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Win-It Wednesday: Kwikset SmartKey Prize Pack!

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Have you ever locked two kids in your running car and a third child in the house all at once?

As embarrassed as I am to admit it, my husband and I accidentally did this when we were in the process of building our house. Through a comedy of errors where each of us thought the other had the car and house keys, we found ourselves standing outside of our newly-built home with a 2-year-old and 1-year-old locked in our running SUV, while our 2-month-old infant daughter was locked in her carrier inside the house.

Of course you can imagine the panic that ensued…until one of our new neighbors calmly walked across the street and wedged a credit card into the door frame, popping the lock. Of course I vowed two things right then and there: a) to always use the deadbolt lock and b) we needed to ensure that we were always able to gain access to the house.

Until now we’ve used a PIN pad attached to our garage door to achieve this, leaving our door leading inside in the garage unlocked. Of course had I known that there were such things as the Kwikset SmartKey available before now, we could have solved this in a much simpler and more secure manner!

My husband installed the Kwikset Arlington Handle and SmartKey Keyless Deadbolt in under 20 minutes — all while I was away on a business trip and he was in charge of all five kids. So that tells you just how easy it is!

The handle is so much more attractive than the boring basic doorknob we had previously, and I love the keyless deadbolt. It automatically locks behind you after 30 seconds, and all you have to do to get back in is punch a 4-digit code that you set into the PIN pad. We’re definitely buying a second SmartKey for our door in the garage!

One Deal Seeking Mom reader will win a Kwikset SmartKey prize pack that includes:

  • Your choice of a Arlington handleset, Tustin lever or Juno knob
  • SmartCode Signature Series Keyless Deadbolt

To enter, tell me how you manage your house keys. Do you have multiple keys in case you get locked out? Do your children have keys to the home? Perhaps a neighbor keeps a spare key in case of emergencies.

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Every reader has four methods available to enter this contest. Choose one each of any combination of method one, two, three, or four for up to a total of 4 entries!!!

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Methods of entry:

1. Leave a comment. How do you manage house keys?

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Prize:
(1) Kwikset SmartKey prize pack, as described above

This giveaway ends at 7 p.m. on Thursday, 11/18 and is open to all U.S. residents 18 years or older. I’ll use Comment Contest to select the winning comment. Winner will be notified by email and listed on my Giveaway Winners page. Winners must respond within 48 hours of notification to claim their prize. Good luck!

While you’re in a contest entering mood, don’t forget to check out the Giveaway Gathering for a variety of contests being hosted on Deal Seeking Mom readers’ blogs!

Reader Interactions

Comments

  2. Elaine

    Sadly, I don’t even lock my house when I leave. I too have locked myself or a child in or out soooo many times in the past, that I gave up :) We had hidden keys until I lost them all. My husband is a SUPER organized guy, so I of course drive him insane. I vowed that I would make an effort, so I guess either by winning or buying this kit we need to just get it. This is perfect for the big kids in the family too!
    Thanks for posting.

  4. Denise Wilson

    I keep my house key with my car key. That way, I don’t carry any others. I have enough to carry as it is…

  5. christina

    we both have a key my mother in law has one she lives beside us and my father in law has one who lives less then five minutes away

  8. Theresa

    I don’t manage, I only have one set, n I am getting too old for the drama!! Wow this would be great TI have !!

  11. LJ

    I don’t do it well…I have been locked out several times and had to wait for my husband to come home and let me in!

  16. Jaime

    My husband and I each have our own set of house/car keys and keep them in their own spaces. Very routine for us.

  17. Karen

    My husband and I each have a key, our older children each have a key. However one lives out of state, another is away at college and another lives close by, but our youngest does not have a key and she relies on us to be home for her.

  22. Heather Chandler

    We keep our keys in a bowl on the bar. Always, unless they are in use. The neighbors have our spare key, as we do theirs.

  24. Rachel G

    Wish I could say I had any sort of key management. This giveaway does make me realize we probably need a spare or one of these locks would be awesome! It would be horrible to be locked out in the snow w/my 3 lil ones. :)

  26. Candice W.

    My husband has locked himself out of our house 4 times in the last 2 months! Everytime we takes our dog on a walk, he accidentally locks the bottom door from the inside, shuts the door, and then immediately realizes he doesn’t have the key to get back in! All the while, I am at the gym, with my phone on silent! He’s even had the cops called on him twice because neighbors saw “a suspicious man trying to break into the house”. lol it was just my husband trying (unsuccessfully) to pry the front door open with a branch. Needless to say, WE NEED THIS KEYLESS LOCK!! please help!

  27. Ruth Ann

    I don’t do anything special. I have a key on my keychain that lives in my pocket almost round the clock. I also have a spare key hidden in a difficult to access location outside should I somehow lock myself out.

  30. mandy

    We use the garage door opener. However, we have had to send our oldest child in through an open window more than once when the garage door opener was not working!