Review of the GE AccessPoint Keysafe Original

Candice W.
A lockbox is important if you need to give access someone to your home when you're not there. In most cases you'd leave a lockbox on your front or back door when you're showing your house for sale, letting contractors in to do work or if you have children that walk home from school.

Not too long ago I needed a way to leave a key available for a contractor and an inspector at my investment property. So I went to Home Depot in search of a lockbox. I found the GE AccessPoint Keysafe Original on display. The lockbox package had an image of a boy with a backpack on his bag poised to input numbers on the lockbox. From the packaging it looks the lockbox would be simple to use. Even a child could use it.

I took the GE AccessPoint Keysafe Original back to the house to set up. I opened the package and took out the GE lockbox. I removed the front of the lockbox and looked at the instructions. I was instructed to set the pin number so I did. The lockbox comes with a special plastic pin setter tool you can use to push the buttons down and turn them to set them from inside the box. It took a couple of attempts for me to set the lockbox code, but I got it. My main concern was that I would set the lockbox wrong and not be able to use it. I tested the lockbox a couple of times and I was ready to go.

After placing the key in the GE lockbox attaching it to a metal ring on the inside, I set it out in the back door. I passed along the lockbox code to a vendor who had no problem with opening the lockbox with the code I provided.

The only downside to the GE AccessPoint Keysafe Original is that it doesn't include a way to hang the lockbox to the door. I would have to purchase some wire or a hook to hang the lockbox. Another alternative is to screw mount the lockbox into a post or the side of the house if you use the lockbox on a regular and continual basis.

The GE is worth the price of $30 if you're going to get a lot of use out of it. The lockbox is convenient to not have if you're not going to be available at your house to let a contractor or another individual into your property.

There are many lockboxes available and I'd recommend the GE AccessPoint Keysafe Original as a choice to consider purchasing for your home.

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Published by Candice W.

Candice W. is a writer from Michigan. Her interests are writing, entrepreneurship, real estate, watching movies, trying new foods and bargain shopping. She also goes by the name MrsWrite.  View profile

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  • Kassidy Emmerson3/29/2010

    Fine review! Sounds like a really good product!

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