# Gah!  Where can I buy a damn locking box??

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gah-where-can-i-buy-a-damn-locking-box/395571>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [March 12, 2007, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gah-where-can-i-buy-a-damn-locking-box/395571 "2007-03-12T06:52:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![ouryL](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ouryl/32/6067_2.png) [@ouryL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ouryL)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2007, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gah-where-can-i-buy-a-damn-locking-box/395571/21 "2007-03-12T20:17:17Z")

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Here, we call them “safes”. :rolleyes:

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**Author:** ![Geek\_Mecha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecae2f/32.png) [@Geek\_Mecha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geek_Mecha)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2007, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gah-where-can-i-buy-a-damn-locking-box/395571/22 "2007-03-12T20:28:55Z")

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[Good Vibrations](http://www.goodvibes.com) has a lockable box for such purposes. (I’d link directly to it, but I’m at work now.)

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**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2007, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gah-where-can-i-buy-a-damn-locking-box/395571/23 "2007-03-12T21:31:44Z")

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If you’re willing to go industrial, [Pelican](http://pelican.com/case_category.php?CaseSize=Medium%25&New=%25) and [Anvil](http://www.anvilcase.com/products/ata.html) are the ways to go.  
Pelican has a great warranty, but is your child [under five](http://pelican.com/support/guarantee.php)?

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**Author:** ![Kevbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e47774/32.png) [@Kevbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kevbo)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2007, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gah-where-can-i-buy-a-damn-locking-box/395571/24 "2007-03-12T22:03:52Z")

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Footlocker. Army surplus store.

[example](http://www.majorsurplusnsurvival.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=MSS&Product_Code=157951&Category_Code=23)

Could be painted or textile covered to suit your decorating taste.

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**Author:** ![Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tastes_of_chocolate/32/3232_2.png) [@Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tastes_of_Chocolate)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2007, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gah-where-can-i-buy-a-damn-locking-box/395571/25 "2007-03-13T21:39:14Z")

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Or try an ammo box. Sporting goods, army surplus, or a farm supply store should have them.

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