Never shred the wrong document again.

paper04.gifLast year, a vendor called me sheepishly and asked me to re-send the contract we had signed with them a few days prior. She couldn’t find it, and the only thing she could think happened to it was it went to the shredder in a pile of other papers destined for destruction. Has this ever happened to you?

Avoiding this pitfall is simple: tear the documents you intend to shred in half. If you consistently do this, you can safely put these in your outbox pile, and even mix them with papers to mail or file and not risk confusing the two.

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!


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2 Responses to “Never shred the wrong document again.”

  1. Mike Maddaloni - The Hot Iron
    18. March 2008 um 05:03

    Tearing or writing “SHRED” always works for me. I also scan most documents that I shred that I think I may need in the future - still saves space and I have a copy just in case.

    mp/m

  2. Daniel
    20. March 2008 um 20:42

    Thankfully, it’s never happened to me. Then again, I don’t really have a need to shred anything. Except evidence.

    Kidding. Or am I…?

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