Kitchen Safe Time Locking Container (Medium), Timed Lock Box for Cell Phones, Snacks, and other unwanted temptations (Blue Lid + 5.5” White Base with Access Port)

This is my second purchase of this lock box. I work from home and have terrible self control issues. When I’m emotionally invested in a video game, it’s hard to not play over my lunch then look at the clock and realize I canceled my alarm and it’s been two hours! I misplaced the bottom of my first vault and needed another now that I’ve got a Steam Deck hookup. Video game remotes fit perfectly. The full handheld doesn’t fit this size, but I won’t play without the controller so that’s fine. It’s easy to use and helped overcome multiple issues over the years.

This works exactly as I hoped it would. I got the clear one so that I could see what was inside because I was afraid I would forget and I’m glad I made that choice. The mechanism is very easy: you just turn the dial a few times until your desired number of hours and minutes and then press it. It will countdown for five seconds and then two little plastic pins (or tabs), one at each side, come out into little holes locking it until your timer runs out. I keep snack items in it so that I will only eat them once a day. The first lid I got actually did not work but the company’s support was very quick in replacing - I sent an email and they answered within a few hours with the new lid arriving two days later. They even sent me the color I wanted (red) which hadn’t been available at the time I placed my order on Amazon. The replacement lid worked perfectly and I love the red. The blue was actually pretty nice too. One thing to note is that the instructions say that if the battery runs out you won’t be able to open the container until you replace the batteries. This makes sense because you don’t want it to be too easy to disable by just taking out the batteries. As far as I can tell what will happen when the batteries run out is that the timing will go into memory and when you put the batteries in the clock will start counting down from there. That is just my interpretation, however, because this has not happened to me yet. I would, however, recommend that you have batteries on hand for when this happens. Another thing to note is that the instructions say not to put it in the refrigerator or freezer. What they recommend is that if you want to lock up something like ice cream you get another lock box for your ice cream and put the key in this container. If you do that you might as well get the smallest cheapest one because presumably your keys won’t take up too much room. Initially I wasn’t thrilled with how much this thing costs, but on reflection I realize that if it were too cheap I might just break it to get what I want from inside :) The last thing of note has to do with what happens if you accidentally lock up something you need to get to like your credit card or phone. The instructions that come with this say that if that happens you should contact the company for further instructions about how to break the base without breaking the lid. Basically this is because the base is much cheaper than the lid and they can send you a replacement for less money. I do not plan on finding out the details of this unless I need to know them, but since I am only planning on locking up chocolate and potato chips it is probably not going to be an issue for me.

Before I share my cautionary tale, this is a 5-star product because it functions exactly as described. It is durable and easy to use. I have not needed to change the batteries in the 2 years that I've had it. This is the only timed safe I have owned, so I don't have any point of reference in terms of the relative functionality and affordability of similar items, but I was willing to pay $80 for this and got what I was expecting. With that said, before buying this box, I think you should give careful consideration to the following two questions: 1. Whatever it is that you imagine putting inside it, are you better off having it in this box on a timer, or are you better off simply not having it in your house at all? 2. When the box unlocks, what are you going to do with the items inside? I bought this because I enjoy drinking—a little too much—and it was becoming a problem. Specifically, I have trouble stopping when I start. I didn't want to stop drinking completely (because drinking is fun), so I figured I could use this box to lock up my liquor for the week, have it unlock on Friday afternoon, and measure out how much I wanted to allow myself to drink for the night before locking it back up (until Saturday evening or whatever). The XL size is large enough to fit most 1.75L bottles of liquor, which is just about the only thing I have ever put inside it. At first, this approach was working pretty well. Locking the bottle up felt like a commitment to staying sober until it opened, so I was less inclined to buy drinks during the week in a moment of weakness. As much as I wanted to drink more after having what I had measured out, my "past self" wouldn't let me, and I wasn't in a position to argue. Here's the problem: I didn't need this box; I needed self-discipline. Putting things you buy into this box so that you can't use them is a sense of self-discipline, but it's a crippled one. Eventually, the strategy I described above broke down because it gave the alcohol too much power. Locking it up until Friday built up anticipation, and as soon as the box unlocked, the urge to drink had control over me until I exerted the willpower to lock it back up, which I didn't always have. One month ago, I decided I was tired of letting alcohol control me, and I have been sober since. I'm committed to going at least 90 days, which is how long I've heard it takes the cardiovascular system to recover from alcohol abuse, but I set this time period somewhat arbitrarily. And no, I'm not going to buy a bottle and put it in this box at 80 days. (The maximum lock-up duration is 10 days.) All I know is that I'm not going to allow alcohol in my house until I can control myself well enough to not need to lock it in this box, even for the evening. And maybe that day will never come. In either case, I may never use this box again. So, take my story for what it's worth to you. As an aside, I think it is very strange that "Quit Smoking" is in the title of this product. If you want to *quit* smoking, why would you lock them in a timed safe instead of just getting rid of them? Get a nicotine patch if that's the concern.

Útil para reducir la inercia de recurrir a los entretenimientos digitales, y sentir la existencia para recurrir a otros hábitos, yo estoy leyendo ya en las tardes que sin importar resguardo el celular hasta el día siguiente y así dormir temprano ya jeje. Salu2

Ich war zunächst etwas skeptisch beim Kauf dieser Box, da sie schon recht teuer ist und ich mir nicht vorstellen konnte, dass es keinen Trick gibt sie zu öffnen. Aber dem ist wirklich so. Sie ist sehr stabil und funktioniert einwandfrei. Die maximale Dauer zum Verschließen liegt bei 10 Tagen. Das könnte ruhig noch ein wenig mehr sein.

Au risque de sonner sarcastique, je tiens à être très clair : rien de ce que je ne dis ici n'est un mensonge ou une exagération. Ce produit m'a tout simplement changé la vie. J'écris aujourd'hui ce commentaire en ayant 20 ans. Ca fait maintenant trois ans que je suis en faculté de droit, incapable de travailler régulièrement, passant les années à coup de nuits blanches. Cela fait trois ans que je suis autonome, incapable de résister à la tentation de manger sans m'arrêter tant que j'ai de la nourriture à portée de bras. Depuis mes 5 ans, je n'ai jamais réussi à contrôler mon temps passé sur les jeux vidéo, ni à me passer des réseaux sociaux ou mon smartphone depuis mes 10 ans. Du moins, c'était le cas avant de découvrir ce produit. Acheté il y'a deux semaines, à court d'idées pour enfin me mettre au travail et sauver ma troisième année afin d'obtenir ma licence, j'ai acheté le ksafe. Une fois reçu, j'ai installé une application appelée 1focus sur mon mac pour bloquer des sites web et applications. Tout comme le ksafe, il est impossible de revenir en arrière une fois le compté à rebours lancé. Les résultats ont été immédiat. Jamais de ma vie n'ai-je réussi à autant travailler chez moi en un laps de temps aussi court : 20 heures en 5 jours, en partant de 0 en un semestre entier. Un changement massif au point où j'ai maintenant un goût pour la lecture, où je peux me passer de mon téléphone pendant une journée entière, où j'ai de nouveau des aspirations. J'ai des rêves de progression dans ma vie personnelle et professionnelle pour la première fois depuis plus d'une décennie. C'est simple : une fois qu'on a essayé le produit, on ne peut plus s'en passer (pour peu qu'on s'en serve intelligemment et en étant responsable lorsqu'on enferme un objet à l'intérieur). J'en commanderais une centaine pour tous mes proches et amis si j'en avais les moyens. C'est une superbe invention qui, bien que chère, est très vite rentabilisée. Pour ce qui de la durabilité, je n'ai eu aucun problème après deux semaines en prenant soin de l'objet. Dans le cas où vous briseriez la base de l'objet par accident, ou si le produit est défectueux, le service client répond en moins de 24h (même le weekend, j'ai testé, et ils sont fort aimables au bout du fil). Si vous devez cassez la base intentionnellement, des remplacements sont disponibles à la vente sur le site du ksafe. Ce n'est pas gratuit, mais c'est toujours ça de pris. Est-ce que le produit est parfait ? Bien sûr que non, il y'a toujours un moyen d'améliorer un produit, peu importe ce qu'il est. Est-ce que le produit vaut son prix ? A vous de voir. A mes yeux, ce produit a un design tellement unique et sur mesure que le prix n'est pas étonnant : c'est un objet de niche, produit à une échelle qui n'est pas si grande que ça, et qui n'a pas pour but premier de générer de l'argent, mais d'aider les gens. 5 étoiles, 19/20. Rien n'est parfait, mais je ne sais pas quoi demander de plus. Si ce produit n'existait pas je serais en train de faire mon inscription à Pôle emploi. A la place je suis prêt à réviser pour les rattrapages et prendre à nouveau goût à la vie. P.S : Si la taille vous inquiète, sachez que j'ai réussi à faire rentrer une Nintendo switch dans son étui, ma souris, ma manette et mon téléphone en même temps. Il y'a assez de place pour y mettre tout ce que vous voulez et plus encore :)

To avoid being distracted by his phone while studying, my teenager puts the phone in the box and times exactly the minutes or hours he needs to study! Solved quarrels and arguments and made him more responsible and focused on his homework!!!

Perfect for locking up certain keys. Those of you who know, will know. 😉