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Rommy

Love it!

Reviewed in the United States on May 2, 2017

Easy installation and work great, if you can't tell... someone's angry.

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Shara ChesTop Contributor: Baby

All four broke =(

Reviewed in the United States on June 1, 2018

Based on all the positive reviews, I think I just got a bad batch? Purchased to keep my toddler out of the cabinet that holds cleaning products. Easy installation and worked great until the piece with the magnetic latch broke - the latch broke in half! I thought maybe I was too rough with it, but I purchased a box of four and and all four broke exactly the same way within a week of use. Worse, the item is not eligible for a return.

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Ali

Great locks! Very strong

Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2022

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I ordered these because my 9 month old LOVES getting into drawers, but he is constantly slamming his fingers in them. We originally purchased the classic childproof lock system (that you have to pre-drill and screwed into the cabinet), but it left too big of a gap, and our baby could still get his fingers in the drawer (which is what we were trying to avoid). So I ordered the magnetic locks, thinking that there would be no opening of the drawer at all, so he couldn’t get his fingers in there. They do keep the drawers closed more than the classic childproof lock, but he can still open it enough to get his fingers in unfortunately. Other than that, these locks are very strong, and he absolutely cannot open the drawer more than a half an inch.

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DaleC

If only the magnet didn't get lost...

Reviewed in the United States on January 26, 2018

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Installs very easily and works as expected and advertised. But the reality and novelty of the magnet release wore off after the first week when I realized I had to always grab the magnet before opening the door then putting it back in its place. And the first time I had to grab the magnet and it wasn't put back ..... arghhh! I know it doesn't sound like a big deal but when comparing that to simply opening the door and pressing down to unlock I went for a better solution for me Safety 1st 14 Pack Wide Grip Latches

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Vicki K

Use these in a modern kitchen

Reviewed in the United States on August 8, 2020

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My countertop has a slight overhang, which means if you use the press latches (which is what I grew up with, and tried first) - you'll never be able to get your fingers in to push it down!
The little tool it comes with makes it crazy easy to align and install. Literally 5 minutes to install all 4 latches perfectly.

I do recommend if you have cabinet doors like mine that aren't totally flat, that you try to overlap the square base of the latch with two sides of the door frame. Basically, don't leave half the latch floating in mid air. And make sure you don't put the latch somewhere (like behind a handle) where you can't easily get the magnet. (Hopefully the pix help explain).

I thought the magnet would be a hassle, but it comes with a little pad that lets you hide it anywhere.

Love the little latch to "turn off" the catches. Very handy around dinner time, or after bedtime. Very unobtrusive devices.

My only concern is the adhesive. I'm not sure how well the VHB tape will hold up to the will
of a toddler determined to get in a cabinet. There aren't any screws for extra insurance so I suppose time will tell.

Basically, I'm really happy with these and would recommend them to anyone. Especially those who maybe don't want childproofing *all* the time.

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Matt M

Fantastic locks, easy to install, weak magnet, still recommend

Reviewed in the United States on July 30, 2019

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I had previously installed the Safety 1st locks. Those are very good but extremely difficult to install and in most cases required that I remove drawers entirely. I had to pre-drill the holes for the screws and carefully align everything. It took me all day to do our kitchen.

And then a bunch of them broke.

The plastic stoppers would just snap. Then I would snap thinking about installing new ones. They were also really expensive.

So I tried these instead and they're SO MUCH EASIER! I installed 4 of them in about 12 minutes. I don't think they'll hold as well as the Safety 1st ones but they hold well enough for kids.

The only negative I have, and the reason I gave for stars, is that the included magnet is extremely weak. It wasn't strong enough for the Safety 1st locks OR these ones. The Safety 1st keys work for these ones though, and can be purchased separately so I would recommend doing that.

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Aaron

Keeps my Cats Out

Reviewed in the United States on August 11, 2018

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This is the only latch i have found that keeps my 8-10 pound cats out of the cabinets. They seemed to just force everything else open. The nice thing about these is that there is not much play with the cabinet door, therefore it's hard to get anything behind the door for leverage. Time will tell how long they last, but they've been abused for over a week now and still hanging on.

My only gripe is that installation can be annoying, i had to reapply one of them during install. I figured i could just close one cabinet door and reach around through the other door to position the clip and latch in place (flush with top edge and front side of the closed cabinet door), but in so doing the latch ended up being so high up on the cabinet door that the moving latch mechanism would not engage upwards after closing the door because the clip was pressing down on it. Then I ran into the issue of the clip being too far back, which also does not allow the latch to engage. And if the clip is too far forward, there's play in the door. It's more difficult in practice than it sounds, and instructions basically just said "clean, peel, stick". Thankfully, an extra set of adhesive pads was included because it did take some trial and error to get the hang of it.

I also wish it came with a second magnet. It's annoying to walk across my kitchen for the magnet (the two pairs of cabinets i used them on are on opposite sides of the room).

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JSE Family

EASY TO INSTALL!

Reviewed in the United States on May 17, 2021

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This is the second one I installed and after waiting 24 hours I see the latch is not even coming out therefore it’s not locking. I do love that it’s so easy to install it was great that it comes with the thing that aligns it for you because the first time I had used something like this for my first son I had to measure it myself. Other than that minor flaw, it’s great. (This was my review the first time)

UPDATED REVIEW. 5 months after having it. One day I was surprised my son was able to open the cabinet because the lock just fell apart and mind you we don’t open this cabinet like that. Regardless the sticky part should be strong, this one isn’t. Very disappointing I have to waste another lock. I will change the review once I receive a new product.

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Kaitlyn

Nice alternative to screws

Reviewed in the United States on September 28, 2020

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Overall, I really like the product. It was easy to install but I did have two problems. One was more my fault and the other seems to be a defect.
24 hours after sticking the locks on the cabinets, it was finally time to activate the lock. Unfortunately I had the locking plate set just a tad too far back. So, when in locking position, the lock on the door didn’t quite reach the ledge on the cabinet meant to catch the lock. I had to remove the locking plate and stick it just a tiny bit closer to the edge where it meets the door. Unfortunately, this means I’ve compromised the sturdiness of the entire system because the locking plate isn’t stuck on as well as it should be.

Then the defect issue is that one of the locks that goes on the cabinet door doesn’t automatically pop back up after opening with the magnet. So I have to manually pull the locking latch up before closing the cabinet door. It’s a little annoying but not annoying enough to buy a whole new set.... I guess time will tell how they hold up with the issues I had.
Otherwise, it is a great system when installed correctly with non defective parts.

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Julia

Hidden and effective!

Reviewed in the United States on June 15, 2021

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This is a very neat product. Once the sticker has set its very strong, my toddler can't open cabinets or drawers. It's very easy to apply these and it's cool that you can keep it unlocked if you don't have the child all the time like a grandparent for example. Make sure to keep the magnet out of reach and to open the door or drawer is very simple- just put the magnet to the spot of instalation and open!
I took off one star because at my old house we had some that were reinforced with screws which made me feel better on chemical cabinets, and it is too bad there are only 4 to a pack- who only has 4 drawers? Other than that I am a huge fan.

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Stephanie Ward

Very easy to install

Reviewed in the United States on April 15, 2020

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These locks were very easy to install, thanks to the included mounting tool! The adhesive seems fairly strong, but there's no way to know yet just how long it will hold up to repeated attempts to open (both by my 12 month old and myself, while I try to get used to certain cabinets being locked now, lol). There was a slight odor when I first opened the box (from the adhesive), but it dissipated fairly quickly and I can no longer smell it now that the locks are installed.

The reason I'm only giving 4 stars is because they only come with 4 locks and 1 key for the price (we paid $15.99) ... other brands seem to offer far more locks (and often an extra key), which would be more beneficial to those of us who also have several bathroom cabinets we need protected. I ended up having to buy two sets, so I spent $32 for only 8 locks and 2 keys. I'm mitigating some of the cost by only locking the kitchen cabinets that contain the most dangerous (or messy) things (chemicals under the sink, olive oil and various other cooking oils in another, etc.) ... but I'll still end up having to get a couple more, because we need 4 keys (3 bathrooms, 1 kitchen) and our bathroom vanities each have at least two doors a piece (the master bathroom has two vanities with 3 doors each :-/ ). Obviously you can't put a price on your child's safety, I just wish they offered options that might save you a little money if you were ordering multiple sets (which I'm assuming most people do!).

*We've only had these installed for a day so far, so I'll edit my review if something drastic changes in the near future! This is our first child and these are the first cabinet locks we've tried; so far, we've only placed them on cabinet doors (not drawers), so my review is based on their use for that, only. I did hold one up to our drawers, which are extra thick, and it still seemed to work.

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Megan

Works great! One of the locks didn't stick had to fix with nails.

Reviewed in the United States on April 13, 2021

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The only reason why I didn't give this product a five-star review is because one of the stickies fell off and we ended up having to use little nails to nail it into the cabinet for it to stay on. Other than that these are working amazingly I love the key it makes it where you can't see that they're locked. The reason why I got these is we have a son with ADHD and he tends to prefer to eat junk food instead of dinner so all of the junky snacks are locked in here that way he has to ask permission to have one. We have the other healthy snacks and our pantry and he can have those without asking.

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