
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:
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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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Dorothy F.
I keep a set in my purse all the time and my husband has a spare and my mother-in-law does to because you just never know when u have kids where your mind can be.
Dorothy F.
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Mark
I don’t even know if we have a house key. We use our garage door opener to gain access to our house. If by chance the electric goes out or the battery in the opener goes bad we are in big trouble. That’s why this giveaway would be great for us. Thanks.
melissa t
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Hazel Mauer
I am a e-mail subscriber.
Love the many ways you help
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melissa t
i’m always losing my keys, we have a key rack but i never manage to put them on there.
Christina Burrell
We each keep a set and we hide one in the garage in case we get locked out.
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Kristina
Oh how nice this would be
Kristina
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Kelly
I subscribe via email.
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Nicole
We have a keypad with our garage door that we use. I actually do not even own a front door key! We bought a forclosure home, so we were given just 2 keys and i have already lost mine. Of course that also means it probably isn’t that safe to keep the lock the bank put on the house…. so this prize is perfect for us :)
Nicole
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Julie B
not only do i have a house key on my work keys ring and my days off car key ring, we have keys in a magnetic key box hidden on our mailbox, keys hidden in our shed, keys at the neighbors house and keys with 2 co-workers!
Julie B
i am an email subscriber
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Sue Kruvalis
We lock ourselves out all the time… We have a spare key in my purse,,, and if for some reason i dont have my purse or of course i left it in the van where its locked in… I have two spare keys at each neighbors house,, just have to make sure its at night when i get locked out because they work during the day.. lol.. i guess this keypad with three small kids would be a great idea..
Candice Hatten
I subscribe through e-mail..
Candice Hatten
How do I manage my keys.. not very well. I have had to come home to let my hubby in.. really really would love this..Really miss my old neighbors, now we have no one to let my hubby in.. lol
Jenna
I leave my keys in my car in the garage…not the smartest thing I know! Must find a different way!
Jenna
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Jenna
I follow you on Twitter and tweeted: jennaod Enter to win a Kwikset SmartKey prize pack on @DealSeekingMom: https://dealseekingmom.com/?p=61205
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gina
We have a hide a key outside
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Maureen
We, all family members that live where we do, have their own keys to enter our home.
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