First Alert 2037F Fire and Water File Chest, 0.62 Cubic Foot, Gray
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of First Alert 2037F Fire and Water File Chest, 0.62 Cubic Foot, Gray
Customer Review: flimsy
Summary: 2 Stars
I bought 2 of these, one for me and one as a christmas gift for my father. When I took it out of the box, the entire locking mechanism fell off the case and a bunch of foamy/cardboardy stuff began to crumble on the floor. I panicked thinking, how am I going to send this heavy thing back.. but I just pushed it back on and it stuck in place. The stuff that fell out must've been the fire proof material obviously, but I never expected it to just fall off like that. Well, it's no so much for locking out others, but at least it should keep things from burning in a fire. fingers and toes crossed. Also, just enough space for some important documents, but not much. I didn't expect too much since it really wasn't all that expensive. I guess it's ok for the overall cost.Customer Review: Leaky waterproof chest
Summary: 1 Stars
I bought this fire and water proof file chest in late Nov 2009. We have birth, death and marriage certificates as well as wills, SS cards and other valuable papers that we intended to put in the chest once we had them organized. In the interim we only kept the purchase info, brochures and some Christmas cards in the chest. Well we are finally organized. I pulled the box from an above grade location in our dry furnace room,opened it up and found the contents saturated with water and smelling of mold. I have no idea where the water came from but I shudder at the thought of what would have happened to all those important documents had they been in the chest. Now I'll have to see if I can find a chest that REALLY offers protection.Customer Review: Poor packaging!
Summary: 3 Stars
The item itself would rate a 5, but I had to deduct two stars for Amazon's poor packing job. They used a much larger Amazon box on the outside of the product's own packaging and filled the extra space with crumpled paper. The weak Amazon cardboard arrived ripped & smashed. Inside, the product box was smooshed in on one corner and the fire safe also had a slightly smashed corner - no way to tell if it was there before the item was shipped to me or if it happened enroute. It doesn't look bad enough to compromise the integrity of the file safe, so I will pass on the hassle of trying to return it. It would have been better if they just slapped a label on the product box. The Amazon box just couldn't hold the weight of this item!Customer Review: Jammed after a few uses -- Dumped in Trash
Summary: 1 Stars
I bought this safe to protect my important papers. The locking mechanism jammed after a few uses. I tried both keys in the keyhole, but the mechanism refused to budge. I was in a panic because I needed my passport, which I had locked in the safe. My husband took a cheap hammer, banged on the lock, and the whole locking mechanism came off in his hands. I did get my passport out in time, but that's not the point.
This product fails on all counts. It is easy to break in to, it jams so you can't get your items out of it, and the "troubleshooting" information on the First Alert website did not fix the problem. I recommend a "no buy" on this one. Look elsewhere. The safe is now junk in my trash bin.
Customer Review: Great product, but Amazon shipping process needs improvement
Summary: 5 Stars
Ordered this on the strength of the reviews here, and it meets all expectations (appears to be sturdy enough to be fire/waterproof, but as reviewers have said, kind of hard to test that). But though perfectly happy with the actual product, Amazon's packaging leaves something to be desired (it arrived with top corner completely crushed in, when it was dropped even the plastic casing was fractured). Re-reading many of the Honeywell and SentrySafe reviews, I've just noticed that many customers have also received damaged safes. I'm sending this back to Amazon and will instead buy one from the local Lowe's. Amazon has to pack heavy items more securely.