--- product_id: 47934829 title: "M-8C" brand: "fellowes" price: "FREE" currency: GBP in_stock: null reviews_count: 8 url: https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/47934829-m-8c store_origin: GB region: Great Britain --- # 8 sheets per pass High Security DIN P-4 cross-cut 5 min runtime + 30 min cooldown M-8C **Brand:** fellowes **Price:** FREE **Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock ## Summary > 🗑️ Secure your secrets, shred with confidence! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** M-8C by fellowes - **How much does it cost?** FREE with free shipping - **Is it available?** Currently out of stock - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.uk](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/47934829-m-8c) ## Best For - fellowes enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted fellowes brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Shred Like a Pro:** Cross-cuts up to 8 sheets into ultra-secure 4x37mm particles, safeguarding your confidential info with DIN P-4 high security. - • **Safety First, Always:** Patented Safety Lock and auto shut-off when the head is lifted keep your home and office environment accident-proof. - • **Smart Cooling System:** Runs nonstop for 5 minutes, then intelligently cools down for 30 minutes to ensure long-lasting performance without overheating. - • **Power Meets Precision:** Durable steel cutters effortlessly shred staples, paper clips, and even credit cards—no compromises on security or convenience. - • **Clutter-Free Workspace:** Spacious 15L bin with a viewing window makes waste disposal effortless—stay organized and shred stress-free. ## Overview The Fellowes M-8C Cross Cut Personal Shredder is a compact, high-security shredder designed for home and home office use. It shreds up to 8 sheets at once into tiny 4x37mm cross-cut particles meeting DIN P-4 standards, with durable cutters that handle staples, paper clips, and credit cards. Featuring a 5-minute continuous runtime with a 30-minute cooldown, a 15L waste bin with a viewing window, and multiple safety features including a patented Safety Lock, it offers reliable, quiet, and efficient shredding backed by a 2-year machine and 3-year cutter warranty. ## Description Great prices on your favourite Office brands plus free delivery and returns on eligible orders. Review: This is THE home shredder - Short version: a terrific shredder that powers through the pages with no trouble, and can even shred your credit card. I paid just £39.95 and it is an absolute bargain which will save me untold thousands compared with my previous reckless behaviour. I had around 800 sheets to shred and this shredder powered through them. Longer version: I have files and files at home - bank statements, insurance, tax returns - plus lots of work crap from the endless cycle of meetings. Every couple of years I have a major tidy up, filing new stuff and clearing out anything old. That creates a big pile of paper which I used to throw in the recycling. Yes, I was one of THOSE people, who can't understand how their identity got stolen and wants to blame the bank for their own incompetence. In short, I was a bell-end. Thankfully, it never happened. I got away with it and it's time to shut the stable door with the horse still inside. Shred everything. Don't worry about deciding whether or not something contains personal information, just shred the lot. Just before I stopped being a bell-end, I though 'I bet a proper shredder is going to cost quite a bit, maybe I shouldn't bother.' What a pillock. I paid £39.95 for a highly rated shredder, and the other customers are spot on - it does a proper job and is a true bargain. It is basically a shredder unit sat on its own bin, although it looks a lot nice than that description suggests. It claims to take up to 8 pages or 70gsm paper. As a keen reviewer I couldn't resist testing it to the limit. I got to 10 paper of 80gsm with no trouble. It really struggled on 11 pages and I had to jig backwards and forwards a bit to get it all down. After 5 minutes of action it will give itself a 30 minute break to cool down. Five minutes will get you through several hundred sheets, so it is plenty of time. Also, it is sensing the temperature, so the 5 and 30 minutes are approximate - it will stop when it is too hot, however long it has been going, and restart when it thinks it is ready. My 11-page test made it need a rest, which seemed only reasonable. Safety-wise it covers all the bases - master on/off switch, a lock switch, and then a forward / neutral / reverse switch. So to get it going from scratch that is three switches. HOWEVER, you can then leave them all on and it will sit there waiting to detect paper. Or your cat's tail. So don't do that. Move it into neutral then use the lock switch. It has one more safety feature: if you lift the head off the bin, it will cut out. It has a recessed pressure switch so that it knows if it is on the bin. Obviously you'd put it in neutral first before lifting the head off. Probably. Pricing: The desertcart price for this shredder has ranged between £39.99 and £70.04 in the past 12 months, with about 60% of the time at £39.99. If it is higher than that as you read this, add it to your wish list and check back regularly. It is delivered in its branded box with no desertcart over-box, so bear that in mind if you are buying it as a gift. Wait, why would this ever be a gift? Anyway, top notch, 5-stars, would buy again in a heartbeat, etc. Review: Top marks - powershred indeed! Quiet, too. - My new shredder arrived yesterday, and as we had a huge pile of shredding to be done, of course I had to get it set up and working as soon as possible! The first thing I noticed (once it was unpacked and plugged in) was the noise - the low level of the noise! Our previous shredder had been quite loud, especially towards the end of its life. This one has a hum to it, and I was amazed how little the noise changed even when shredding staples and credit cards. We had both of these in the pile of shredding to be done, just by coincidence, and it was a great way to test out the unit. I wondered how it would handle the staples, even though it was designed to shred them, but it didn't even blink! The noise was literally no different with just the paper to the stapled paper. The thicker the wedge of paper added to the slot, the deeper the noise became, but that is just because the motor was working that bit harder. Nothing to worry about, though. The shredder worked beautifully, and it happily shredded through all of the paperwork which had piled up since our last one gave up! I did the shredding in two sessions, simply due to the amount there was to be done, and I did not want to burn it out in the first evening. The temperature control light flickered a few times when shredding the thicker piles of paper, but nothing to cause any concern, and it merrily chomped its way through all that I fed into it. I emptied the shredder bin twice, and oiled the blades each time, as recommended. The oil was a bit messy, but that is not a review of the shredder, more the oil bottle. The window in the front of the bin is more of a smoked plastic than clear, so it is more difficult to see the paper level than perhaps it needed to be, but it was clear enough when it needed emptying, I think. Just being aware of how much paper you have shredded will help to not overload the bin. We noticed with our previous unit that if the bin was not emptied when it was getting full, the shredder blades clogged with paper if shredding continued,and I can see that this would be the case with this item as well. Therefore, little and often emptying would be advisable, even if the bin is only half full, and then you could oil the blades every other time it was emptied. For the price (I paid £42), this is an excellent bit of kit. I looked long and hard at the various options, and seriously considered spending half as much again for the 22l bin of the next model up, but I am glad I went with this unit. The bin is not massive, but for general everyday shredding which has not been piling up for a month (and had hubby's business chequebook added to the pile with who knows how many pages in it!!), it will be more than adequate. The noise level is perfectly acceptable, and feels to me like it is on the quiet side, which is great. I would currently agree with the "powershred" label, as it certainly seemed to power through everything fed into it. I am very pleased with my purchase, and would highly recommend it to anyone looking to buy or replace a home shredder, especially if you do not wish to pay lots of money for one. ## Features - HIGH SECURITY SHREDDING - The M-8C cross-cut paper shredder can shred 8 sheets at once per pass into tiny 4 x 37 mm cross-cut particles (High Security DIN P-4), so you can be sure that your confidential documents have been shredded securely. - RUNTIME - The M-8C paper shredder will shred non-stop for up to 5 minutes before requiring a 30 minute cool down period, meeting the demand for occasional use in the home and home office personal use. - DURABLE SHREDDING MACHINE - Fellowes shredders are built to last, the paper shredders powerful cutters will not only shred your documents into unreadable pieces, but it can shred staples, paper clips and credit cards. - SHRED SAFELY - When switched to lock position, the patented Safety Lock prevents your Fellowes M-8C home cross-cut shredder from accidentally being activated, making it ideal for safely shredding your documents in the home environment. - EASY TO DISPOSE OF PAPER WASTE - For disposal of your cross-cut shredders paper waste, the M-8C paper shredder features a spacious 15 Litre bin with a handy viewing window. Simply lift off the head of the shredder and remove the waste. - SHREDDER DIMENSIONS - The dimensions for the M-8C are H39 x W33.9 x D24.6 cm making it the perfect choice for home use and can be conveniently placed under desks. - WARRANTY - The M-8C cross-cut shredder comes with a 2 year machine warranty and a 3 year cutter warranty including access to top quality customer service to help with any quires you may have. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | ASIN | B00DCV1OP4 | | Antenna Location | Security | | Best Sellers Rank | 54,397 in Stationery & Office Supplies ( See Top 100 in Stationery & Office Supplies ) 67 in Shredders | | Brand Name | Fellowes | | Capacity | 15 litres | | Colour | Black | | Customer Reviews | 4.0 4.0 out of 5 stars (9,881) | | Cut Type | Cross Cut | | Enclosure Material | Plastic body, Solid Steel cutters | | Global Trade Identification Number | 00043859647439 | | Item Dimensions D x W x H | 24.6D x 34W x 39H centimetres | | Item Weight | 4 Kilograms | | Manufacturer | Fellowes | | Manufacturer Part Number | 4604201 | | Model Number | 4604201 | | Operation Mode | Automatic | | Other Special Features of the Product | Credit cards shredding^Paper shredding^Shredding paper clips^Shredding staples | | Power Source | Corded Electric | | Standard Sheet Capacity | 8 | | UPC | 043859647439 043859647422 | ## Product Details - **Brand:** Fellowes - **Capacity:** 15 litres - **Colour:** Black - **Cut type:** Cross Cut - **Recommended uses for product:** Security ## Images ![M-8C - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61mZeBM8ESL.jpg) ![M-8C - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41F1m12CChL.jpg) ![M-8C - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61tdWHVHzyL.jpg) ![M-8C - Image 4](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/614UrVhW8qL.jpg) ![M-8C - Image 5](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/613oX6e0e1L.jpg) ## Questions & Answers **Q: How often do you have to use oil , and how difficult/ messy is it to oil the shredder?** A: Not too sure how often, I normally do after around 60-70 sheets, simply squeeze a wide zig-zag line of oil on a piece of A4 paper, then feed that piece through the shredder. This will ensure that the oil gets where it's needed. **Q: Size in inches** A: Approx 18 inches high, 9 inches deep and 12 inches widw **Q: Is the bin for the fellowes m-6c made out of mesh or is it solid plastic?** A: The M-8C is certainly solid plastic. I don't know about the M-6C but I'd be surprised if it were any different (just smaller, perhaps). **Q: dimensions of shredder on bin** A: maximum dinentions assembled are H40cm W34cm D25cm - very good shredder - if a little noisier than some - but no a problem for short term uses. Have been pleased with the product. ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This is THE home shredder *by A***S on 26 August 2018* Short version: a terrific shredder that powers through the pages with no trouble, and can even shred your credit card. I paid just £39.95 and it is an absolute bargain which will save me untold thousands compared with my previous reckless behaviour. I had around 800 sheets to shred and this shredder powered through them. Longer version: I have files and files at home - bank statements, insurance, tax returns - plus lots of work crap from the endless cycle of meetings. Every couple of years I have a major tidy up, filing new stuff and clearing out anything old. That creates a big pile of paper which I used to throw in the recycling. Yes, I was one of THOSE people, who can't understand how their identity got stolen and wants to blame the bank for their own incompetence. In short, I was a bell-end. Thankfully, it never happened. I got away with it and it's time to shut the stable door with the horse still inside. Shred everything. Don't worry about deciding whether or not something contains personal information, just shred the lot. Just before I stopped being a bell-end, I though 'I bet a proper shredder is going to cost quite a bit, maybe I shouldn't bother.' What a pillock. I paid £39.95 for a highly rated shredder, and the other customers are spot on - it does a proper job and is a true bargain. It is basically a shredder unit sat on its own bin, although it looks a lot nice than that description suggests. It claims to take up to 8 pages or 70gsm paper. As a keen reviewer I couldn't resist testing it to the limit. I got to 10 paper of 80gsm with no trouble. It really struggled on 11 pages and I had to jig backwards and forwards a bit to get it all down. After 5 minutes of action it will give itself a 30 minute break to cool down. Five minutes will get you through several hundred sheets, so it is plenty of time. Also, it is sensing the temperature, so the 5 and 30 minutes are approximate - it will stop when it is too hot, however long it has been going, and restart when it thinks it is ready. My 11-page test made it need a rest, which seemed only reasonable. Safety-wise it covers all the bases - master on/off switch, a lock switch, and then a forward / neutral / reverse switch. So to get it going from scratch that is three switches. HOWEVER, you can then leave them all on and it will sit there waiting to detect paper. Or your cat's tail. So don't do that. Move it into neutral then use the lock switch. It has one more safety feature: if you lift the head off the bin, it will cut out. It has a recessed pressure switch so that it knows if it is on the bin. Obviously you'd put it in neutral first before lifting the head off. Probably. Pricing: The Amazon price for this shredder has ranged between £39.99 and £70.04 in the past 12 months, with about 60% of the time at £39.99. If it is higher than that as you read this, add it to your wish list and check back regularly. It is delivered in its branded box with no Amazon over-box, so bear that in mind if you are buying it as a gift. Wait, why would this ever be a gift? Anyway, top notch, 5-stars, would buy again in a heartbeat, etc. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Top marks - powershred indeed! Quiet, too. *by K***S on 31 August 2017* My new shredder arrived yesterday, and as we had a huge pile of shredding to be done, of course I had to get it set up and working as soon as possible! The first thing I noticed (once it was unpacked and plugged in) was the noise - the low level of the noise! Our previous shredder had been quite loud, especially towards the end of its life. This one has a hum to it, and I was amazed how little the noise changed even when shredding staples and credit cards. We had both of these in the pile of shredding to be done, just by coincidence, and it was a great way to test out the unit. I wondered how it would handle the staples, even though it was designed to shred them, but it didn't even blink! The noise was literally no different with just the paper to the stapled paper. The thicker the wedge of paper added to the slot, the deeper the noise became, but that is just because the motor was working that bit harder. Nothing to worry about, though. The shredder worked beautifully, and it happily shredded through all of the paperwork which had piled up since our last one gave up! I did the shredding in two sessions, simply due to the amount there was to be done, and I did not want to burn it out in the first evening. The temperature control light flickered a few times when shredding the thicker piles of paper, but nothing to cause any concern, and it merrily chomped its way through all that I fed into it. I emptied the shredder bin twice, and oiled the blades each time, as recommended. The oil was a bit messy, but that is not a review of the shredder, more the oil bottle. The window in the front of the bin is more of a smoked plastic than clear, so it is more difficult to see the paper level than perhaps it needed to be, but it was clear enough when it needed emptying, I think. Just being aware of how much paper you have shredded will help to not overload the bin. We noticed with our previous unit that if the bin was not emptied when it was getting full, the shredder blades clogged with paper if shredding continued,and I can see that this would be the case with this item as well. Therefore, little and often emptying would be advisable, even if the bin is only half full, and then you could oil the blades every other time it was emptied. For the price (I paid £42), this is an excellent bit of kit. I looked long and hard at the various options, and seriously considered spending half as much again for the 22l bin of the next model up, but I am glad I went with this unit. The bin is not massive, but for general everyday shredding which has not been piling up for a month (and had hubby's business chequebook added to the pile with who knows how many pages in it!!), it will be more than adequate. The noise level is perfectly acceptable, and feels to me like it is on the quiet side, which is great. I would currently agree with the "powershred" label, as it certainly seemed to power through everything fed into it. I am very pleased with my purchase, and would highly recommend it to anyone looking to buy or replace a home shredder, especially if you do not wish to pay lots of money for one. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Very good quality home shredder. *by M***E on 4 September 2020* This is a very good shredder. It deals with several sheets at a time and has a very powerful motor. It is ideal for the home shredding I do and cuts everything really small. There are, however, some things to watch out for. When I used it for a big pile of paper the cut paper built up in the collection box and it is difficult to see when this is full. I jammed the shredder and put it in reverse to clear the jam and it picked up shredded paper from the collection box and created a completely jammed entry which stopped the machine working. To clear the jammed entry i had to dismantle the machine to get at it. After clearing it I lubricated the blades with vegetable oil and it was fine. The moral is don't overload the machine and empty the collection box frequently so it doesn't pick up paper it has already shredded. ## Frequently Bought Together - Fellowes Powershred M-8C 8 Sheet Cross Cut Personal Shredder With Safety Lock, Black - Fellowes Shredder Oil for Micro Cut and Cross Cut Paper Shredders, 120ml - Shredder Oil Lubricant - Fellowes 10 Paper Shredder Oil Lubricant Sheets – Powershred Performance+ Easy to Use Shredder Oil Sheets - White --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/47934829-m-8c](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/47934829-m-8c) --- *Product available on Desertcart Great Britain* *Store origin: GB* *Last updated: 2026-04-28*