Benefits of a home safe

Have you considered adding a home safe? It is actually a good idea if you have cash, valuables or other items that you’d like to protect. Home safes are not just for the rich and powerful. Movies and TV shows often give that impression, but nothing could be further from the truth. Home safe ownership can be perfect for middle class citizens looking to protect any items of value to them. These can include money, documents, valuable photos, passports and even prized mementos from the past. Your safe can be prominently displayed, discreetly hidden or camouflaged as part of something else like wall picture or a table or desk. Home safes come in many price ranges, materials and dimensions. It’s best to figure out why you want a home safe and then explore the many safe options and models available to you in your price range.

Call your locksmith when ready

Here at Locksmith Morrow GA we recommend that you work with a full service locksmith shop like ours to get and service your new home safe. Popular thought has locksmiths just fixing safes and helping change combinations whenever needed or forgotten. In reality, a good locksmith can be your complete one stop location for everything to do with your safe, including sales, setup and delivery, installation, maintenance, service and more. If you don’t live here in Morrow, GA you can still work with a locksmith shop near you that offers the same services and amenities as ours does. Locksmiths have access to all of the latest safe models and locking devices used by them. The newest advancements in safe technology are all accessible to local, full service locksmiths so be sure to check with your technicians first.

Isn’t a home safe a bit extreme?

One question that comes up at times is “Isn’t having a home safe a bit extreme? I’ve got a locking desk and file cabinet already.” On the surface, this line of thinking might be logical but in reality, it is not. A desk or file cabinet lock is hardly a match for a home safe. Locks on furniture are typically low level security locks called cam locks. These offer a tiny amount of protection and a good dose of protection illusion. Cam locks are those rounded locks with a cam or tail that rotates when locked. They are quite easy to pick or pry open and you really shouldn’t store anything of real value or that requires discretion using a cam lock. Keep low level security papers and items in your desk and file cabinet drawers and save your really important, sentimental or sensitive files and items for your home safe.

Will I become a target for crime now?

Another often asked question is this; will having a home safe make one a target for crime? Our answer is always the same; that depends on you. Do you brag to your friends, neighbors and coworkers that you now have a home safe loaded with valuables? Do you show your home safe off to visitors, guests and friends? If so, you might be making yourself a target all on your own. You don’t have to keep your safe purchase and use, quiet or a secret; just be discreet and particular about whom you tell and what you say and you should be fine.

Beware of paying too much!

You’ll find that your best price quotes for a home safe come from local residential locksmiths. Your safe store is in reality an expensive middle man option. These stores tend to be quite pricey and offer little in the way of questions answered or other help like set up and service. in fact, safe stores generally rely on locksmiths for that. The same goes for department, home improvement and hardware stores that sell safes. Most of the floor help in these locations are part time helpers and know little to nothing about the safe you might be considering. Their low wages reflect their lack of enthusiasm. You can shop online to compare models, pricing and manufacturers. If you see a home safe that appeals to you, let your locksmith know and see if he or she can match the price and/or come up with a better option.