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Win-It Wednesday: Kwikset SmartKey Prize Pack!

November 17, 2010 by Tara Kuczykowski


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!!!

If you are reading this in your email or feed reader, please CLICK HERE to visit the original blog post to enter. Email entries will not be counted.

Methods of entry:

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

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3. Follow @DealSeekingMom on Twitter and tweet the following. Be sure to come back and leave a separate comment with the link to your tweet!

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4. Subscribe to my feed via RSS or email. You must confirm your email subscription for it to be a valid entry! Leave a separate comment letting me know you have done so. If you’re already a subscriber, simply leave a separate comment letting me know you’re already subscribed. Lovin’ my subscribers! You guys make this all possible.

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!

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  1. Tiffany S

    November 17, 2010 at 9:17 pm

    I subscribe to your feed via email!

  2. Tiffany S

    November 17, 2010 at 9:18 pm

    We only have 2 house keys. I have one, my husband has the other. We just moved in less than a month ago and luckily no one has been locked out yet!

  3. Dawn D

    November 17, 2010 at 9:19 pm

    facebook fan

  4. Tiffany S

    November 17, 2010 at 9:19 pm

    I’m a part of your facebook community

  5. Dawn D

    November 17, 2010 at 9:19 pm

    1 key for all doors

  6. Dawn D

    November 17, 2010 at 9:20 pm

    email subscriber

  7. Pam D.

    November 17, 2010 at 9:21 pm

    My husband and I each have a set of keys for all the doors, and our trusted neighbor has a key for one of the doors.

  8. Pam D.

    November 17, 2010 at 9:22 pm

    I subscribe via RSS feed.

  9. Emily

    November 17, 2010 at 9:23 pm

    We really don’t manage them well… we’ve locked our selves out several times.. ;)

  10. Liz

    November 17, 2010 at 9:24 pm

    We don’t have a good way of managing our keys. We need to take one to the neighbor.

  11. Liz

    November 17, 2010 at 9:24 pm

    I subscribe via email.

  12. Sarah K

    November 17, 2010 at 9:25 pm

    There are 3 sets of keys to our house. One set my mother has and she only live blocks away

  13. Tracy Hammer

    November 17, 2010 at 9:26 pm

    I have my work keys on a key ring clipped to one side of my purse, and my car key clipped to the other….as for the house keys..we use the garage door code pad and lock the inside door. However, we stupidly leave the house key hanging next to the door!!!

  14. cheryl

    November 17, 2010 at 9:27 pm

    I just replaced a front door and lock set. I wish I knew this was available. I would love to install this as I have three adult children who sometimes live with me and are always locking themselves out.

  15. cheryl

    November 17, 2010 at 9:28 pm

    I subscribe to email.

  16. Karen

    November 17, 2010 at 9:29 pm

    I manage my keys on my keychain! (Probably not the wisest system).

  17. Karen

    November 17, 2010 at 9:29 pm

    I subscribe via email RSS.

  18. Brenda M

    November 17, 2010 at 9:30 pm

    I subscribe to your blog in Google Reader.

  19. Mandy Napier

    November 17, 2010 at 9:32 pm

    I have a hook that I always hang my keys on and if that fails that is where the spare set are. :)

  20. mary

    November 17, 2010 at 9:32 pm

    We each have house keys and several spairs hidden around outside!!

  21. Karen

    November 17, 2010 at 9:33 pm

    I am a liker on FB.

  22. Debbie J

    November 17, 2010 at 9:38 pm

    I can keep track of my house keys, but it’s my husband who isn’t so good. A relative keeps an extra copy. I’d like these for the teenagers in my house!

  23. ashleygogle

    November 17, 2010 at 9:42 pm

    We primarily use the garage for entering the house, but we do keep the keys handy.

  24. Rae

    November 17, 2010 at 9:42 pm

    I hide keys all over the place LOL

  25. damica

    November 17, 2010 at 9:42 pm

    multiple keys. i follow you on fb and get the alerts.

  26. Erin

    November 17, 2010 at 9:43 pm

    Mange house keys? lol…that makes me laugh I’m the worst with keys. I have to to place them in the same spot everyday.

  27. Naomie

    November 17, 2010 at 9:45 pm

    We unfortunately don’t really have a trick to managing our keys, but I’d love to do better one day!

  28. Leah

    November 17, 2010 at 9:46 pm

    We have a ton of extra keys made and hide them all over the yard!

  29. Mindy Ranck

    November 17, 2010 at 9:48 pm

    My kids lose their keys all the time. Don’t really have a good way.

  30. Danielle

    November 17, 2010 at 9:50 pm

    I keep them with my car keys and my school id.

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