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3 Lockout Scenarios To Avoid

Author Maya Angelou has been quoted as having the following perspective: “Hoping for the best, prepared for the worst and unsurprised by anything in between.” This can apply to multiple areas of our professional and home lives, including security.  No one likes being locked out of their home, business or [...]

How To Avoid an Auto Lockout This Winter

Old Man Winter will be arriving soon and he’s not on your schedule as to whether you’re safe inside someplace warm or out in the cold. That can be a problem as temperatures plummet, as the last thing you want is to be locked out of your car in the [...]

Locked Out? Tips for Getting Back Into Your Car, House & More

Nothing causes anxiety quite like entering the wrong password and only having a few attempts to get it right before you’re locked out. If you don’t get it in a few tries, you have to either reset, wait or try again later. Getting locked out is no fun. This is [...]

The 7 Most Common Emergency Locksmith Situations

Famed astronaut Buzz Aldrin once said, “to appropriately respond to an emergency requires a very clear mind, to cooly analyze what the observations are and how to fix it.” This applies to all sorts of emergency situations, from health-related incidents to locksmithing. Whether you’re locked out of your car on [...]

Scenarios When You’re Most Likely to Lock Your Keys In Your Car

There are certain scenarios when you’re more likely to experience problems than others. Working on your laptop with a glass of water nearby is one of them. Your toddler carrying dishes while walking on the hardwood floor in socks is another. You can even experience these scenarios with your vehicle. [...]

March 31, 2020|Categories: Lockout|Tags: , , |

When to Unlock Your Car Yourself (and When to Call an Auto Lockout Service)

Opening a car door without a key isn’t impossible. After all, car thieves learn how to do it somewhere, so why can’t you? The question isn’t really whether you can unlock your car yourself; it’s whether you should unlock your car yourself (or call a professional). When you lock your [...]

January 30, 2020|Categories: Auto Lockout|Tags: , , |

4 Ways to Avoid a Residential Lockout This Summer

Summer is full of activities - often times, with many people coming and going from your home. As such, there’s a chance you may get locked out of your home, locked inside your home, break a lock or lose your keys. If any of these situations occur, you’ll need residential [...]

June 11, 2019|Categories: Uncategorized|Tags: , , |

Locked Out of a Car While On Vacation? Here’s What To Do.

You’re finally on the vacation you’ve been waiting for all year long. You stocked up on PTO, set aside money in your savings and even bought one of those fancy GoPro cameras to record your excursions. You’re a hero to your spouse and kids. You walk to your car after [...]

April 10, 2019|Categories: Lockout|Tags: , , |

Why Don’t Other Locksmiths Offer a Flat-Rate Price for Lockouts?

Stop us if this scenario seems a bit, familiar.  You ran out of the house in the morning, leaving your keys oh so not conveniently on the upstairs dresser, but somehow managing to lock the doors behind you.  Or perhaps sometime during your afternoon walk your keys mysteriously slipped out [...]

October 25, 2017|Categories: Flat-Rate Locksmith, Locksmith|Tags: , , , |

Locked Out with a Keyless Entry? You’re Not Alone

Many of us have, at one point in time, found ourselves locked out of the car we plan on driving home. We fumble around in our pockets and search our bags, only to peer inside of the vehicle and notice that the keys are lying on the dashboard, almost taunting [...]