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- From: eldred@rrunner.jpl.nasa.gov (Dan Eldred)
- Newsgroups: misc.consumers,alt.locksmithing
- Subject: Re: Was this a ripoff?
- Keywords: locksmith
- Message-ID: <1992Aug18.162602.3058@csi.jpl.nasa.gov>
- Date: 18 Aug 92 16:26:02 GMT
- References: <1992Aug15.005544.18916@pony.Ingres.COM> <1992Aug15.013159.26063@elroy.jpl.nasa.gov> <16ol2pINNq8f@early-bird.think.com>
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- In article <16ol2pINNq8f@early-bird.think.com> soberg@think.com (Stephanie Oberg) writes:
- >>>Does the following tale sound like a ripoff?
- >>>She called me, and I spoke to the locksmith. Here is what he told
- >>>me he had done:
- >>> 2 hours waiting
- >>> 5 new locks @ $95(!) because the originals were too old to be rekeyed.
- >>> Is this possible? My frient (later) told me they
- >>> had been rekeyed in the past.
- >>> re-key 4 of the locks to match the fifth.
- >>> A few extra keys (don't know how many.)
- >>> Install the new locks.
- >>>
- >>>Is $800 plus reasonable for this? Was she cheated? If so, I feel
- >>>sorry for this locksmith if she decides to get even.
- >
- > I recently had the following work done:
- >
- > 1) one cylinder replaced (Schlage replaces Corbin)
- > 2) one new deadbolt installed from scratch (after removal of old lock)
- > 3) one new locking doorknob installed from scratch (after removal
- > of old knob)
- >
- > Total cost for medium-quality hardware and same day service: $135
- > Thank you, Budget Lock of Waltham, Massachusetts!
- >
- > Keep in mind that there are many different grades of locks. I agree
- > that your friend was incautious in just saying "Do it" without
- > discussing costs. This will probably be the last time she makes
- > that mistake.
- >--
- >
- >sojourner
-
- You can buy a lock rekeying kit for a number of popular brands (I have one
- for Kwikset) for about $10, which includes enough pins for doing several
- locks (depending on the new key you use) and instructions and a special
- tool for getting the lock apart. You can also buy packages of
- extra pins by themselves for a few dollars. I did 9 locks in our house
- this way for something like $20. If you don't feel up to the job of doing
- the rekeying but are handy enough to remove the locks, Home Depot will
- rekey them for either $5 or $10 each (I don't remember which it was).
-
- - Dan
-