One-Time (Purge) Shredding Services – are designed for shredding customers who are cleaning out a warehouse, storage unit, shutting down a business, cleaning up after a disaster, or have the space to store their own documents until their end of life date.
- Per box – Document Destruction Companies will charge shredding clients a per box fee to destroy the records within their boxes.
- Pros: It is easy for the shredding client to look in their basement and say I have 10 boxes, this is going to cost me $50.00
- Cons: Shredding Companies often do not tell you about minimum fees upfront. So, the shredding client thinks this is only going to cost $50.00 then the paper shredding company arrives and charges $110 – leaving the customer frustrated. What size box are we talking about anyways? And how do we determine the price per box? What if the Box is only half full?
- Per “Tote” – Paper Shredding Companies will often charge a “per tote” or “per tip”
- Pro: You pay a flat fee for everything in this “tote” to be shred no matter what it is
- Con: The Human Factor – In this age of technology why would we risk anything with the Human Factor? What if the driver is tired, sick, or grumpy that day? Will he over fill the “tote” What size is the “tote”? Who determines how much can be fit in one “tote”?
- Per Hour – Document Destruction Company will charge per hour fees for as long as their driver is at your location
- Pro: Please e-mail us if you can think of one
- Con: The Human Factor – this speaks for itself
- Per Pound – Paper Shredding Company will weigh your documents On-Site, in your presence and calculate a final price based on the volume (pounds) of records the client wishes to have shred.
- Pros: It is easy for both the shredding company and the client who is having the shredding done to look at the scale and do the math together.
- Cons: Neither you or the shredding company knows how much your documents are going to weigh.
As you can see there are lots of variables in play here. We here at Shred Instead feel that the most economical solution for our clients and fairest solution for both the client and the shredding company is the per Pound method.
If you would like to discuss our pricing options or get a quote so that you can compare various pricing options please feel free to contact us.
