
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.
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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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!
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Barb
I have spare keys in a zippered pocket in my purse. I NEVER leave my purse in my car & always have it with me – hence – I ALWAYS have keys!
judy
I keep all of my keys on one key ring!
Kari
I keep a spare set at my parents house and I keep my keys on my key ring and all else fails I have a garage kep pad entry
Kari
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Jenn Buckner
I need this b/c we do not manage our keys well either.
Wendy Sorenson
My kids don’t have keys. They are too young. My neighbor keeps a spare.
Wendy Sorenson
I follow on facebook.
Jenn Buckner
I follow you on facebook!!!
Wendy Sorenson
I follow on Twitter and commented.
Wendy Sorenson
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Jenn Buckner
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Rachel G
I follow you on FB & love getting all the deals you post on my wall! Thanks :)
Rachel G
Yeah…now following you on Twitter too!
jamie stanley
i have only one key on my key ring.
jim glass
color coated
cody stanley
design keys
Mike
I receive your e-mails. Thanks.
nicole
My family members that live somewhat nearby have a set. Now that my toddler can reach the door locks this would be great!
mikki
We have multiple keys just in case. We’re lucky that my mother-in-law is only 8 minutes away if we get locked out!
mikki
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Steph Winey
We bought our house three years ago and have never had a second key made for our front door. I always use the garage code, and I fear the day when I can’t get in the house because the power is out.
Steph Winey
I’m an RSS subscriber.
leigh elliott
we keep spare keys in a special drawer but if we were locked out they would do us NO GOOD!
Lindsay
We hide one in the garage and use the keypad to get in there. If the electricity goes out… We have some local family that has a spare.
Lindsay
I follow you on FB!
JENN
i use the garage door to get in the house –
Lindsay
I subscribe to your feed!
Shelle
I suck at this and have locked us out a few times. My husband is much better and always has his keys.
Shelle
I’m an RSS subscriber too : )