With spring cleaning now underway for so many people, I have a little secret that I must confess. On just about any given day, if you were to walk into my home, it’d most likely be clean. Everything within my house has a spot in which it belongs and I do my best to keep up with the daily chores. The tumbleweeds of pet hair are taken care of, the blankets are neatly folded, the dishes are put away, the beds are made, the laundry is done, and even the kids’ toys are kept tidy. However, things aren’t always what they seem. You see, paper is my downfall. As simple as it may be, paper in numbers can quickly become a rather large issue especially when there are important papers involved. While spring cleaning may be a task that many have recently embarked on, another undertaking that folks have recently completed was the dreaded filing of their taxes. With the tax deadline having just passed, my trouble with the disastrous piles of papers strategically hidden throughout our house was more concerning than ever. Let’s face it, digging through piles of old mail and random oddities while searching for essential documents is far from ideal. In all honesty, it’s a rather daunting task.
Since moving into our house, many of our papers have found a home within a wooden hope chest. While the chest itself added to the room in a decorative sense, it was merely used for hiding the clutter that had become of my once small stack of papers. It helped to keep everything in one place and it helped to keep the room’s sense of being clean intact. After all, everything did have its place… kind of.
The clutter was hidden. There was no mess to be seen. But, for me, I knew it was there and that alone drove me bonkers. When it came time to file our taxes for the year, everything came to a screeching halt. Where were all of those important papers? I knew they were in there… somewhere. Finding them in the mess however, well, that could’ve been likened to finding a needle in a haystack. There had to be a better way. And after discussing this debacle with a friend who conveniently brought up the “what if” scenarios of a fire, water damage, or worse, I knew that there had to not only be a better way but a safer way.
For that, I turned to SentrySafe.
When you hear the name SentrySafe, the word “safe” comes to mind, not only in the sense of being safe but the act of keeping things safe through the protection of – what else? – a safe.
Family-owned, spanning three generations and 80 years, SentrySafe is proud to be the security container pioneer and world-leader. You can count on SentrySafe to help protect and organize the important, irreplaceable things in your life.
After recently being presented with the opportunity to showcase this amazing brand, I knew that it was finally time to kick my own spring cleaning into high gear. I finally tore into my paper mess and sorted each and every sheet properly. Whether they were personal papers, documents pertaining to our house, bills and receipts of payment, the kids’ artwork, paperwork for our vehicles, insurance plans, or something else, each item truly needed its own place to belong. The trouble with that, for me, has always been keeping everything safe from harm. The kids like to get into things that aren’t theirs, the cats have a knack for lying on paper, and the dog simply thinks that everything is a toy. For the longest time, I was content with having everything stored in that hope chest because, technically, it was put away. I fell into a state of complacency by simply having things stored away. After all, out of sight meant out of mind. However, thanks to some help from SentrySafe, that has all changed.
They were kind enough to provide me with the SentrySafe XX Large Digital Fire Safe and to say that it is absolutely amazing would be a huge understatement.
Once it arrived on my doorstep, I knew that this was a special feature. You see, the delivery guys in the area frequent our house for one delivery or another but this particular one was different. While wheeling it up to our front door, the delivery guy commended me for our “smart preparation.” Of course, he tossed in a few jokes about being well prepared for things like the zombie apocalypse but, in all seriousness, he was thrilled that I was smart enough to welcome such an item into our home due to the simple fact that it truly does help to keep some of your most important belongings safe in the event of a possible catastrophe. His praise alone was enough to get excited about SentrySafe.
The XX-Large Water/Fire-Resistant Safe provides reliable protection for important documents and valuables. The safe includes a backlit dual electronic lock with key, pry-resistant hinge bar, and 6 large, 1-inch bolts so you can feel confident your most important items are protected.
Though the package itself was a bit heavy as to be expected, I had to leave it by the door until the mister came home from work. Once he arrived, you can surely bet that we tore into that box rather quickly to unveil our brand new SentrySafe XX Large Digital Fire Safe.
Once the box was open, step one was figuring out how to actually open the safe. This particular model features two entry options which I love. The Dual Key Lock helps to further protect your safe from unauthorized access with an additional key lock to accompany the digital lock. With this, you can set up your safe to either need the code alone or the combination of the code and key to gain entry. I never thought that a safe could be doubly safe until I was introduced to this technology. The added security is always a good thing.
Once you get past the locks, you’ll find that what lies beyond that beautifully backlit keypad is the amazing bone structure of the safe as a whole. For those of you that are familiar with safes, you may know that many feature bolts as a locking mechanism. The SentrySafe XX Large Digital Fire Safe features that same bolt-lock mechanism but on a higher level. You see, this safe is outfitted with six live-locking bolts that provide advance protection against theft. That, along with the aforementioned pry-resistant hinge bar, helps to reinforce the safe itself and keep your belongings secure.
Now, as I’m sure you could imagine, SentrySafe is quite adamant about keeping their products and, in turn, your belongings safe from harm. In addition to being safe from unwanted access, this particular safe is also both fireproof and waterproof. With these fire and water protection features, you can rest easy in knowing that your belongings are not only secure from harm done by outsiders but also from the elements.
The SentrySafe Fire Protection guarantees that the safe can withstand and survive in a fire for as long as one hour in up to 1700˚F.
With the Water Protection, the safe is verified to be water resistant in up to 8” of water for up to 24-hours!
Now while many safes could, in theory, keep your belongings safe to some degree, SentrySafe is the leader in safe keeping and their bold guarantees prove just that. For example, SentrySafe offers customers an After Fire Replacement Guarantee and, in doing so, they promise to replace any fire-resistant product in the event of damage due to a fire. Not only do they stand by their products and help you to keep your items safe and secure but they stand by their customers and help folks to get back on their feet after a catastrophe strikes.
In addition to guaranteeing and even replacing your safe in the event of a fire, SentrySafe offers its customers up to $50,000 of insurance protection for your valuables stored within their products. For this, customers simply need to enroll in the SentrySafe $50,000 Fire Protection Guarantee Program. The program reimburses consumers for direct physical loss of contents stored within the SentrySafe.
Now, let’s get down to the nitty gritty.
The SentrySafe XX Large Digital Fire Safe is a bit on the large side from my perspective but rightfully so. With exterior measurements of 23.8” x 18.6” x 19.3” we did find that it was a bit difficult to find a place to store it but I am glad that its size allows you to secure a good amount of valuables and personal items. At 125lbs, it is certainly not a safe that could easily be carried off and, thanks to the added security of the bolt down hardware included with purchase and its overall impact resistant steel construction, you can truly make your safe, well, safe.
While there are a great number of things that I could think of for secure storing, my main goal from the start was to find a solution for that hope chest full of important papers. The SentrySafe XX Large Digital Fire Safe and its interior features are perfect for exactly that. The deep file rack for instance helps to keep all of those important documents well organized and, of course, secure.
The deep multi-position tray is also a great asset for storing smaller items for safe keeping. The fact that you can reposition the tray as needed to make it fit and work well for the items in which you wish to store only lends to its greatness. Whether you’re storing jewelry, passports, or even electronics, this tray is sure to work well for you. And, in the event that you need to store a larger item, the entire tray is removable if you need to do so.
Overall, the addition of the SentrySafe to our home has been wondrous. Not only have I finally been able to get all of our valuables, documents, and important items sorted, organized, and securely stored but, like the delivery guy said, I am preparing my family for the future.
For those of you who aren’t aware, the SentrySafe brand is part of the Master Lock family and they too are determined to help make the world a safer place one household at a time. Recently, much like the digital aspect of the XX Large Digital Fire Safe, Master Lock transitioned into the digital world. With the launch of their Master Lock Vault app and website, you can now secure your online valuables with Master Lock just as you can store your physical belongings with SentrySafe.
Don’t take chances with your digital data. With our industry leading 256-bit SSL data encryption, strong authentication controls, redundant firewall protection, and intrusion detection monitoring, your most valuable information is organized and protected in your digital safe deposit box for quick and easy access anytime, anywhere. Your digital life, secured.
Whether you need to store passwords, usernames, combination codes, or digital documents with Master Lock Vault or you’re looking for physical storage of paper documents, jewelry, electronics, and more with SentrySafe, these two companies have you covered – securely covered.
Buy:
You can purchase the SentrySafe XX Large Digital Fire Safe, currently priced at $399, as well as other SentrySafe models direct from their website. With the 1GB Basic plan option being free, various Master Lock Vault accounts of a higher storage value are available for purchase from their website.
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Be sure to keep up with SentrySafe and Master Lock on their social media pages to stay up to date on all of the latest news, new product releases, special promotions, sale pricing, giveaways, and more.
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One (1) winner will receive a SentrySafe XX Large Digital Fire Safe.
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159 Responses
I’d keep all my important documents safe like the kids birth certificates, SS #’s, etc
My tax documents, and birth certificates.
I’ll put my insur. documents in side
i would put the important documents like marriage licence, deeds, wills, etc.
The first thing I’d keep safe if I won is my passport. Thanks for the giveaway!
The first thing I’d put in this safe (if I were your lucky winner, of course) is our important papers, like birth certificates, automobile titles, insurance policies, etc.
I would definitely keep things safe like our passports, birth certificates, insurance policies, wills, etc.
I would keep our passports in this safe. This would be a great way to keep our documents safe as well as a way to always know where they are.
The first thing, birth certificates.
id stick important papers in there
All our important paperwork!
medical records, birth certificates, tax documents and spare cash.
I’d put in all the important papers that are so hard to replace – the tax papers, insurance policies, the lease, birth certificates, passports – everything that is a necessity.
I would put all my important documents in it first.
I would first keep important documents like birth certificates and passports safe.
My kids birth certificates and titles to vehicles
I would put all of our important payers in the safe. I have a fire-proof little safe right now, but it isn’t waterproof.
Our house deed, wills and insurance documents.
We just moved cross country and a Sentry Fire safe would be an excellent way to protect the important documents we have and carried across the country.
I’d put passports and birth certificates in the safe.
I would put all our tax papers, receipts, social security cards and birth certificates. My Great Grandmas jewelry!
The first thing I would put in it are birth certificates, passports, Wills, Titles to Vehicles, Deeds, and other important documents that are hard to replace.
If I were to win, I would use it to keep safe my grandfathers coin collection and my important papers like car titles and insurance policies.
The first thing for me would be jewelry.
Birth certificates,SS cards,Titles… Love this safe!
all my documents (passport, birth cert, appraisals of jewelry, etc)
We would keep our most valuable documents, passports and most valuable jewelry items.
The first thing i would put in my safe is my stash of old coins that have been handed down to me from my grandparents.
We would put our important documents (passports, birth certificates, etc) inside!
I would put all of my really important documents in it. I would love to have such a safe place to hold the important things I have.
The first thing would be birth certificates.
Having a place that is secure and fire proof would be great for our birth certificates and SS cards since those are the most needed.
The first thing I would put in it is some pictures my grandmother gave me years ago of her when she graduated I believe and a few pictures of my dad when he was a baby. They are all so old and black and white pictures….they mean so much to me. Would love to have a safe place to keep them
I would put all my personal papers, photos and documents in first.
Passports, money and SS cards.
I would put my pictures in because Ive lost some before. Id also put in important papers and probably use it for gun storage too along with other precautions.
The first thing would be birth certificates. and social security cards.
I think the first thing would be our birth certificates and then our passports.
The first thing would be the children’s photos and birth certificates.
Important paperwork for family and work
Important paperwork, and family valuables
I would put our birth certificates and ssi cards!
The first thing I’d keep safe are my financial records (bank accounts, stock certificates, etc.) Thanks for the chance to win!
our house deed
I would first put in personal papers like birth certificates, social security cards, and many different other papers.
I would keep pictures that I can’t replace in the safe.
I’d store bank receipts, tax documents and birth certificates in it. Thanks.
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my social security card 🙂 thx!
My passport would be the first thing I would put in.
Our passports
Our car titles would be the first deposit into the safe.
Id put in my new safe,insurance policies,birth certificates,mortgage,etc.
I would keep important documents, title , birth certificates and such in it. I the would stash some emergency cash in it.
FOr sure, the house deeds, titles, tax forms, This would be nice! VERY nice wow.
I’d store birth certificates and stock certificates.
My wedding ring set and other sentimental jewelry that I have.
The first thing I would put in the safe are all the important papers for my family… Thanks
Our passports, ss cards, birth certificates, etc.
Life insurance policy.
passports, and all other important documents
I would use it for my passport and vital documents.
The first thing would be the birth certificates for the whole family.
I would keep my digital cameras in the safe.
I would hate to lose important documents like our passports, house deed, car titles etc.
The first thing I would put is all our tax returns, and our birth certificates.
Pictures
I would use it for my firearms .
I would first keep important documents like birth certificates and passports safe.
Important documents such as tax documents.
I would put in my credit cards first .
my will and trust
I would keep my birth certificate, titles, and will in it.
I would put precious pictures that would be hard to replace in there as well as important papers like passports, birth certificates and our marriage certificate.
The first hing I’ll keep safe is current insurance policies and agent contact information. You need this information right away if your house suffers damage in a fire.
All our important paperwork!
My gun is the first thing I would put in there. It its extremely important to keep the kids save from harm.
I would store all of our important documents in there, birth certificates, social security cards, medical records, insurance, and tax information. I would also love to store some of our special keepsakes in there as well.
important documents and wedding and birth certificates
I would lock up my savings money that I have at home, and all of my important papers!
First thing I will put in my safe will be some old baseball gear!
important papers
I would definitely add all of our birth certificates, social security cards and life insurance paperwork!
I’d throw in my birth certificates, passports, taxes, etc.
Valuable documents & photos
My picture, they are everything to me
I would store birth certificates, insurance policies and money that I am saving
Our important papers and some old and unreplaceable pictures would be first.
Land deed
Birth certificates and social security cards
I’d keep our social security cards safe.
birth certificates & pictures
It’s a tie for first place – important papers and family photos
I would put my grandmother’s jewelry in the safe. It would be terrible if anything ever happened to that!
The first thing I would put in the safe are my children’s birth certificates and social security cards.
I would keep all of my extremely important papers & valuable pictures and jewelry
I would put our SS cards in there.
I would put everything from our “important papers” box in the safe first!
The first thing would be my birth certificate and then social security card.
I’d put our birth certificates and social security cards in there. They are very important to always have.
I would like to put my important documents in there.
I would put birth certificates and insurance information. Thanks for the chance!
It would be pictures. I want to be able to have those pictures to look at when I’m older and my girls are grown. Thank you!
i would put my passport in first. I would also like to keep my jewelry in there because i would like to secure them as well.
Thanks for the chance to win a Sentry safe. I too have a paper problem and have been wanting one of these for some time! You have convinced me that I NEED one!
I would keep important papers safe like certificates and insurance policies
I would put birth certificates and passports in the safe if I won.
our wills and life insurance policies
i would keep important papers in the safe
I would put all of our passports and birth certificates in the safe right away!
I would keep my important papers that I now keep in a small metal box.
The first things I would put in the safe are birth certificates, social security cards, and our insurance policies
My kids birth certs
The first thing I would put in the safe is Birth Certificates, and then the Title to the car.
Item #1 I’d put in a safe is our passports.
I would put the titles and what jewelry that we have and also our wills.
we would put our wills in it.
I would put my important documents right in the safe and slam the door.
all of our birth paperwork, military files, passports, etc. vital docs and original family photos.
The first thing I would put in it would be my passport
I want to keep important documents like car titles safe as well as drives filled with all our family pictures
Id put my daughter that passed pictures and mementos, as well as birth certs, ss cards
The first thing that I would put into this safe is my passport.
I would keep my good jewelry and passports in the safe.
My Passports
The first thing into the safe would be our insurance documents
Tax papers, passports, and pictures.
I would keep ss Cards and Birth Certificates and other important documents!
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I would put important documents and emergency cash.
Birth certificates tax records monumental items from my kids
Vital records and tax info
I would store important paperwork.
I would put birth certificates, titles to my car and passports in the safe.
I would store my deed and other important papers.
I would put my kids birth certificates in there first
This will sound bizarre but I would store medicines in it.
I’d keep passports, password file, birth certificates, jewelry and cash, etc.
I would put my mom’s diamond jewelry that was given to me, house papers, birth certificates.
I would store my passport, birth certificate and pictures.
I’d keep my insurance papers as well as birth and marriage certificates and passports
Important papers that I would like to keep in a fire safe place and know where they are going to be, so I can look for them and actually remember where I put them.
our important paperwork!
the first thing i would put in it would be jewelry that has sentimental meaning for me
I would put all of our important documents, plus my jewelry.
my jewlery
I would put my documents like birth certificates and passports in it.
Our important paperwork.
I would put both my husband’s and mine baby pics in there to be safe. Could not stand the the thought of losing them.
I would put the deed to our house and the titles to our vehicles in it.
The first thing I’d put in there would be important papers like birth certificates, etc.
The first thing I would put in the safe would be all birth certificates, wills, life insurance etc. and cash if I get some lol.
The first thing I would put in it would be my deceased grandfather’s gold pocket watch.
I would store all of my kids and our important papers medical and anything important to me thanks so much!
I would keep all my vehicles titles and my house and land papers in it
I have the original copies of many old family photos. Those would be the first things to go into the safe.
thing i don’t want to walk off
My house documents
all of my important documents for sure and some pictures as well as my script ions
Definitely all of our important documents.
I would keep our important papers in it. Along with family letters from WWII.