Suggestion of where to store Jewelry at home, a safe?

[BagsAndCarbs]

Hi all,

There have been some robberies in my neighbourhood and I'm starting to get weary about leaving my jewelry in my nightstand. Any good safes to put them? Anything practical?

 

[sdkitty]

Hi all,

There have been some robberies in my neighbourhood and I'm starting to get weary about leaving my jewelry in my nightstand. Any good safes to put them? Anything practical?

have you considered hiding them somewhere in the house? (not in the bedroom as that is supposedly the first place thieves go)

 

[dieguteteufelin]

I’d recommend something bolted to the floor or in a wall.

 

[BagsAndCarbs]

have you considered hiding them somewhere in the house? (not in the bedroom as that is supposedly the first place thieves go)

I think I’ll put the jewelry box in a bookshelf as if it were a book

 

[sdkitty]

I’d recommend something bolted to the floor or in a wall.

I worry that thieves would steal the safe but having it bolted to the floor would help with that. A bit OT but if you have a fire a safe can melt, including the contents. Happened to friends of mine. In OP's case, of course, she is talking about items that would be in the house and would be even more likely to burn if not in a safe.

 

[sdkitty]

I think I’ll put the jewelry box in a bookshelf as if it were a book

IMO any hiding place is better than just having it in a jewelry box in the bedroom

 

[remainsilly]

Suggest safe deposit box at bank.

 

[sdkitty]

Suggest safe deposit box at bank.

that's good for documents but for jewelry you want to wear?
maybe if you have super valuable jewels that you seldom wear

 

[remainsilly]

that's good for documents but for jewelry you want to wear?
maybe if you have super valuable jewels that you seldom wear

I take it out, when want to wear to events.
Though hiding stuff in a book or butter dish, then posting location online, seems tremendously safer.
Do what you do.

 

[tbbbjb]

Suggest safe deposit box at bank.

ITA. This is the safest, albeit may be rather inconvenient, way to ensure your items do not get stolen. I would also recommend any items that you tend to always wear be insured. There are several companies that one can go through but the usual way is to get a rider for each and every piece individually.

 

[GGGirl]

We have multiple safes in our home for jewelry and important documents. It’s a comfort to know that if our home was burglarized our valuables are in the safe. Plus if there were a fire our documents would not go up in flames. We have safety deposit boxes at the bank but it’s so much more convenient to have your jewelry at your finger tips when you want to wear them. The safe is a combination lock only known by myself and my best friend.

 

[sdkitty]

I take it out, when want to wear to events.
Though hiding stuff in a book or butter dish, then posting location online, seems tremendously safer.
Do what you do.

 

[sdkitty]

I take it out, when want to wear to events.
Though hiding stuff in a book or butter dish, then posting location online, seems tremendously safer.
Do what you do.

I don't post where I hide stuff
I have some nice things but not so valuable that I want to go to the bank and get them to wear. If you have jewelry that's worth that much, good for you

 

[sdkitty]

We have multiple safes in our home for jewelry and important documents. It’s a comfort to know that if our home was burglarized our valuables are in the safe. Plus if there were a fire our documents would not go up in flames. We have safety deposit boxes at the bank but it’s so much more convenient to have your jewelry at your finger tips when you want to wear them. The safe is a combination lock only known by myself and my best friend.[/QUOTE
I guess some fires are worse than others. Several years ago we had friends lose their homes in the wildfire. Cars melted, safe melted with contents

 

[Verple26]

I don't recommend the book thing .They know it's fake and I think they look for it .We had some sketchy plumbers working for a few days and stsyed in a hotel . my teen daughter had put some silver jewelry in one and she said it was moved and the keyhole looked like a screwdriver was put to it . For some reason she to this day can't even find the key.
This is going to sound weird but I have to hide my stuff in my own home as it's been stolen before. I try to keep everything on me but I have to hide the rest in candy bar wrappers, Pringles cans stuff like that . It has worked for almost a year now.