Dreambaby mag locks - worth the money?

[~me~]

We use the ones that you stick on the cupboards and have a silicon clip that goes across. They are good for cupboards..not drawers? I still have them on some cupboards like the one under my kitchen sink and laundry cupboard. Well worth the money IMO.

[Indadhanu]

I have the ones like Heather and they work for drawers if they are on the corner.
We have the magnet locks at work (I think thats what mag locks are?) and they are pretty good, fiddley and a PITA if you lose the magnet! But your can't forget to lock them, which is a huge bonus.

Have you thought about the internal latch ones that screw into place, and instead of opening with a magnet you open the cupboard a little and push it unlocks. They are cheaper and just as good. Jazz sometimes pulls on the cupboard door and they haven't once come off or even slipped. I don't think they'd break in a hurry.

[CrazyLady]

There are also the flexible thingos from bunnings that look like a safety pin iykwim. They are the dream baby ones too but have two methods of release where you have to push across and down. I found they seem to be longer and don't take time to install. If you do them tight enough they prevent trapped fingers. HTH!

[Amaunet]

Thanks for the feedback gals. I have a few of the flexible ones (left by the last owners) but I don't like the idea that if they aren't tight/put back on properly they arent effective iykwim. They seem good for things you only need to lock sometimes etc. I have read alot about the internal latches but lots of ppl have reported their kids figuring them out pretty quickly and also finger jams. I like the fact that the mag locks are the ones that child care places use - bodes well for lasting and being effective. I would plan to buy extra magnets in case of loss

[Roryrory]

The magnetic Dreambaby locks ROCK! They work really well and are strong - our boys have both yanked off the drawers to no avail. We have one on our knife drawer and one on our utensils drawer and feel perfectly safe. Just keep the magnetic openers out of sight

[~Kim~]

and you can get a pack of 4 replacement magnets

[Ozziehoffy]

I wish I'd bought them to be honest... but DH didn't want to get those. So, I have ones which lock across the handles instead. Guess they still keep unwanted guests out so they're working, just would've preferred the magnetic ones.

[deletedit]

We just keep our fun stuff in KEYED cupboards, and hide the keys up VERY high (DD2 knows how to use keys - DD1 needs help with keys). However ...

Just keep the magnetic openers out of sight

That is hard ... the little buggers are surprisingly resourceful. We have a mantelpiece in our kitchen that we usually keep all the 'good stuff' on (crackers, biscuits, chocolate, pegs) and DD2 has just worked out how to get up there. It is around 5' off the ground. I was very impressed, DD1 (whose crackers got eaten) was not so impressed.

We have our chemicals up on a shelf that is about 8' off the ground and the knives and sharp utensils on a shelf 6' off the ground and so far those two are safe. I never had these issues with the first child. The two of them are amazingly different.

[CrazyLady]

I was just looking at the price of those mag locks and considering the price of most childproofing products, I don't think it's too bad. I like the fact they're invisible too.