Everybody gives out pens and such that often get tossed. This would probably be kept on the desks of most people it was given to. I'd use it a lot.

Battery powered and not much bigger than the business cards it's designed to shred, make a statement to your client about the competition.

"Thanks for the meeting Bob, here's something to use after your meetings with other vendors."

Have it say something like: "Doctor Remulac 3's Brain Confunction Service - We shred the competition"
-- doctorremulac3, May 14 2010

Hand-held shredder https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00EY1TD4U/
There are already hand-held, human-powered paper shredders. Creating a portable, branded version would be pretty easy. [aguydude, Sep 07 2019]

[+] Your competitors will retaliate with business cards designed to jam the mechanism.
-- mouseposture, May 14 2010


That's ok, technical competition spawns innovation.
-- doctorremulac3, May 15 2010


My business has a shredder for your shredder.
-- DrWorm, May 15 2010


Darn, I though this would shred them into cool shapes like linked men.
-- MisterQED, May 15 2010


//That's ok, technical competition spawns innovation//
Yes, exactly: that's why I voted for the idea.
-- mouseposture, May 15 2010


//technical competition spawns innovation//

Like the business card shredder shredder Dr Worm mentioned which would of course lead to the creation of the business card shredder shredder shredder.
-- doctorremulac3, May 15 2010


The shredder shredder shredder, which moved under its own power, to seek out and destroy competitors' shredder shredders, was banned last year after a malfunctioning unit shredded a pet gerbil. I hear rumors, though, that BorgCo is developing a larger model for cats.
-- mouseposture, May 15 2010


Yup. It'll be in the Fall 2010 catalog ...
-- 8th of 7, May 15 2010


It also shreds catalogs.
-- rcarty, May 16 2010


//It also shreds catalogs//
Yet another mis-application of regular expressions. Somebody obviously used /cat.*/ where they should have put /cats?/
-- mouseposture, May 16 2010


I don't feel I have the sufficient wit to add to the jokes, so let me just say: Bun [+].
-- MikeD, May 16 2010


// used /cat.*/ where they should have put /cats?/ //

Thise wildcards will get you every time.

// I don't feel I have the sufficient wit to add to the jokes //

Don't let that make you feel small or inferior, even if you are ....
-- 8th of 7, May 17 2010



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