Sacramento’s love affair with a line continued on Saturday as more than a 100 people waited for over 2 hours in front of the Pet Smart on Arden Way to have their personal documents shredded for free.
Sure, I get that identity theft is real, but who are these people that have boxes upon boxes of records to shred?
“Fifteen years’ worth of stuff in here,” said John Wachter, 53, of Carmichael as he dug through a 20-pound bag of old bank statements and receipts. “Don’t remember buying half of it.”
Hmmm, perhaps some of these folks are better off waiting in line at the Oprah show the next time she discusses hoarding.
On the other hand, perhaps these “free” shredding days are part of a master plan to hook the public like a drug dealer offering the first few hits “on the house” with the hope you’ll come crawling back ready to pay any price. A little over the top, you say? Check this out:
An employee could be entitled to recover actual damages sustained if his or her identity is stolen as a result of your inaction. Or you could have to pay statutory damages of up to $1,000 per employee.
Ugh.
The Sac Rag 
Fools! You don’t have to wait in line! You can just FAX your documents in, and they will shred them as they print out.
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