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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

  5. Victoria

    I can’t tell you how many times I have left my keys in the house and locked the door behind me! I finally put a keyholder next to the front door so I always hang them there when I get home. I also have hidden a key in the yard where only I can find it. This would help me so much to not have to panic when I still forget my keys!

  9. Ami

    My husband and I each have a set of keys, they have a hook to hang on in our bedroom so they are always in the same place

  12. alh1203

    I do the “pocket check” method – tapping my pocket to make sure I have the keys before I shut the locked doors.

  16. Jill M

    My husband has become the neighborhood door opener because he’s so good at it but even more reason everyone needs a keyless entry!

  18. Joyce Wild

    Our garage door is operated by the button on our car sunvisor. Once in the garage, both my husband and I have a key to the door which gives access to the house. If we are not in the car, we have a different key to access the front door. Three of our adult children also have a key to the front door. And, yes, we got locked out of the house a couple times, before we set up these alternate ways to get in.

  19. Julie

    I have keys everywhere!! One at the neighbors, both of my parents have an extra key, plus one hidden outside. I think a keyless entry would be a whole lot easier!!

  20. Betty H

    I am a facebook fan and an email subscriber to your blog. I manage my keys by putting them all on one ring with color codes. I hope I win. I once accidentally locked my son inside my car with the engine running in the middle of winter. I haven’t done that before and hoping to never do that again.

  22. Shawna OBrien

    We have a hook where the keys are placed, so that we can find them when needed. We also do double checks to make sure we have our keys before we shut and lock the doors to our house. Unfortunately, my husband still looses his keys a few times a month.

  26. Christine W

    I currently keep one set of house keys in my purse at all times. Most of the time I leave through the garage and make certain that the garage is closed. I have given a copy of my house key to my brother and sister who live in the same town. My health issues are having to make me rethink what I am currently doing as I can’t always reach my brother and sister. When I was taken by ambulance to the hospital, I was lucky enough to know one of the firemen. He locked up my home, and then gave the key to me to take with me to the hospital. (He also was kind enough to stay with me until the doctor arrived in my hospital room.)

    Thank you,

    Christine W.
    [email protected]

  30. Melinda Mello

    I double check that I have my keys with me before locking the door and have a spare set in the diaper bag. We had an extra key at the neighbors’ house before we moved too.