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WOW…gone are the days when you had to remember your locker combination with the standard right, left, right combination. These days lock companies are coming up with more creative and effecient ways to provide you with protection (lock) and convenience (opening/closing the lock).
Master Lock has created two new locks that I am very excited about, perfect for your back to school needs as well as for your lockers at work, at the gym or any place you need the security of a lock.
Master Lock’s new Speed Dial locks are AWESOME! My kids LOVE this lock because it’s so fun to use. Instead of a combination of letters or numbers the combination is actually a series of up, down, left and right movements.
First of you can set your own combination which really helps to make it easier to remember. No more carrying around the combination in your pocket so you don’t forget. You create your own combination that is easy for you to remember. With the Speed Dial lock you can create any number of movements in any sequence that is easiest for you.
The Speed Dial lock is also super easy to use because you can open it with just one hand and it’s A LOT faster to open then conventional locks.
My kids LOVE this lock because they say it’s a lot like one of the controls on the video game. If you have a video game you’ll know what I mean. There is usually some part of the control that you can move with your thumb in an up/down or left/right direction. The Speed Dial lock works in a similar way.
My kids even made up a song to help remember the combination. I don’t know the words exactly (they do) but it’s something like “Up-right, down-left, up-down, up-down…”.
If your child has a tendency to be tardy to class you might want to consider getting them the Speed Dial lock to help save them valuable time in between classes.
The Speed Dial locks from Master Lock also come in great colors.
Another new lock from Master Lock is the Resettable Combination Lock. With this lock you or your child can set their own combination using letters and numbers (or any combination of the two). Your child just needs three letters or numbers to create their lock combination. For example they could use R16 as their combination (perhaps their first initial is R and their football uniform numer is 16 – of course you wouldn’t want to use something THAT obvious). Since your child can set their own combination it can be something that is easy enough for them to remember.
To make the Resettable Combination locks even better they come with a special tool that can help you to easily reset the locker combination just in case your child (or yourself) has a need to. This feature helps if your child gives out their locker combination to someone and then realizes it was a huge mistake.
I love that they come in great colors too (the green is my favorite. We have a pretty pink one). And it comes with stickers you can put on it (arrows, numbers, letters, shapes and card suites).
Master Lock has truly taken locks to a whole new level.
The Speed Dial and Resettable Combination locks range in price from $5.99 (Resettable) – $6.99 (Speed Dial) each, which in my opinion is a small price to pay for such a great lock considering that a standard lock is about $3-$6.
Master Locks are available at many retail locations.
To learn more about Master Lock you can visit the official web site at http://www.masterlock.com/.
* I received these two locks free to do this review. I was not compensated in any other way. The opinions posted are my own.
