[558] Dollar store padlocks (You get what you pay for - or NOT)

Anytime I see a padlock at a thrift store I feel compelled to grab it so I can share it with my viewers.
I highly recommend spending a few more bucks on a REAL lock..

[@bradw0535]

Might be useful to keep a shed door from blowing open in the wind.. maybe 😂. $1.25 doesn't go as far as it used to, you've got that right! Thanks buddy

[@gantry289]

I can't believe for a $1.25 you can get a gold-plated lock with TWO keys! I sure it's got a hardened shackle as well. 😁

[@-DJ234]

I had one of those and I think the thick coat of paint was the most expensive part on the lock. LOL. Take care my friend.

[@ml9867]

Can you do some destructive testing of the shackle and body of the smaller one? I'd also like to see the guts. I use it to keep some snacks ”safe" in a locker at my fire station & I made sure to find one with good biting.

[@zefftrus9825]

I got one of those once the core of the locks split right down the middle

[@ml9867]

I have these too. I got a comb pick stuck in that little keyway of the smaller one. I couldn't get a shim into the ones I bought a couple years ago, so it seems the price went up 25% and the quality went down 50%.

[@P_RO_]

Quickies are fun too 😉 Any lock helps keep honest people honest, but these might not even reach that low bar 🙃 I can't fathom how anyone can make a profit manufacturing these when surely at least half the cost would go into packaging and shipping so maybe $0.63 per lock to make it 😲 On another note I've switched to my city rake for first try on cheaper locks as it seems to work faster than a snake or wave rake and it's successful at least 2/3 as often. I always tension the core, but maybe I'll try like you did just to see what happens.

[@mickconnolly5784]

Hey m8 we had dollar stores then they went to 2 dollar stores and then they went into Extinction nothing now days WE get pop up sale stores that will be there 4 weeks Max close down gone like fire sales probably fallen off the back of trucks they go to the next area that's how it is Australia

[@roy5603]

At least for $1.25 they have a nice paint job 🤣🤣 thanks for the video Al!

[@bernardducharme4085]

A master lock 3 is way more expansive and still shimmable (unless recent changes I'm not aware of), so you might as well get the 1,25$ padlock.

[@danareed1656]

iv got these locks lol some of the first locks i got

[@AlbertLebel]

I understand. When I first started I wanted to pick everything I can get my lock junkie hands on. The cheapest I can find. I think they’re prone to cracking tho. Not a brass cylinder.