Protecting one's valuables is a vital part of personal security, but oftentimes customers don't even realize the true value of their possessions. "Let's say you bought a gold necklace ten years ago, and you paid a thousand dollars for it," explains Zack, giving a prime example. "The price of gold has gone up three times in ten years, and now it's a three thousand dollar necklace. Along with the current gold rush is the rush to purchase a safe to put it in! We sell a lot to coin collectors who wake up one day and realize their collection has gotten pretty heavy, and it's time to bump up and buy a real safe."
Giving people a better selection of safes to choose from became one of Zack's goals, but recently he's focused on providing them with better information, as well. In opening his new blog at www.SafesBlog.com Zack is using his experience as a locksmith and seller of safes to match customers with the safe that fits their needs. "There is no Consumer Reports out there that grades safes," he explains, "so I plan on taking each model number that we carry and basically putting a general rating system on it. This is both the way I see it's constructed and the comments that my customers leave. Has that particular model of safe ever been broken into If so, how What's the safe's best use There are some safes just made for fireproofing or waterproofing, but a waterproof, fireproof safe is not made to keep a burglar out; it's just made to keep your documents from burning or getting soaked. The customer needs to know that, and I don't want them to purchase an item thinking they're getting everything they need if that's not the safe's intended purpose."
Looking out for customers' needs has always been Zack's priority, and he is hopeful that proper information is the answer. "There's a lot of confusion out there in the retail market," he says. "Safes have not been readily available to people, and that limits understanding. At the big box retail stores, people go out and think that all safes are made from plastic because that's all that is on display. Now, because of the Internet, the customer has a source to go to, and they can get opinions through our blog. I want people to leave opinions; if your safe was broken into, let us know how it was broken into. I want to hear about that."
Value Safes Makes Finding the Right Safe Easier with a New Blog