Keeping Your Valuables Away From Prying Eyes

By Author: Will Frazer
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By definition valuables are those very possessions and documents that you don’t want to share with anyone. This is why people have sought ways and means since time immemorial to keep them secure. A novel way to do so would be to keep them in a biometric hidden wall safe. As the name suggests, your valuables are hidden in a wall safe which will open to only your fingerprints. The nature of the locking mechanism is an important consideration when buying any security safe. Safes are made with various locking systems.

Some have combination locks while the more expensive ones have electronic locks. Some safes have a distinct number pad combination. The biometric wall safe is a more sophisticated security safe since it come with an identification system based on fingerprints. On the other hand, the hidden furniture safes can be equally effective because the average burglar will spend no more than 5 to 10 minutes inside a home looking for jewelry, credit cards or cash. These are the common items used in any household but with the significant difference that they have hollowed out interiors. You are actually ‘hiding’ your ...
... valuables in plain sight without the thieves being able to suspect it.

It is not only homes which can benefit from such safes. Even commercial establishments such as restaurants and departmental stores, where there is a huge turnover of cash during operational hours and have sensitive documents which need to be kept away from prying eyes, need an effective system to keep them secured after working hours. Some keep a highly visible safe where actually only the less important documents etc are kept. The really sensitive ones and the bulk of the cash is kept hidden in wall safes concealed behind paintings or inside bookshelves or sliding panels. The double advantage is that the thief is unlikely to be looking there without an insider tip off and it is less costly than the professional safes.