Safety 1st – Secure-to-Explore Adhesive Cabinet Locks Baby Proofing, Child Locks for Cabinets and Drawers (12 Locks), White

Easiest to install, my new favorite locks
I was hesitant to use any safety thing that’s adhesive, however these are now my favorite cabinet/drawer locks. The install is just brilliant and so incredibly easy. I did the entire set of these in less than 15 minutes, upstairs and downstairs. They function very well and I love the twist to unlock/lock feature. The amount I got for this price did every drawer and cabinet I needed to secure. Absolutely worth it. They seem strong so far, and we’ll see with time how the adhesive holds up, BUT they come with screws and holes in the brackets if the adhesive fails and you need screws. I didn’t see this when I bought them and I’m very happy that option exists if I need to use screws on them in the future. I’d 100% buy these again.

Easy fast install
Super easy to install. You don’t need to use the screws it comes with, the sticky tape is enough. I thought I’d need a Powertool so I didn’t put them in right away but once I opened it I saw it totally works without the screws. Took 2 minutes. Works like a charm.

Awful-just, awful
Honestly, I’m not sure what the best solution is for child locks for drawers at this point, but I figured that buying a reputable brand like Safety1st and spending a good amount of money on two boxes to do my kitchen would do the trick. Spoiler alert: it didn’t. This kit comes with sticky pads as well as screws to secure the locks onto your drawers and cabinetry. The sticky pad options are a joke, as a simple pull on the drawers is enough to rip the pad right off and it’ll never stick properly again. Furthermore, you need a decent amount of space in each cabinet/drawer to install the locks otherwise you will have quite a bit of overhang. I secured as many of these with screws as possible, but I have cabinets that were from 2003 and the countertop is not flush with the top of the drawers but rather has a small overhang. This in turn made it impossible to secure the locks with screws in 70% of my drawers and even the ones I was able to use screws on would still break under moderate use. In addition, the overhang of the countertop made it quite painful to reach into the drawer to push down on the locking mechanism in order to unlock it, so I found myself sticking a wooden flat spatula into the opening to disengage the lock which was absolutely absurd. I’ve seen the magnet locks before and I’m tempted to try purchasing a set to give them a try, but my wife and I were afraid of losing the magnet(s) and being locked out of our drawers which is why we initially decided on this set. Lastly, the locking mechanism takes up a significant amount of space in your drawers which cuts down on how much you can actually store in the drawers, defeating a big reason for the drawer’s usage in the first place. Overall, a terrible product which was not very easy to install and didn’t even work well when installed.

Works well but some didn’t
I know this is a popular brand that everyone gets. This is a good product, out of 12, two of them loss the stickiness I tried putting back but it didn’t work.When I did the return process for Amazon, it gave me the option to call the company for support and maybe they can replace just the two locks that didn’t work. But unfortunately I had to take off all the locks and send them back if I wanted a full replacement. Why would I want to take off all the locks and return them and have to do the process over when you have a toddler going through the house?So you would just have to buy more and more boxes of these locks just in case the stickiness goes out or if they break. Doesn’t make sense, you would think they would want to replace just a small number so you didn’t have to unprotect your household. Three stars for brand and lack of support.