Good afternoon everyone.  Between my wife and I, we do a lot of online shopping and end up with a lot of cardboard boxes.  We have a small recycle trash can at home, so it was pretty easy to fill up the recycle trash can with cardboard boxes and other recyclable items.  I started using a sharp box cutter knife to break down the cardboard boxes into smaller pieces, so I could fit more cardboard in our recycle trash can. Bending over to cut the cardboard into small pieces would start to hurt my back after several minutes and I had to be careful with the sharp box cutter not to cut myself.

A few weeks ago, Laura saw an ad online for this ZipSnip cardboard box cutter and bought it on Amazon (affiliate link).  I was skeptical and reluctant to use it at first since I thought my old method was superior (minus the back pain and fear of cutting myself), but after using it for a few minutes, I could tell that this was a huge improvement.  The blade is sharp and cuts through cardboard very easily and I don’t need to bend down to cut the cardboard into small pieces.  Here are some photos of the ZipSnip and the smaller cardboard box pieces.

To turn on the ZipSnip, you need to press the small orange button near the front and hold down the large orange button on the bottom.  It should work fine for right handed and left handed people since there are small orange buttons on both sides.  The ZipSnip weights less than 1 pound, is very comfortable to hold, and easy to grip.

Here is a close up of the rotating cutting blade and the charging port.

I’ve cut up roughly 50 boxes over the last month, ranging from standard Amazon shipping boxes, flimsy cereal boxes, and heavy duty fruit and vegetable boxes from Costco.  The thinner the cardboard, the faster the ZipSnip will go.  I have yet to run into a cardboard box that is too thick for the ZipSnip.  If you want to check it out, is is $40 on Amazon (affiliate link).  I also just saw there is a compatible case for the ZipSnip for $15 (affiliate link) and 2 replacement blades for $12 or 4 replacement blades for $16 (affiliate link).  The ZipSnip has turned a tiresome chore of cutting cardboard boxes into smaller pieces into a fun activity.  Who doesn’t want to be a human cardboard shredder?  If you order in the next 10 minutes, I will double your order!  If you have any questions about the ZipSnip, please leave a comment below.  Have a great day everyone!