
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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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!
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Nancy
Wow, I’ve never heard of this before, but it seems like a great product! Thanks for offering this giveaway.
Nancy
I subscribe via RSS feed. Thanks again for the opportunity.
Lisa
try to keep as few keys as possible
they make code lock boxes for keys that you mount to your house — that’s a neat way to store a spare key
Jamie
I always go out through the garage and lower the garage door – I don’t lock the door in the garage because I’m afraid I’ll lose the key – this would be great – then I could actually lock the door!!!
Jamie
Following on twitter as @champagnewisdom and tweeted@
https://twitter.com/ChampagneWisdom/status/5348033877245952
tiffanie h
we have a key hanger inside our pantry
tiffanie h
i follow on facebook
Jamie
Loving you on facebook as Jamie Long Champagne :)
tiffanie h
i am an email subscriber
Suzanne
I have one ring with a million keys — well, it certainly feels like it anyway. My husband also has a set and a few family members have spares.
Jamie
I subscribe via feed!
Suzanne
I am a fan on Facebook
Kaylan
I don’t manage them. At all. As evidenced by the numerous times I’ve dropped groceries fumbling to find the right key on the key ring.
Kaylan
I am an email subscriber
Lisa Spellerberg
We all have a ring of keys but mt daughter has a habit of losing hers or leaving it in the house so this would be great.
Nina
I have these plastic key rings that help me manage my keys. Your story made me second-guess our security! I’m looking into it ASAP!
Nina
I subscribe to your RSS feed!
aparna
I always keep my house keys with my car keys.
ahande
Subscribe to your email
aparna
I liked you on facebook.
ahande
I have two sets of keys of everything including the small grocery store membership cards.
aparna
I follow you on twitter and I tweeted: https://twitter.com/#!/appukl/status/5359801538191360
aparna
I subscribe by email.
ahande
Follow / like you on facebook.
Veronica Cooley
we don’t have spare keys anywhere…running out and making some tonight for our neighbor!!! EEK
Veronica Cooley
Facebook fan!
Veronica Cooley
Email subscriber
Amanda Moore
I subscibe to your RSS feeds.
Amanda Moore
I have a key hidden outside.
Amanda Moore
I am a fan on Facebook