I’m always paranoid that I’m gonna get locked out of my house. I mean, I have no problem staying in my house by myself, but every time I walk out the door, I’m certain that I’ll end up standing outside the wrong side of a locked door. I could just be getting the mail, and I have to make sure that I take my keys out to the mailbox with me. It’s not that I don’t have a good relationship with my neighbors, but I really don’t want to have to fess up that I was dumb enough to lock myself out when I was taking out the trash. I especially don’t want to have to wake up my neighbors early on a Saturday morning, wearing nothing but my pjs, to ask if I can use their phone. It’s just not something on my to-do list.
So because I’m trying to minimize my embarrassment factor, I decided it might be high time to invest in the Locking Stor A Key (The Home Marketplace, $9.99). You know those magnetic key holders that people stick underneath their cars or in a tool chest? This is better. You know those fake rocks and animals that people use a hidden keyholders that they think are going to fool potential burglars from breaking into their house? This is totally better than those. The reason behind this key hider’s genius lies in the hidden combination lock attached to the front of it. I mean, sure you hope that someone won’t find where you’ve hidden your spare key, but what if they do? Those other contraptions aren’t going to help you. With a 3-digit combination lock, it’s going to just a little more difficult for them to just waltz on into your house. And this spare key holder is also magnetic so you can put it anywhere you might have put your old, inferior key hider. Don’t worry, it comes with double-side tape as well so you can mount it just about anywhere you like.
I’m super stoked about the possibility of regaining my dignity, now that I’m no longer going to be locked out of my house at inopportune moments. I mean, there’s nothing worse than knocking on your neighbor’s door after the whole family just got back from church, and you’re wearing nothing but today’s newspaper. Seriously, there’s nothing worse.
4 out of 5 stars.
Specs:
-Dimensions: 3.25″ x 2.25″ x 1″
-Protective 3 digit combination lock cover
-Use magnet or double sided tape to mount (included)
