| The banking industry is a mess, and people are | | | | There are several procedures that must be |
| putting their money under their mattresses again. | | | | observed to keep your safe secure. First involves |
| However, a much safer method of storing your | | | | choosing a code that you (and whoever else |
| valuable heirlooms and personal items is in your | | | | should have access to the safe) can remember. |
| own personal safe, like a SentrySafe X055 | | | | Obvious numbers like birthdays and anniversaries |
| Security Safe (when properly secured and | | | | are to be avoided, as are simple sequences (1234 |
| procedures are followed correctly). | | | | or 4321). The safe should be mounted securely to |
| Whenever people feel insecure about their future, | | | | a strong surface that can't easily be removed. |
| crime seems to rise, and today is no exception. | | | | Mounting it to a small table would be of little use, |
| The current recession has led to a nationwide | | | | although mounting it on a 500-pound solid-oak |
| increase in scam artists, burglars and thieves. It | | | | desk would be acceptable, as of course would be |
| seems everyone's neighbor or friend has had their | | | | a floor or a wall (make sure you attach to an |
| home or car broken into, and valuable or | | | | actual stud -- not just the drywall). |
| sentimental items stolen. "It just ain't right" is | | | | Another important consideration is its location. A |
| rapidly becoming the catch-phrase of the decade. | | | | safe is not something one buys to show off to |
| With an interior capacity of. 5 cubic feet | | | | friends and neighbors. Nor is it something one |
| measuring 8.5"H x 13.6"W x 8.7"D, it is large | | | | places in the middle of the living room as a |
| enough to hold jewelry, documents, photographs, | | | | conversational piece. A safe should be hidden to |
| memory cards, or any other important | | | | be effective. Good locations to consider would be |
| possessions you need to keep safe. The floor of | | | | closets, inside cabinets, the basement or attic, or |
| the safe is carpeted to protect articles from | | | | on the underside of a large table or desk. |
| scratches, and its solid-steel construction and | | | | Equal thought should be put into the location of |
| concealed hinges provide excellent protection. The | | | | the two override keys. One of the keys should |
| safe may also be mounted to the floor of your | | | | probably be kept in a safe-deposit box, while the |
| home or vehicle with the included hardware. | | | | other should be well-hidden (not on your key-ring |
| The X055 has an electronic keypad for unlocking | | | | or in your purse). Safe places to consider would |
| the safe, which is constructed with hardened steel | | | | be on top of a beam, in the sugar container or |
| to thwart any attempts to pry-off or drill into the | | | | cookie jar, or under a box in the attic. |
| lock plate. It also comes with two override keys | | | | Properly implemented and secured, your |
| in case the electronic lock's batteries wear down | | | | SentrySafe X055 Security Safe can provide |
| or you forget the code. It features dual | | | | peace-of-mind in knowing that your valuables are |
| live-locking bolts and has a pry-resistant door for | | | | safe and secure. |
| added security. | | | | |