Novelty diversion safes for your college dorm
by spirituality
Wow, you're off to college and will be sharing a room. What to do to keep your valuables safe? Well, a diversion safe is a good first step.
The whole idea behind diversion safes is that the best protection against burglary is just not making it obvious that there is anyting to steal. Another advantage is, of course, that these burglar deterrents are cheap.
If opportunity makes the thieft - the best way to avoid getting your money stolen is to just not have it in plain sight. Especially if you're in a college dorm and you have people walking in and out your room at all hours.
Your room mate will probably catch on, but as long as your friends (and theirs) don't, you're still pretty safe. Of course - if you have a spy mentality you may actually be able to avoid letting on that you keep stuff in a book, or a clock or a fake soda can, even to your roomy.
Clock diversion safe - this is probably the one I would get myself. You need a clock anyhow, why not get one that doubles as a hiding place for valuables?
Ajax bleach - Fake cleaning stuff your friends would not dream of picking up. There is definitely something to be said for this type of diversion safe. Keep it under the sink with all the real cleaning materials, right at the back. That's one place nobody would even think of looking for jewelry or emergency money, that's for sure.
Barbasol - Same thing: nobody will think of using this when they're just visiting.
Book Diversion Safe - If you have a lot of books lying around one more won't be noticed. Except of course if you have the kind of friends who will take a look at your book case in search for talking points. Still, a boring book that is really a safe is a great place to hide stuff.
It's an old classic too.
Fake Surge Protector - With cables lying around your room for your pc and internet connection, what's one more surge protector? If someone does try to use it, you can just say it's broken or something. Or dump it at the bottom of a closet as if you had it as a spare.
Fake candle diversion safe - If you're the kind of girl (I assume no guy would think of buying this) who likes to have a few decorative candles around the room this is just the way to hide your jewellery in plain sight: in a fake candle. Of course you should not light it though...
Non-food diversion safes
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Food diversion safes
A soda can, or a can of preserves that looks ancient... Nobody will suspect it's a diversion safe, but people might be tempted to drink or eat from them.
I'm not sure these make a good hiding place for that reason. However, because these are cans they are very efficient holding places: no room used for the disguise.
Stash them at the back of your private refrigerator and you probably are safe.
The amazing water bottle really is amazing: it looks empty, yet it's a safe you can put your valuables in. It's a technological marvle and yes, it's a good hiding place because nobody drinks from someone elses water bottle.
Food diversion safes
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Comments
These look like a great idea. I agree with petunia and Kathy that they'd be great to use in the home too.
I had bought a Pepsi one for my grand daughter, and sure wished she had used it when their house got robbed. In fact, that was one of the things she said, "If I had put my stuff in there I would still have it." These diversion safes are a good idea for many reasons, including keeping brothers and sisters out of your stuff :)
I have a college student so this is quite interesting to me. I had no idea these existed.
Oh definitely very suitable at home as well. Would you not love to outsmart that unexpected burglar, or your kids? But the latter might not be so easy...
These diversion safes would be great in a home, too, wouldn't they? And I would love to have had one when I was in college!