Helix's shredding scissors offer a cheap and simple
alternative to electric shredders. One of the main advantages of buying
shredding scissors is that they are a lot smaller than an electric shredder;
they take up no room on a desk or worktop and can easily fit into a drawer—try
doing that with an electric shredder. It is also easier to remove trapped paper
from between the blades of a pair of shredding scissors than it is from the
shredding mechanism of an electric shredder; and, in my experience, electric
shredders are more prone to this problem than shredding scissors.
There are, however, some disadvantages to using
shredding scissors. A pair of scissors is powered by the fingers and thumb of
the user and, due to the fact that they have multiple blades (5 in this case)
it takes a lot more effort to work the scissors; making it difficult to shred more
than one sheet at a time.
Even light office duties would probably be too
much work for Helix's shredding scissors, but, for occasional use in the home, they are
probably a much better option than an electric shredder; unless complete sheets
of paper need shredding on a regular basis. In most cases though, it is unnecessary
to shred a full sheet because it is only the sensitive information such as
names, addresses, and bank account details etc. that need to be removed; and
this is where these scissors really come into to their own. Just a few snips to
the area containing the personal details, followed by a few more snips across
the resulting cuts; reduces it all to tiny squares of paper that are so small
that they make confetti seem like big-stuff.
So, for large sheets or quantities of paper, an
electric shredder remains the better option; but, for light or occasional use
in the home, a pair of Helix Shredding Scissors are a cut above the competition.
