Safety 1st Tot-Lok Deluxe Starter Kit

I work at a daycare, and we have these locks on all of our cabinets. The kids love to try to open the doors, but they never will. The way these work is that you need the "key" to open the door. It's a magnet which when placed on the outside of the cabinet near the lock, will allow you to open the door. With out the key the door will not open.

Like I said before, the kids love to grab onto the door handles and pull like crazy to get them to open. But these locks are strong and they won't let go unless you have the key!

If you have a baby or toddler, trust me, these work great. If they can stand up to 16 kids pulling at them every day, they can stand your children's worst efforts!

This lock is wonderful for parents of small genuises who like to spend all day working problems like how to break into a cabinet with a lock. My very smart two year old has yet to figure this one out and when she does all I have to do is keep the key hidden high up where no amount of stacking or chairs will let her reach it. Also unlike many other locks when installed correctly the door won't even budge. Another wonderful feature is that in so many years when the kids are old enough that we don't need to uninstall the locks you just flip a switch and disengage them but then when my family or friends bring their small children over we can flip them back and we're childproof again.

The best thing about Tot-loks is that once installed, they work really well. The worst thing is that complaints about hard to read and follow instructions go back many years and the company either doesn't care or chose to ignore those complaints. The company, Safety 1st, could easily have printed the instructions on legal sized paper. I folded an 8x11 sheet of paper, maybe three times, and it could easily fit into the product's packaging. I would have given this product a five stars but since the company doesn't care, I knocked off two stars.

Some tips on installation... If you first take the two pieces, one on each hand, and place them on your cabinet and door the way they should be installed, you'll understand how they work and the visualization will really help with installing the first lock.
* The templates work really well. Someone complained about misalignment but if you follow the template guides, it should not happen.
* There are extensions that... Read more