Picked Up My Free Shredder
I took a detour last night after work to my local Staples store and picked up the free desktop shredder. Since the shredder, though a low-end one, is on sale, I expected it to be placed up front at the entrance, as Staples usually did for on-sale items. Not so for the shredder. I looked all over the place and couldn't find it. In the end, I had to ask an associate who then grabbed a ladder, climbed all the way up, and got me one from the top of the shelf. To me, that was every weird. Do they really want to sell the shredder? Or they only want you to buy it online for 10 bucks after rebate?
What happened at the checkout was even more strange. After the cashier accepted my payment and printed out the receipt, the printer kept printing. Then he, looked puzzled, asked me (yes, he asked me) "What's this?" I told him it was a rebate. Once the amount of rebate showed on the form, he said to me "You get $10 rebate for a $9.50 shredder?" Yes. Anything wrong with that?
Anyway, the shredder looks fine and works OK. So far the best I found about it is that it cuts the paper in diamond shape, like cross-cut shredder. And the problem? I don't know how long it's gonna last. But since it's free, the durability isn't much of concern to me. On the hand, it could surprise me and last for years. Nothing's impossible.
If you want to get one, you'd better be hurry as the offer ends today.
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