When most people think of safes, they think of the big vault in the bank. The fact of the matter is that safes come in all shapes and sizes. More people think of the big safes than not. A big clunker with a combination lock is certainly a popular item. And big gun safes are in vogue as well.
But the most popular safes for home security in the marketplace today is a hidden safe or diversion safe as they are sometimes called. They are objects that you are used to seeing around the home or office, that people are used to seeing and that they think nothing of seeing and inside them are spaces to store valuables.
There are all kinds of diversion safes. Some examples are key safes, gun safes, wall safes, can safes, dormitory safes, closet safes and book safes. They are all very effective at hiding valuables in plain sight if you will.
It is a proven fact that burglars when they enter a house have a pretty good idea what they’re looking for. And they also have a pretty good idea where to find it. They will spend no more than 5 to 6 minutes inside a house for a home burglary and if they cannot find what they’re looking for they will leave. The idea behind hidden safes or diversion safes is to hide things in plain sight, right in front of the burglar. Of course he has no idea that the book he’s looking at on a shelf in a room holding other books contains valuables.
Portable safes are good example of diversion safes for home security. They are not fixed items, they are mobile. Soda cans and books are the best examples.
One of the more popular ones is the thermal coffee mug portable safe. It is a real coffee mug with the top that is a no spill top available in blue, red or purple. The compartment measures 6 inches tall and 3 inches in diameter. The idea is to hide valuables inside the secret compartment of this real travel coffee mug. It’s great for the car but it can be used in the home as well.
A burglar is not going to look inside a Travel Coffee Mug portable safe. The top is a real insulated coffee thermos that will hold as much as a cup of joe with a no spill top It has a no spill top.
This is one of the more popular mobile hidden safes on the market today.
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