Puzzle #357 · Office
Puzzle #357 is on the board for October 29, 2027. Today's item is Commercial Paper Shredder, 40-Sheet, filed under Office. If you have not guessed yet, close this tab and go play. The three hints sit above the answer, the price sits in the answer card, and the breakdown comes after. No hard feelings either way. The shelf is undefeated some days.
This puzzle is scheduled for October 29, 2027. The answer is included below for search and reference, but the daily board unlocks on its date.
Commercial shredders have a duty cycle, meaning they need rest periods; running one continuously can overheat the motor even if it is rated for heavy use.
These are the same three hints the game uses, in order. They never name the price. Reveal one, think, then decide whether you need the next.
Office aisle, the big boxed shredders near the printer paper.
A shredder that eats forty sheets at once and fills a large pull-out bin, built for an office that handles documents all day.
Two hundred to three hundred and fifty dollars.
The board below is the real puzzle. Archive rounds do not affect your daily streak.
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Hints are free. Using one adds a lightbulb to your shared result.
Real price
Archived puzzle #357. Play it any time; archive rounds do not change your daily streak.
Costcodle asks you to guess one price in six tries. A guess within 5% of $249.99 would win, a guess within 25% would show yellow, and anything further away would show red. The arrows tell you whether the real price is higher or lower than the number you stamped, which is how you build a narrowing price corridor.
This puzzle appeared on October 29, 2027 in Season 1. Category: Office. Difficulty: Brutal (5/5). Listing price: $249.99 for each.
Questions
The Costcodle answer for October 29, 2027 (puzzle #357) was Commercial Paper Shredder, 40-Sheet, priced at $249.99. You win if your guess lands within 5% of that price.
It cost $249.99 (each). This is the listing price used in the game, so prices shown elsewhere may differ.