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)

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.

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.

Really impressed with this product. Provides 'will-power' in a way that really works. Useful for managing habits that might otherwise get out of control. Some of the reviews are a bit inaccurate: -The instructions say not to use it in a refrigerator. I guess moisture could condense and interfere with components or battery contacts. If whatever you're craving needs to be kept cold, you can certainly lock it in something, refrigerate or freeze that locked container, then keep the key to the container in the Kitchen Safe. -If you lock something inside your Kitchen Safe but need to get it out before the timer will allow, you can certainly use tools to break into the base. You'll have to buy a new base. XL base is available from Amazon. Other bases available from TheKitchenSafe.com -If you want to keep it locked for longer than 10 days, you can easily extend the time, while it is still locked, up to a maximum of 10 days. -Batteries last a long time. If the batteries die, the device will remain locked. When you replace the batteries the countdown will continue. The base of the unit I received had a very slight scoring. Wasn't cracked, or weakened, but it looked like it had been stressed when released from the mold used to make it. I took some pictures, and emailed the manufacturer via their website. Got an email back within an hour, asking for my address. Had a replacement base, in perfect condition, 2 days later, free of charge. (Though ground shipping was used, I'm about 60 miles from where the base was shipped from. Your actual time, in a similar situation, might be longer.) Excellent product. Outstanding service.

I loved this product, but two months is a very short amount of time for it to break. First, the latching mechanism would not retract fully, so I had to start using a knife to pry it open. This was no fun at all. Imagine coming home and ready for your daily snack and having to fight with this box. Then it just started not locking at all. This had two ways of failing: either the timer would just reset back to zero, and I'd have to do it again (ok), or it would actually act like it actually did lock and start counting down, meaning I couldn't attempt to lock it again until the time expired I haven't yet tried simply replacing the batteries but I didn't expect it to get so bad so fast for a product that's fairly expensive. What does it say about stupid me that I just want to buy another one? The good: was finally able to keep items in the house that I'd normally just eat up in one or two nights. To me this was a great quality of life improvement. Initially I wanted some sort of backlight and the ability to set to a specific time rather than # of minutes hours or days, but eventually just started locking it out for a couple hours at a time and that worked great. Then it started not being my friend anymore which just chaps my hyde Edit: It was a battery issue. Still knocking off a star because this awesome device made me get into a fight with it, the little jerk.

I love our KitchenSafe boxes. They are well engineered and work really well. I do like that a replacement base is available if you do need to break one open if you either put the wrong item in or need it before the timer completes. We have both Kitchen Safe and Mindsight timed boxes and they both work very well. I like that Mindsight has an option to lock something up but be able to get it out early with an unlock code if you need it. But, I also like that with Kitchen Safe, there’s no early release so it’s in there and you have to deal with it. I did put a wrong item in a Kitchen Safe and had to break a bottom and I really appreciate that when you get your box, the materials specify that if you need to break it open, to just do the base since the locking mechanisms are all in the lid. I would advise that if you do ever need to break a base, to wear eye protection and be very careful. Pieces can go flying if you use too much force and you can easily break whatever’s in the box that you’re trying to retrieve. I really enjoy the boxes we’ve gotten here and I would buy again.

LOVE IT !! I lack self-discipline and have a bad habit of overspending. I was able to save to buy a car and move out ! I have been using this for my credit cards by locking them up until they are paid off, etc. This box has been through numerous bumps and falls and is still holding on strong! I recommend this box to everyone, especially if you do well with saving due to "out of sight, out of mind."

It's a great concept, but the shape of this container is a joke. I'm a binge eater who has been on GLP1 drugs for a couple of years, but over the past 8 moths or so, my binge eating has returned and I can't find a solution to stop it ... until I saw these K Safe Time Locking Containers. My first disappointment came when I realized that all three sizes were way too small for my needs. I went with the largest container, but due to its base measurements being so small, it doesn't work for me. I wanted to be able fit all of my chips, nuts, crackers, desserts, and cereals in them. But the only thing that fits is my chocolate-covered cherries. And I have to place them inside the container sideways to make them fit. So the cherries are always loose in the box when I retrieve them. Whoever came up with this great idea, now needs to make it practical so we can get something of real value for our money. The 14" tall one that I ordered is too high to fit in my pantry, and too small on the bottom to fit anything else. May I suggest a container that is 9" high x 16" wide x 12" deep? It would solve all of my problems. And I know I'm not the only person out here struggling with their GLP1 drugs. Please help our community with a realistic design. I love the timer because my husband doesn't have to remember codes or where he hid the keys. This container is genius, almost. Thank you for developing what could be a real gamechanger for people with metabolic disorders they cannot control through medicine. Thank you, Sally

Ich muss zugeben, ich war skeptisch, als ich den Kitchen Safe bestellt habe. Mein innerer Schokoholic hat mich schon ausgelacht, während ich auf "Kaufen" klickte. Aber Leute, ich sage euch, dieses Ding ist ein Game-Changer! Ich habe es hauptsächlich gekauft, um meine Snack-Sucht in den Griff zu bekommen. Insbesondere meine geliebten Schokoriegel, die mich nachts mit ihrem süßen Gesang aus der Küche locken. Aber seitdem ich den Kitchen Safe habe, ist Ruhe eingekehrt. Ich stelle einfach das Zeitschloss ein, und voilà, kein nächtlicher Snack-Anfall mehr! Das Beste daran? Ich habe es auch als Handy-Gefängnis für unsere Familienessen benutzt. Die Kinder waren zuerst empört, aber jetzt haben wir tatsächlich richtige Gespräche am Tisch. Unglaublich, was passiert, wenn niemand auf sein Telefon starrt. Das Medium-Format ist perfekt. Es passt genug hinein, um verlockend zu sein, aber nicht so viel, dass man einen Monatsvorrat an Schokolade einschließt (obwohl, wer würde das nicht wollen?). Und das Schloss scheint ziemlich narrensicher zu sein – glaubt mir, ich habe es getestet. Insgesamt eine geniale Erfindung für alle, die ein bisschen Selbstkontrolle in ihrem Leben brauchen. Ich überlege schon, ob ich noch einen für das Büro kaufe. Nur, weiß ich nicht, ob meine Kollegen das genauso lustig finden würden!

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!!!