Safety 1st Magnetic Cabinet Locks, 4 Locks + 1 Key

i had originally purchased the safety first spring n release latch and that was a complete failure. some of them broke off or just got bent so it didnt engage the lock. so when i moved into a new home, i purchased these instead and what a world of difference! these are significantly more expensive, but its worth it. it can be a little tricky to open; you have to hold the key in just the right spot to get the magnet to unlock (you can hear it). however, once you get use to it, you can open it very quickly. and the other thing i really like about it is that you can manually switch it to a unlocked position which is nice if youre having to constantly open a drawer/cabinet; and when youre ready to have it locked again, just switch it back over.

Two of my children have used these for their little ones and they are a great answer to keeping little hands out of places they dont belong. I especially like the fact that I can switch them off when the little ones arent visiting and not be locked out of my cabinets all of the time.

I got tired of coming home to a kitchen with trash scattered all over the floor so was looking for a way to make the cabinets below the sink secure without having to stick a chair in front of the sink to block my dogs access. The cabinets dont have doorknobs, so I couldnt use the cheap twist-tie versions. I like that my sink is metal because I can stick the key to it without worrying about losing it. I also like being able to disable it just by flicking the grey tab on the side. When I am home my dog will not go dumpster diving so on the weekends I keep it unlocked so I dont have to wrestle with the key to throw trash away. This makes it good for people having multiple children- keep it locked when there is a toddler, unlock it when toddler gets older without having to uninstall, then relock it when next toddler comes along. Fortunately my dad came up that weekend because if it was a pain in the *** for him to install them I bet I would have given up. He is very handy but it still took him over an hour to install. The directions were not clear enough, so I found a youtube video which demonstrated how to install them. My dad said it was very helpful.

These are amazing. We have a daughter who gets into EVERYTHING. These keep her from opening drawers an cabinets and stay hidden. PROS: (1) They stay hidden and dont create an eyesore. (2) If you install them just right, you can prevent the drawers/cabinets from opening at all, unlike other lock that allow the drawer to open an inch or two. (3) You can push a tiny button to disable the locking mechanism, for times when youd prefer everything to be unlocked, like when putting away clean dishes. CONS: (1) If youre picky about having a zero open, these can take a long time to install. (2) Can be tricky to install on certain types of drawers, though you can usually find a way if youre handy and creative. (3) Its easy to lose the magnetic keys. My suggestion would be to have one key per cluster of drawers/cabinets and affix the keys to the wall with a retractable cord. That way, you can pull the key out when needed, but it will be impossible to accidentally carry it into another room.

These locks are easy to install, work on almost any cupboard, and provide a nice snug close. Without the magnetic key, doors do not come open easily or are able to be forced open. Additionally locks provide an alternative, always unlocked feature with a simply push button. Highly recommend product for potential customers.

These are nice to keep baby out of cupboards. I do have a hard time with the magnet because its somewhat inconvenient to track down a magnet to open the cupboard but I wouldnt choose any other kind of baby proofing option.

I dont want to give this one star but.... I bought these and installed three of them, simple to do, and they work great, actually ordered more before I even finished this project because I liked how well they work. But, the last lock I went to install was broken and would not lock with out some great effort... something I was not willing to do. I tried everything I know possible to find a way to contact the manufacturer and tell them this one was broken and please send me a replacement. I was not about to uninstall three I had already installed! NOTHING... I have no way to contact the seller and try to get this fixed so, I have to give them 1 star for customer support and the fact that I am no out one lock that I needed to keep my kiddos safe. If they contact me after reading this I will gladly give them a great rating but right now, I have no other recourse!

These locks are great and very easy to install. They keep my 15 month old son out of the kitchen cabinets especially the cleaning products cabinet. I love that the locks can be set to lock or unlock with the flip of a button on the lock itself, so when he gets older and we dont have to worry about his getting into the cabinets we can leave them unlocked instead of having to take the locks off.

Im very impressed with these locks. They secure the cabinets much better than the more traditional style safety locks. My daughter cant even get her little fingers in there at all. The cheaper ones leave room for kids to get a grip on the cabinet and occasionally pop them open which defeats the purpose. I also really like the option to switch the locks off so I dont have to keep using the key (magnet) to unlock the doors everytime if Im cooking a lot that day. It can be a little annoying to have to use the key everytime on multiple cabinets. Overall Im very secure my daughter wont get into the cabinet with cleanin supplies. Also note that if you lose the key (magnet) any slightly strong magnet should do the trick.

When these works, theyre great. Weve had two issues: 1) They dont fit on all of our cabinets. It seems you need to have a certain type of drawer/cabinet for this to work -- like it needs an extra piece of wood sticking out of the inner side of the drawer/cabinet for things to align. So these wont work on half of our cabinets. 2) The one we put on our utensil drawer broke. And we replaced it with another one, and it broke again. Replaced, and broke again. I dont know if its a frequency of use thing, or if its because that drawer gets warm from having a heating vent right below it... suspecting the latter since it broke three times in just a few weeks...