No doubt you played hide-and-seek as a child, perhaps you still do, but we aren’t here to judge. It is a game many are fascinated with, which is why it remains a popular staple in our culture. There is just something about our distinguishing characteristics, instincts perhaps, that leads to gratification when we can expertly conceal something, especially when it’s our own bodies.
It is this same appeasement that leads us to hide other objects, like your house key for example. We approach this with stealth and tact; after all, hiding your house key should be taken quite seriously. The security of your house key is paramount and it is critical that only the right people know where to find it.
However, all too many of you make mistakes and leave your house key in vulnerable locations. In searching for places to hide your house key, you must first determine the places in which it should not be hidden.
Under a Flower Pot
While we totally get the allure of hiding a key under a flower pot, the problem here is two-fold.
First, any burglar with an ounce of common sense is not going to be fooled by the ole’ “hide the key under the flower pot” trick. Secondly, a flower pot provides a minimum amount of security. Somebody can accidentally kick over a flower pot and expose your house key.
You could opt to hide your house key in the flower pot. But in all likelihood, the burglar will just smash the pot in an effort to find your house key. And then you would be out one flower pot as well.
In or Under a Rock
If you don’t know not to hide a key under a rock, then perhaps you are living under one. Fake rocks have been all the rage for quite some time, so long, in fact, that they have become the butt of many jokes. Anybody who hasn’t seen a scene played out in a television show or movie where a key is hidden under a rock or in a fake rock needs to update their video library.
Any home owner who thinks a fake rock is hard to spot, they need a trip to their optometrist. All you need to do is take a look at the fake rock selection on Amazon and you can see they stick out like a zit on your nose on prom night.
Under the Doormat
Well, duh.
In Your Wallet
If you are hiding your house key in your wallet, we are seriously disappointed in you. While you are suffering our shame, you should know that hiding your house key in your wallet is like giving a thief a key to a treasure and the map to get there.
People lose their wallets all of the time, which is why it is unwise to hide your house key in it. If a dishonest person, or deplorable, finds your wallet, the temptation might be too hard to take.
So go find a better place to hide your house key before somebody breaks in and you have to call your locksmith service in Nashua for lock replacement.
