Customer Reviews

Kidco White Adjustable Locking Strap

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I purchased this lock to keep one determined black labrador from getting into my refrigerator and eating whatever she could. I had to use gorilla glue as well to secure it, as she still could get it off with only the adhesive tape provided. But the fridge is now secure!!

While searching for something to keep our 15 month old safe from pinched fingers on our lazy susan, I only found 2 safety devices available. I was skeptical about the adjustable locking strap but gave it a try and am glad I did. It was easy to install, it is easy to use, and the best part is that it keeps the cabinet from moving when our daughter pushes on it. I recommend this safety product!

Initially this product did what I'd hoped, keep my 3 year old out of the refrigerator (my 5 year old figured it out the first day, but I wasn't really worried about him). However, about 1 week later, he figured out all he had to do was pull the strap out and it would detach from the lock. It's not very difficult. Any toddler that can reach the latch can rip it right out of the lock portion. I put it as high as I could on my refrigerator (I have a regular top bottom fridge) but it was still within reach of my children. The adhesive did work very well, I just wish it wasn't so easy to just rip the latch out of the lock. I've given up on the refrigerator locks made to keep toddlers out, I'll just have to purchase an adhesive bracket and padlock the fridge or my 3 year old will eat us out of house and home! :)

This is a great baby-proofing product. It worked on weird-shaped cabinets and we even used to to hold our speakers up (probalby not good for heavy objects but our speakers are light and tall). Just one word of caution - when installing make sure to put it on right. It looks like it would work both sides up, but it doesn't.

We've tried just about every child-resistant device on the market, and this one is far and away the best. We now have five in the house and I'm about to order two more. We use them in the pantry, bathroom, kitchen, laundry room, and on our media center to keep our toddler out of the electronics. They're versatile, strong, fairly difficult for a child to operate and yet easy for an adult, and they last a while (we've only had to replace one and it was on a frequently opened cabinet.

I bought another type of safety latch before which my 10-month old son destroyed in less than 1 day. This product is sturdy, but I would recommend that you use the screws which come in the package to secure the latch to the surface. My son was also able to detach this latch when we only secured with the sticky pad.

This product works great on my fridge. I have a 2yo who has learned to open my fridge constantly and this locking strap has worked perfectly to keep him out. Now he has to "ask" mom or dad to open the fridge for him. So easy to install and I think the adhesive works very well. So far so good -- I've had it on for almost a month now and it's still on. I would recommend this product.

I received these locks today, put them on the fridge and my soon to be 3yr old daugher was unable to open the doors. I'm sure it's only a matter of time before she figures out how to open the lock on the bottom freezer but as long as she can't reach the locks on the top of the fridge I'm happy - no more eggs on the kitchen floor!

I was very dissapointed with this product. Following the directions I let the adhesive adhere for 24 hours before use, however each one became unstuck when I tried them out. I would advise people not to use these for drawers. They simply do not stick. However the one used for cabinet drawers has remained adhered and is doing its job. Therefore I suggest to use this product for cabinets only. I've had much more success using Adjustable Multi-Purpose Strapwhich can be used for drawers,cabinets, and where ever else you need to keep your child out of.

We installed this on our lazy susan cabinet just like the product picture shows. However, if you push the side the lock is on it just pops right open. I'm almost positive I installed it correctly. I think the problem is with the strap part of the lock - it is very stiff, and gets hit with the door every time you open the cabinet, and ends up getting bent. Once it's bent, there's no way to get the lock to align correctly. I guess I'll be trying something else.