The Cultured Girl

I shudder every time I throw away an old ATM receipt or an airline boarding pass. But while I know I should be more concerned about identity theft, I just don’t see myself buying a bulky electric paper-shredder. Now, in the “why didn’t someone come up with this before?” category, Cool Hunting is spotlighting a pair of paper-shredding scissors from Japan. At around $20, they’re a cheap, handheld solution to the problem of protecting your trash. It seems that they are available online, but the web site is in Japanese so I’m not sure if they ship to the U.S.