Do you lack good locks? If so, this article should help. We give some advice on choosing effective locks and also ratings of area locksmiths.

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Sample Subscriber Comments/Reviews About Locksmiths

CHECKBOOK provides subscriber comments on their experiences with the firms they use. Please remember that individual subscriber comments are informal. Subscriber comments may give you insight into the types of features and problems that exist in a service field, but are not the best basis for selecting or rejecting a specific firm. To assess the quality of a firm's performance, we recommend that you give more weight to the percentages of favorable ratings. Those percentages are generally based on much larger numbers of consumers' ratings (the number of consumer ratings is noted above).

As You Can See Below, Some Locksmiths Get High Praise from Their Customers. Some Others Don't. So Choose Carefully.
Here Are a Few Samples of the Thousands of Comments CHECKBOOK Has Collected on Hundreds of Different Locksmiths.

• Subscriber from MINNEAPOLIS, MN wrote Another Firm: Excellent service, on time, good advice........
• Subscriber from SAINT PAUL, MN wrote Another Firm: Arrived within 1/2 hr of call. Removed a broken key from my front door lock..........
• Subscriber from SAINT PAUL, MN wrote Another Firm: Owner is a grumpy, gruff old guy. Rest of the staff is pleasant........
• Subscriber from ST. PAUL, MN wrote Another Firm: I needed help that same day due to security needs. They were wonderful; prompt, helpful,..........
• Subscriber from SAINT PAUL, MN wrote Another Firm: Will give honest assessment for how to best secure your home. Excellent service.......
• Subscriber from SAINT PAUL, MN wrote Another Firm: I only used the shop to have a duplicate key made, because I wanted a..........
• Subscriber from MINNEAPOLIS, MN wrote Another Firm: Gave me good advise on which door the lock would fit best. Was very helpfull........
• Subscriber from MINNEAPOLIS, MN wrote Another Firm: Ordered additional keys from lock company thru this locksmith. Service was fairly quick........
• Subscriber from MINNEAPOLIS, MN wrote Another Firm: I think that the owner of this place is the only locksmith on his payroll,..........
• Subscriber from MINNEAPOLIS, MN wrote Another Firm: Was locked out of my house and he came over within 15 minutes. Explained the..........