to use, very efficient, gets the job done! Good price.
186 of 199 people found this review helpful.
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