How Safe Is You Safe? Watch Theives Break Into A Cheap Safe!

Many of the large "big box" retail stores are forcing safe manufacturers to make cheaper and cheaper safes so they can drop the price on them. However a cheap safe isn't safe at all. See how easy these thieves crack this safe with just a crowbar. How safe is your safe?

[TruthBombz]

Even a bad safe slows them down. Meanwhile the alarm is going off and my roomba with a claymore is on its way.

[frogfoot]

I'd rather watch a video on how the thieves were shot by the homeowner trying to break into his safe.

[CatsMeowPaw]

Do the test again, this time with it bolted to the floor, in the corner of a room. Like everybody has.

[majorhavoc]

I put my safe in a bigger safe, that way I know my safe's safe.

[stevebentley]

In my safe, I just keep a mirror so the thieves can reflect upon finding themselves

[chimrichalds]

I avoid the need for a safe by not being able to afford valuables.

[architectinth]

If you can push over a safe that easily, it's not a safe, it's a filing cabinet.

[solardiver]

I bought a "cheap" safe at Tractor Supply. It was in the garage that had a fire. I lost two cars and all my tools. But the contents of the safe were not harmed. It was fire-rated at 1, 200 degrees for 45 minutes with a dual-stage triple fin door seal. And it came with a lifetime warranty. I sent the company (Cannon) pictures and the fire department's report and received a new safe.

[johnqpublic]

My safe is basically a decoy, everything I really value is somewhere else.

[jimtaylorsr]

Make your advertisement more creditable by showing them trying to break into one of the safes you're hawking.

[philipcooper]

The first rule of owning a safe, you do not tell anyone you own a safe.

[paulsmith]

You just demonstrated why it is important to bolt your safe to the floor and or wall. You also convinced me that having done so my cheap safe is good enough.

[briankerbaugh]

I wanna see the video of them breaking into the safe they're trying to sell us.

[frank]

I’d say better than this guy can form a sentence. “How Safe is you safe”
I used to run a Locksmith shop for years. There are basically two types of safes - fire safes and Burglary safes and while there are a few manufacturers that offer a combination of both such as Amsec they are Considerably more expensive. What he is showing here is what most all the “Big Box” stores sell such as Sentry or Liberty safes which is an inexpensive fire safe. They are designed specifically to keep the contents inside safe from a fire and although cheap they will in fact do what they are designed to do. - keep in mind they are not designed to keep burglars out so a persistent thief with the right tools could gain entry. There are higher end fire safes out there if you want them but you will not find them in the “big box” stores unless you special order them.
Burglar safes are designed with hard plates and resist drilling and forced entry. Most burglar safes even have Copper plates that disperse heat when attacked by a torch where fire safes have a fire resistant type of cement to insulate the contents.
I’ve seen large pinch bars break the anchors of safes bolted down and even heavy ones can be tipped over but that does absolutely nothing to help gain entry. Good burglar safes have what they call “relockers” that engage if the dial or edges are attacked. So in other words if all you want to do is keep your guns out of reach from your kids or protect important documents from fire the cheap “big box” stores will do just fine. If your truly trying to protect your valuables from a theft then spend the extra money and get a burglar rated safe or better yet a combo fire / burglar safe if you can afford it. The best tip I can give you to save money is a floor safe. 99% of them are burglar safes with the safe guards of relockers if attacked from above but by putting them in the ground it makes them VERY resistant to fire damage. Bottom line is get the safe that fits your needs wether it be a higher end safe or a less expensive fire safe but don’t let this clown use scare tactics make you spend more money than you need to. Hope this helps anyone that is deciding on what type of safe is best for them.

[jdice]

I love how they didn't just demonstrate, they played roles. One even had his hoodie up. I hope he won the safe demonstration Oscar for best thief.

[PossumMedic]

"What on earth was that huge slam?!? Did someone just knock over the safe we keep in the middle of our living room?!?"
"no honey your being paranoid. Go back to sleep"

[DDay-vvec]

Hard to break into a safe when someone is throwing 12ga slugs at you.

[howardtaylor]

This video is informative and I have come up with some ideas about improving the security of even a marginal safe. As someone below pointed out bolt the safe to the floor. In addition if the safe is recessed between two walls made of steel or concrete and set back at least 1 foot they would not be able to gain leverage with a pry bar. A safe is only part of my security system. I have dead bolts and dead man bars across the doors. In addition there is an alarm and I have infrared cameras installed through out. Any good security system is comprised of several pieces that work together. There is also a painted outline on the floor of the last guy who tried breaking in.

[wrth]

Because everyone keeps their safe in the middle of an open room with enough space to use a 5-foot pry bar, right?

[I_am_Diogenes]

When a salesman or "salesperson" uses the phrase " You are making an investment ." They are getting ready to try to screw you over .