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Booming business of fear: Sales of safes soar
CNNMoney ^
| August 14, 2011
| Blake Ellis
Posted on 08/14/2011 6:44:29 PM PDT by Oiao
"People are just plain scared," said Nancy Bryan, owner of Santa Ana, Calif.-based Maximum Security, who noted that sales started increasing about three years ago at the onset of the recession.
Brown Safe said many of its customers have been making purchases over the past few weeks because they no longer trust their banks and are uncertain about stocks.
(Excerpt) Read more at money.cnn.com ...
TOPICS: Business/Economy
KEYWORDS: crime; protection; safes; theft
I personally recommend something from the Rhino Steel Buckhoorn collection (I have no financial interest in them, I just like the products) in the 47 cubic foot range.
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posted on
08/14/2011 6:44:36 PM PDT
by
Oiao
To: Oiao
Wow, you have 47 cubic feet of stuff valuable enough to lock into a safe?
Would you mind if I asked you what your address is? :-)
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posted on
08/14/2011 6:52:41 PM PDT
by
Nervous Tick
(Trust in God, but row away from the rocks!)
To: Oiao
Who needs a safe when you have a mattress?
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posted on
08/14/2011 6:54:51 PM PDT
by
freedumb2003
(Herman Cain 2012)
To: Oiao
I guess i’ll just keep my valuables in my gunsafe. Not sure how i’ll find room for all my stuff. /S
To: Oiao
I think I'll continue to store my treasures in heaven "where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal".
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posted on
08/14/2011 7:06:20 PM PDT
by
crosshairs
(If Sharia Law becomes the law of the land, heads are gonna roll.)
To: Afterguard
About twenty years ago I paid 1.5K for a beautiful Browning Gun Safe, which was just a little smaller than a refrigerator. Sadly, all my guns were lost in a recent boating accident, and I no longer need the safe. Despite what this article says, no one wants to buy the safe. I can't even give it away!
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posted on
08/14/2011 7:06:58 PM PDT
by
PUGACHEV
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posted on
08/14/2011 7:07:46 PM PDT
by
STARWISE
(The overlords are in place .. we are a nation under siege .. pray, go Galt & hunker down)
To: PUGACHEV
>> I can’t even give it away!
Sounds like you need to take it boating. :-)
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posted on
08/14/2011 7:08:35 PM PDT
by
Nervous Tick
(Trust in God, but row away from the rocks!)
To: Oiao
A safe can be useful.
Just make certain it is very heavy....but not so heavy that a thief can’t cart it away after a lot of struggling. Fill it with trash that will rattle around and make a lot of noise.
Then put the real valuables in a shoe box and slide it behind the water heater.
Give em a big, heavy surprise package to open later ;-)
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posted on
08/14/2011 7:24:43 PM PDT
by
Bobalu
(He who is compassionate to the cruel will ultimately become cruel to the compassionate)
To: Nervous Tick
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posted on
08/14/2011 7:32:46 PM PDT
by
Oiao
To: Oiao
I once got a portable safe from one of the big box stores to keep personal papers safe. But the key and lock components were so cheap, I couldn’t unlock or open the thing half the time. I had to toss it.
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posted on
08/14/2011 7:39:11 PM PDT
by
GreatRoad
(O < 0)
To: GreatRoad
a safe is pretty far down my list of things to buy to protect my family, lol..
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posted on
08/14/2011 7:48:38 PM PDT
by
bitt
(“I have never heard a US President lament his constitutional limitations as much as this punk.”)
To: PUGACHEV
I can relate. All my guns were lost in a tragic incident while fishing. I neglected to mention that my safe now contains gardening tools.
To: Oiao
Are the safes safe for savings?
To: Nervous Tick; PUGACHEV
Sounds like you need to take it boating. :-)
Thats how I lost mine with all of my guns in it.
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posted on
08/14/2011 9:05:14 PM PDT
by
wjcsux
("In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act." - George Orwell)
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