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Secret Safes: 7 Products Where You Can Stash Your Cash!

Today I test out seven decoy household products that contain hidden safes where you can stash your cash. The prices listed in this video is what I paid for these items. As you know, prices vary on Amazon, so your mileage may vary. Here's a short update 1 year later: • 10 Previously Reviewed...
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  • @mbtacke
    @mbtacke4 жыл бұрын

    My issue with the clock isn’t about “is it a safe”, my issue is, is that that could be an item targeted to steal. So if the clock is stolen... there go the valuables.

  • @Thirdbase9

    @Thirdbase9

    4 жыл бұрын

    It also needs to fit it with other furniture.

  • @sqike001ton

    @sqike001ton

    4 жыл бұрын

    i agree but most of the targeted market for these products is people hiding drugs especially teens hiding weed from a parent so that is were the clock mighr not be good also asking my wife who is a cop people dont steal clocks in B&Es

  • @UncoordinatedPixie

    @UncoordinatedPixie

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thieves steal shit they can sell to a fence. Home items like clocks, artwork and furnishings are actually quite common items to be stolen due to their ease of turnover.

  • @whoopsydaisy6389

    @whoopsydaisy6389

    4 жыл бұрын

    Agreed. It looks like a typical inexpensive mantle clock. A professional burglar wouldn't bother with it but your average methed out thief looking for items to pawn or trade would definitely steal it.

  • @qienna6677

    @qienna6677

    4 жыл бұрын

    All the items are also very easy to pick up and carry with you. Thieves tend to go through houses picking everything up to decide if to toss it on the bed to gather later. Although a secure box screwed to a wall would seem more obvious, it would also take too much time to pinch.

  • @jillibeens57
    @jillibeens574 жыл бұрын

    My dad was a master carpenter. When he built our house, he designed one window with a window ledge that lifted. When the window ledge was lifted, a narrow metal box was hidden in the wall. No one knew this existed until the will was read. He never told anyone, which is the secret to success. It was held in place so that even if wiping it down, it didn't move.

  • @MikeyA5693
    @MikeyA56934 жыл бұрын

    With how popular Spam is in hawaii, You can't have that Spam Can safe in the islands. It will be gone in seconds. LOL

  • @Freakinreviews

    @Freakinreviews

    4 жыл бұрын

    That's a good point! I think I've eaten more spam in Hawaii than at home.

  • @googievideo1

    @googievideo1

    4 жыл бұрын

    That is true!!!

  • @judywright4241

    @judywright4241

    4 жыл бұрын

    ---It’s nice to know someone likes that gelled stuff.........my mom declared it was a ‘meat’ product, I’m still in doubt about it. If anyone saw that Spam can in MY pantry, they’d know it has to be a safe!

  • @galaxywanderer

    @galaxywanderer

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@judywright4241 Same with me. If anyone who knows me saw a Spam can in my house they would know that it wasn't real.

  • @JReed7560

    @JReed7560

    4 жыл бұрын

    I don't care for SPAM myself. I like TREET. Tastes more like ham. TREET ur meat!

  • @thepinkflamingostrikesagai7319
    @thepinkflamingostrikesagai73194 жыл бұрын

    I bought that screwdriver safe at a Goodwill store last year. I thought the empty handle was for storing your screws so you don't lose them. It's a great light duty screwdriver. Even when I'm using a different screwdriver I put all the screws in that one so I don't lose them.

  • @Alexander_l322

    @Alexander_l322

    4 жыл бұрын

    I think it is to store those things and it wouldn’t take a lot of investigation to work out that it unscrews

  • @Wutevs4

    @Wutevs4

    4 жыл бұрын

    You sold me! Now I want one to hold my loose screws

  • @roygilmore2968

    @roygilmore2968

    4 жыл бұрын

    To that point, the hair brush could also be used to hold hair pins or pony tail holders or even cotton swabs. Might be good as a travel item.

  • @drln4608

    @drln4608

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@roygilmore2968 oh wow yeaaaaaaa

  • @marke9956

    @marke9956

    3 жыл бұрын

    I actually think that’s what the screw drivers real intention was, then someone tried to make money by calling any holo space a stash spot

  • @justinsumner
    @justinsumner4 жыл бұрын

    A good bonus video would've been to have the twins try to find the hidden items.

  • @AshishRaiprofile

    @AshishRaiprofile

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yes yes yes... Omg... Yes yes yes

  • @jeremyevans1966

    @jeremyevans1966

    4 жыл бұрын

    I think they could find most of them!

  • @galaxywanderer
    @galaxywanderer4 жыл бұрын

    A friend of mine owns a used book store. He gets people selling off their deceased relatives books by the box full. He has found two booksafes in boxes. Long after the person dropped them off. Also people have just put large denomination bills in the books between pages. Occasionally a customer would be looking through a book and a large bill would fall out. The customer would tell him about it and he'd let them have it. Of course the customer would start flipping through several books hoping to find more money. On the food safes. After my Mom passed away last year my brother and I went through her food to donate to a food bank. Now I know that she didn't put anything in foodsafes because I was taking care of her for several years. But I can definitely see that if someone passed away and stashed valuables in those and their relatives were going through their stuff a lot of valuable stuff will either be thrown away or given away or sold at a garage or estate sale.

  • @em84c

    @em84c

    2 жыл бұрын

    Ive heard people keep money in flour containers and in the freezer.. imagine how much money must get thrown in the bin when people die unexpectedly

  • @lensofeli1762
    @lensofeli17624 жыл бұрын

    this man is just living his dream nowadays

  • @ldyer739

    @ldyer739

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thieves will just steal the clock and all.

  • @leeburton18
    @leeburton184 жыл бұрын

    As someone trained in home security, books are the first things people check for valuable items, the last place anyone would look is feminine supplies of some kind, being tampons or pads.

  • @WintrBorn

    @WintrBorn

    4 жыл бұрын

    Lee Burton if the average B&E type is a guy (I don't have the stats and can't be bothered to look it up) they aren't going to think about tampons - there's still the ick factor of periods to keep them away, too.

  • @leeburton18

    @leeburton18

    4 жыл бұрын

    Jo Luffman, that is why the safest place for valuable items is either feminine supplies or an actual safe. Yes the majority of B&E is committed by men, usually between the ages of 25 and 40. The actual figures have changed since I got my training, but it's somewhere above 60% of B&E are men between those ages

  • @Thirdbase9

    @Thirdbase9

    4 жыл бұрын

    And cheaper, because you can just go buy a box and half empty it. Of course it doesn't work well for single guys.

  • @andhieyusuf7008

    @andhieyusuf7008

    4 жыл бұрын

    One trick in Goofy's comic is... a safe behind a creepy portrait painting

  • @UncoordinatedPixie

    @UncoordinatedPixie

    4 жыл бұрын

    Single guys have mothers or sisters so the tampon thing could work or it could make the boogie man want to touch it or shake it bc it’s out of place. My SO had a box of pads in his bathroom when we met. He used them to clean the glass in his shower and mirror. No streaks! I keep baby diapers on hand in my house and I have no kids. I use them as medicine booties for hoof injuries. Works like a charm.

  • @shawnsms29
    @shawnsms294 жыл бұрын

    Or someone might wanna steal that clock and end up getting more than they initially thought haha

  • @traczebabe

    @traczebabe

    4 жыл бұрын

    Shawn John 😂😂😂

  • @stevend3753
    @stevend37534 жыл бұрын

    Back in the 70s my parents had a fake ac outlet they used. Just cut a rectangle in the wall and drop it in. Pretty convincing. Had a lot of space in it.

  • @Freakinreviews

    @Freakinreviews

    4 жыл бұрын

    I looked into those but couldn't find any with good reviews. I thought that would have been a good one though!

  • @justme-vu6yj

    @justme-vu6yj

    4 жыл бұрын

    They still make the fake electrical outlet. It pulls out and has a drawer. You just cut the drywall and screw in in. It looks real. They are on Amazon

  • @Michelle-ke7me

    @Michelle-ke7me

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@Freakinreviews Why don't you try the ones that you think might be cool, good even without reviews? You know we will buy it from your Amazon store with your suggestion.

  • @dillonh321

    @dillonh321

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@justme-vu6yj Maybe that's why one of my outlets doesn't work?

  • @JHNielson4851

    @JHNielson4851

    4 жыл бұрын

    To really sell it - get a LED lamp, make it up to work off a battery, put a fake cord & plug on it, then plug it into the fake outlet.

  • @RBelmont007
    @RBelmont0074 жыл бұрын

    Another flaw with the screwdriver is if someone uses it unknowingly to take a screw out of something, then that thing is going to open up and spill its secrets. Unless you hide the screwdriver somewhere anyway, in which case why a screwdriver as the 'smokescreen'? I would also say, if you do use any of these for coins, or anything else that could rattle around, stuff the thing with cotton or similar filler to keep things from shifting around, and giving away the stash.

  • @XiaoYueMao

    @XiaoYueMao

    4 жыл бұрын

    thats why the brush had a little baggie, it compresses coins into a small tight bag which reduces rattling

  • @trey98642

    @trey98642

    4 жыл бұрын

    Because that screw driver is definitely made to stash illegal drugs that is why it has so little room you could easily fit a gram or ball or any type of street drug in that handle so all you would do is go pick up and drop it into the handle screw it on and throw it into your toolbox that you keep in your trunk or under you seat or whe rea ver you can keep a small screw driver set and then you are all good if you get your car searched. Like I said the screw driver can fit a gram or a ball or any type of street drug and that is why it is so small the sto row age compartment it isnt supposed to hold to big of things just a decoy for street drugs.

  • @gecsus

    @gecsus

    4 жыл бұрын

    Put the screwdriver in a toolbox with other tools and it disappears.

  • @randomtube8226

    @randomtube8226

    4 жыл бұрын

    I'd hope it would work as a screwdriver. Don't want someone to use it and it break open revelling your stash. But many screwdriver sets are designed to store your bits inside.

  • @solidstateresistor2485
    @solidstateresistor24854 жыл бұрын

    The can stashers are made by cutting the top off and sealing a glass jar in the centre using plaster. hence the white powder.

  • @Freakinreviews

    @Freakinreviews

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the info! They should probably explain that in the instructions.

  • @solidstateresistor2485

    @solidstateresistor2485

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@Freakinreviews I've had a couple of these and they tend to get dented very quickly.

  • @charliem.7492

    @charliem.7492

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@Freakinreviews Try the shaving cream can. It should actually dispense a little of the shaving cream.

  • @tylermotley3818

    @tylermotley3818

    4 жыл бұрын

    I would also think the white powder would be in there to add a little to the weight when you dont have anything in it.

  • @zappawench6048

    @zappawench6048

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@charliem.7492 As seen on Jurassic Park, recommended for smuggling dinosaur embryos!

  • @codylee1682
    @codylee16824 жыл бұрын

    Good. Now I can get rid of the spare key under my door mat, and put it in the hairbrush, and leave that next to the doormat

  • @BB-gt1eg
    @BB-gt1eg4 жыл бұрын

    "Let's just pretend those are high denomination bills" Hey James, that's what I do each day with what's in my wallet! 😕

  • @Okusar

    @Okusar

    4 жыл бұрын

    Hey, I think I saw a twenty in there. That's a high denomination as far as I'm concerned.

  • @Plague_Doc22

    @Plague_Doc22

    4 жыл бұрын

    The real baller move is not carrying cash. God I hate cash, all the damn coins you get every time you buy something. Coins are the worst thing ever lol they just eat up wallet space.

  • @GothicKittyMadness
    @GothicKittyMadness4 жыл бұрын

    That hair brush would be no good for your house if you have pictures of yourself around. "Burglar: "Wait, This guy has no hair but he owns a hairbrush?" *Starts investigating it*.

  • @Freakinreviews

    @Freakinreviews

    4 жыл бұрын

    LOL so true!

  • @em84c

    @em84c

    2 жыл бұрын

    They could just think he has a girlfriend who left it there. Though I know you were joking 😆

  • @jeffreysuda1765
    @jeffreysuda17654 жыл бұрын

    I had a small desk lamp that had a removable metal plate on the bottom. I removed the screws and realized I could fit 2500 in large bills inside. Nice

  • @AshishRaiprofile

    @AshishRaiprofile

    4 жыл бұрын

    Steal Jeffrey's lamp... Noted! 😅😅😅😅

  • @ellembee639
    @ellembee6394 жыл бұрын

    I would think the brush and shave cream can would be good for traveling (extra cash, jewelry, etc). Especially when a room safe isn't available.

  • @discingaround
    @discingaround4 жыл бұрын

    James got you covered for all your stash needs. Thanks James, 420 will never be the same!

  • @user-vo7vp1xm9q
    @user-vo7vp1xm9q4 жыл бұрын

    All of this stuff gets sold at the "Estate Sale" Garage Sale for $1.00 and someone wins the jackpot.," There was CASH IN THE BOOK I BOUGHT!

  • @Michelle-ke7me

    @Michelle-ke7me

    4 жыл бұрын

    Lucky you! How much was in there?

  • @AmberWool

    @AmberWool

    4 жыл бұрын

    I think I need to start going to estate sales.

  • @JarodMoonchild1975

    @JarodMoonchild1975

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@Michelle-ke7me r/wooosh 😂😂😂

  • @Donteatacowman

    @Donteatacowman

    3 жыл бұрын

    My mom used to garage sale a lot when I was younger. Good hobby to have pre-COVID! There were a few times that she wound up with something at a steal (eg $100-$200 software sold for $1) where she actually went back and gave it back out of honest decency.

  • @JuicyPricklePeach
    @JuicyPricklePeach4 жыл бұрын

    My concern is with the barbasol can. Someone could be like oh this is empty and throws it away.

  • @treborironwolfe978

    @treborironwolfe978

    4 жыл бұрын

    My concern with the clock is that it looks kinda fancy and would likely be looted in a robbery.

  • @corissaswanson5501

    @corissaswanson5501

    4 жыл бұрын

    the shaving cream actually comes out of the can

  • @thomasherzog86

    @thomasherzog86

    4 жыл бұрын

    thats what i was thinking too - i know i would forget about it myself sooner or later too.

  • @XiaoYueMao

    @XiaoYueMao

    4 жыл бұрын

    people here to steal wont bother to throw out empty cans though?

  • @moonlighttiger5278

    @moonlighttiger5278

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@XiaoYueMao but you or someone you live with might. Especially if you leave it there for a long time.

  • @michaelpsihogios9830
    @michaelpsihogios98304 жыл бұрын

    I love how thorough you are with the products and don't just try and figure out how they work.

  • @trogdorstrngbd
    @trogdorstrngbd4 жыл бұрын

    Put your valuables in a Ziploc bag, put that in a half-empty real JIF jar, and fill it back up with more peanut butter. Ultra-secure. :)

  • @rustythrombosis5417
    @rustythrombosis54173 жыл бұрын

    I once bought a sleeve of 200ct paper plates and painstakingly hollowed out the middle 150 with a boxcutter. I forget the diameter, but the cavity was huge. I then filled the cavity and re-sleeved it and closed it with a twist tie. It was a weird time in my life and I was living in hotels and extended stay hotels and needed somewhere to hide an uncomfortably large amount of cash where housekeeping wouldn't find it. It worked like a charm. Not once did I ever feel like anyone was gonna take my sleeve of paper plates while I wasn't there.

  • @kaiseliuslaguna2374
    @kaiseliuslaguna23744 жыл бұрын

    The issue with the clock is, it looks decent enough to steal in it's own right.

  • @deemack7568
    @deemack75684 жыл бұрын

    I like the hairbrush idea for travel... Purely to store hair clips, hair ties etc 😊

  • @jasong8377
    @jasong83774 жыл бұрын

    The clock should have a secret pin of some sort to activate before face will open And the fake food items should be something that's not likely to draw attention You might be having a party with alot of guests you my not know and they love spam or peanut butter and go for it Would be better as a fake can of comet cleanser or Scrubbing Bubbles or can of peas

  • @broadcastdave

    @broadcastdave

    4 жыл бұрын

    my grandparents had a clock gun safe that had to be set to a specific time to open

  • @LiqnLag

    @LiqnLag

    4 жыл бұрын

    'Can of peas' cracked me up. Great idea for sure.

  • @Leanne_w

    @Leanne_w

    4 жыл бұрын

    What if that guest likes a can of peas?

  • @claycassin8437

    @claycassin8437

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@Leanne_w Veg-All...everybody hates that crap. I was going to say a can of corned beef hash, but some desperate person might actually try to eat it...

  • @dannydaw59

    @dannydaw59

    4 жыл бұрын

    The housekeeper might discover that the cleanser really isn't cleanser.

  • @JJones-gw9vy
    @JJones-gw9vy4 жыл бұрын

    Plot twist, if you twist James's right ear counterclockwise, it will actually reveal a tiny hidden compartment on top of his head. It's been hiding in plain sight this whole time!

  • @RjBenjamin353

    @RjBenjamin353

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yeah but a passport still wouldn’t fit😂😂

  • @roodboy606
    @roodboy6064 жыл бұрын

    Freaken Reviews: “I looked through comments for all the legal reasons people used these devices for” Me: but that’s not the point 😂😂😂

  • @grahamjohnson4702
    @grahamjohnson47024 жыл бұрын

    The lid on the book made it almost the worst choice, why couldn't they have made it a click fit?

  • @Plague_Doc22

    @Plague_Doc22

    4 жыл бұрын

    That or magnets...I swear people dont test their products properly before they sell em.

  • @marke9956

    @marke9956

    3 жыл бұрын

    Or a real lock box

  • @Grabehn42
    @Grabehn424 жыл бұрын

    The one time my grandparents got their house broken into, it was some drug addicts looking for food, so the kitchen ones would probably be terrible for them.

  • @em84c

    @em84c

    2 жыл бұрын

    Imagine how happy they would have been if they found money in a can of spam. 😆

  • @tleeg74
    @tleeg744 жыл бұрын

    Love the Salvador Dali framed painting in the corner. I have the same picture framed along with a few others. I love Dalis work.

  • @Pony_Stang
    @Pony_Stang4 жыл бұрын

    The real con of the book is reading the existing pages, getting into it, and then boom you hit the safe pages.

  • @finkelmana
    @finkelmana3 жыл бұрын

    Books make bad safes, as people tend to grab them and open them. Also, hollowing out a Terry Goodkind book, is the best use of his writing.

  • @MisterRorschach90
    @MisterRorschach904 жыл бұрын

    You should use a barcode scanner to scan the barcodes on all of the items made to look like retail products like the shaving cream can. I wonder if it would link back to the real product.

  • @Alexander_l322

    @Alexander_l322

    4 жыл бұрын

    If you find the dummy you’ll know it’s a dummy without needing to scan the barcode!

  • @MisterRorschach90

    @MisterRorschach90

    4 жыл бұрын

    Alex that’s not the point. The point is do any of the barcodes work? It would be hilarious if they did.

  • @Alexander_l322

    @Alexander_l322

    4 жыл бұрын

    jordan secrist I thought it would be the point so it blends in just like the others but yes it would be cool if the barcode actually scanned as the product on the label but they wouldn’t. Also in the uk at least they can’t have actual product names on the secret storage things unless the company who makes the product also licensed the making of the secret storage thing. It’s like Trademark laws or something lol

  • @XiaoYueMao

    @XiaoYueMao

    4 жыл бұрын

    barcodes are actually unique to a store and not its supplier FYI, we sometimes get new products at our store and the barcode doesnt scan for anything, because we have to add it manually, a generic barcode scanner likely wont have access to store databases and would have to be built up by the scanners dev manually and hence many items will be left out

  • @aszi77

    @aszi77

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@XiaoYueMao That's not true, the bar codes (e.g. UPC or EAN) uniquely identify the particular product, and you can look them up, e.g. see barcodelookup.com

  • @LordBhorak
    @LordBhorak4 жыл бұрын

    The brush would be SO much better if it had inverted threading. So if someone suspects that it's a cap, you need to twist it clockwise to open and with that, you deter 99% of unauthorized openings.

  • @thomasherzog86
    @thomasherzog864 жыл бұрын

    with a little creativity, there are many spots one can hide stuff. empty dvd cases, between fake plants and pots, taped to the back of paintings, stuffed animals, pillows, a vase filled with sand, between trashbag and can, in the freezer/fridge, candles, figurines, toys, dolls.... i think its better to hide it in something emotional valuable for a better chance of not throwing it away by accident.

  • @RIPPER334
    @RIPPER3344 жыл бұрын

    Not a new concept... People have been stashing their weed in these "safes" for years. I mean... Passports. Stashing their passports. Yeah... Passports.

  • @em84c

    @em84c

    2 жыл бұрын

    People with fake passports would..but most of us aren't on Interpols most wanted list lol

  • @jloomis7
    @jloomis74 жыл бұрын

    Very good, creative review. It has never occurred to me in my life to get a secret safe, or as you mentioned, give one as a gift. Great idea!

  • @Alexander_l322

    @Alexander_l322

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yes then you know where that person hides their valuables hahaha

  • @savageboredom
    @savageboredom4 жыл бұрын

    Can the Barbasol hold dinosaur embryos, though?

  • @danielleanderson6371
    @danielleanderson63714 жыл бұрын

    Cool thing about the book is if you have another hardcover book of the same size you could swap out the jacket, obscuring your stuff from robbers who might recognize common secret safes.

  • @RaynmanPlays
    @RaynmanPlays3 ай бұрын

    A box to keep people from finding your valuables being disguised as a Terry Goodkind book is just so fitting, especially considering the way Faith of the Fallen turned out.

  • @sassyass03
    @sassyass034 жыл бұрын

    My dispensary sells the jif and Barbasol and all sorts of secret stash containers. I have a Pepsi can for my dry herbs lol ☺️

  • @hxhdfjifzirstc894
    @hxhdfjifzirstc8944 жыл бұрын

    So easy to make your own book safe from any old book. Yep, Dollar stores sell books for $1. Just use a utility knife or X-acto type scalpel to cut out an area inside half of the pages. Glue the pages together... or don't... maybe just a bit of tape through the sides of the hole. Also, those can openers that cut the side of the can, instead of the top, leave the lid intact and basically turn canned goods into stash cans. You can glue a few small magnets to the lid of the can, and a few to the insides (at near where the lid will be) to make quite a nice stash can. Filling the leftover empty space with a rag will prevent things from rattling around. . This can work with the giant 6 pound cans of tomatoes or whatever that you might find at Costco. If you don't want to mess with making a stash can, just find another grocery item such as Argo corn starch, that has a screw top lid. So many grocery item containers are very cheap, and look real because they ARE real. Cheaper and better to make your own. Thinking about this for a few minutes will lead to a better result than buying something ready made.

  • @hxhdfjifzirstc894

    @hxhdfjifzirstc894

    4 жыл бұрын

    Buying an old wide mouth Thermos from the Salvation Army is cheap and convincing, too. This might work for a vehicle too, in the trunk or under the seat.

  • @BROUBoomer
    @BROUBoomer4 жыл бұрын

    If you use any of these hiding places please tell a trusted family member. A friend of mine was helping her fiance after his elderly mother died. She was going through the clothes to make sure they were in good condition to donate to Goodwill. In the pockets of almost every item she found cash. By the time she was done she had found several thousand dollars. She asked her fiance if she could keep anything she found or wanted, he said sure. She said I don't think you understand what you just agreed to. She gave him the money. It was enough to pay for his mother's funeral and then some. His mother found a way to avoid inheritance tax. Another friend, her fiance's father had been hiding money in and around the house for his entire life. Their home had been in the family for several generations. The fiance was digging in the garden and found a Mason jar full of cash, then another, and another. He found hidden money all over the house too. My friend had a dream at the house where the late father said he adored her and hoped his son would finally marry her soon, and he had a gift for her. He told her this odd dollar amount, and that it was hidden in a box in the back corner of the attic under some magazines. She woke, told her fiance, they went looking, found it, was the amount, and exact location, so he said it was hers, his father obviously meant it for her. A cousin bought the house and land next door. The old man's children thought he was rich in cash. Went through his belongings, didn't find cash, sold house with contents. The old guy had a collection of collections. Worth hundreds of thousands at a quick auction. If my cousin would have done the research, and taken the things to a reputable auction house, he could have made over a million dollars. The old man knew history and the value of things. He bought low to sell high to support his old age, he just died before he got a chance to sell. People born before the great depression don't trust banks, and taught that to their children. You may not want your grandparents valuables, but go through everything before selling or donating the items. You never know what you may find. Some things should be kept to hand down to the next generation though.

  • @juliebradley1184
    @juliebradley11844 жыл бұрын

    Catching your video on my lunch break is just what I needed! Thanks James!😊👏👏👏

  • @juliebradley1184

    @juliebradley1184

    4 жыл бұрын

    Great gift idea! You should make a video of your great gift ideas!

  • @chickiebanana2552
    @chickiebanana25524 жыл бұрын

    Funny story - my families cabin got broken into years ago and they actually stole the clock that was on the wall. We're talking cheap cheap wall clock and they took it....🤷🏼‍♀️🤷🏼‍♀️ glad we didn't have valuables hidden inside...besides the battery I guess

  • @Pienimusta
    @Pienimusta4 жыл бұрын

    Regarding the "4 stars or higher" -system, could be cool to do a video once for items that got 2 or 3 stars and see why they got so bad review.

  • @danielmonheit
    @danielmonheit4 жыл бұрын

    Rumor has it, the Barbasol cans are filled with cocaine, shipped through the US, then the cocaine and cans are sold separately.

  • @adamwiggins8290
    @adamwiggins82904 жыл бұрын

    The easy way to tell that the peanut butter is a safe: no one buys extra crunchy peanut butter. Homemade safe: empty mayo jar, slosh white paint inside, empty, let dry. Store it in fridge.

  • @jantschierschky3461
    @jantschierschky34614 жыл бұрын

    In my experience, burglars will open up everything that can hold things. The the clock is a waste of time. They will check everything if given enough time. My advice is a good safe bolted down

  • @dillonh321

    @dillonh321

    4 жыл бұрын

    Bruh. Burglars are not going to try to open the bottom of a shaving cream can...

  • @kennethcraig8656

    @kennethcraig8656

    4 жыл бұрын

    Safe is a bigger target. You're saying given the time a burglar is going to open your peanut butter if I have that kinda time I'm definitely getting a safe open many safes can be open with master codes, magnets, even striking them in the right spot while still bolted.

  • @jantschierschky3461

    @jantschierschky3461

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@kennethcraig8656 my house got burgled, they checked everything. Literally every nook and cranny. However they did not touch the safe. Cops said the would carry it off if they could, but because bolted down they did not even attempt it. I am not talking a cheap Chinese made, but a proper quality.

  • @dillonh321

    @dillonh321

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@jantschierschky3461 So they looked through your peanut butter and shaving cream?

  • @jantschierschky3461

    @jantschierschky3461

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@dillonh321 they ripped everything open, they took all my food, toiletries etc. So they likely will just take it. Open all my books, ripped all pictures, posters down. Cops told me is normal M.O, grab everything and sort out later. So yes they will check your peanut, spam etc

  • @mikehoward8201
    @mikehoward82014 жыл бұрын

    I used to have a 3 number combo lock gas cap for my suburban. It had a screw out on the underside with enough room for a spare door and ignition key! Good if you are prone to lose your keys! I had a door key in it and a $100 bill, just because I was prone to lock my keys in the truck!

  • @valerieg1980
    @valerieg19804 жыл бұрын

    I’ve always wondered about these. Thank you.

  • @Sizzlik
    @Sizzlik4 жыл бұрын

    Love the picture of the mandelbrot set in the background. Love the way to describe what it is. Here is your task....build a fence around your house with poles. You have unlimited poles, but you have to use them all. What will the fence look like? Introducing..the Fractal.

  • @cajun_hawk
    @cajun_hawk4 жыл бұрын

    Yes, that is a real book. I have that whole book series, lol. Nice!

  • @bbussey1967
    @bbussey19674 жыл бұрын

    The best reviews on KZread

  • @louisglen1653
    @louisglen16534 жыл бұрын

    The screw driver was probably made to store recreational substances...

  • @bartmcalister4957

    @bartmcalister4957

    4 жыл бұрын

    Most of these were made with that in mind lol

  • @GreySinWhiteLie

    @GreySinWhiteLie

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yours was the comment I was looking for. Recreational substances obvious for these items. Thanks for commenting for me LOL

  • @trublgrl
    @trublgrl3 жыл бұрын

    You could make that booksafe with any old hardcover book. (You can even pick up something at a dollar store, they usually sell off remaindered books) Just grab a ruler and an x-acto knife or boxcutter and hollow out the inside. Then you'll have like, and extra $15-17 to put in the booksafe! You can also make any can a safe with one of those edge-cutter can openers. They may not stand up to as much scrutiny, but if you put it in your fridge, no one is going to think it's anything but a can of pop.

  • @josephking4732
    @josephking47324 жыл бұрын

    AWESOME REVIEW!! I agree with the book as number one... it holds a lot and can be put anywhere. I think i missed something.. does the shaving cream work as shaving cream like in Jurassic park?

  • @ashwaqasiri9491
    @ashwaqasiri94914 жыл бұрын

    Thank you.. very helpful🙏🏼

  • @ryeinc
    @ryeinc4 жыл бұрын

    My fear in owning one of these is dying and my family not knowing about it.

  • @fedoraemelianenko7845

    @fedoraemelianenko7845

    4 жыл бұрын

    You can atleast find solace in the fact that they and the rest of YT is well aware of your love of Disney and Bret the Hitman Hart

  • @ryeinc

    @ryeinc

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@fedoraemelianenko7845 Eyyyyy!

  • @lyricsmind

    @lyricsmind

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@fedoraemelianenko7845 😂

  • @lyricsmind

    @lyricsmind

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@ryeinc 😅

  • @em84c

    @em84c

    2 жыл бұрын

    Just put it in your will

  • @iwinrar5207
    @iwinrar52074 жыл бұрын

    There used to be a show called it takes a their and the book would suck as when someone is looking for stuff to steal they toss crap all over the place so as soon as they book gets tossed accessed the room and all your goods fall on the floor it has been exposed.

  • @retluoc
    @retluoc4 жыл бұрын

    I'm also liking the clock, but you're right, there should be a switch in order to open it.

  • @brianng3414

    @brianng3414

    4 жыл бұрын

    The clock should have a panel or cover like the book. Especially if you have kids in the house, stuff like a clock is likely be knocked over. There should be a lock or switch to front opening and then 2nd cover with switch or lock after opening the first door.

  • @_persefoni
    @_persefoni4 жыл бұрын

    I feel like the white powder could be there so it sounds like a real one if you pick it up and shake it to make anyone looking for a hidden stash quickly think it's just another can of shaving cream.

  • @cash2.0
    @cash2.04 жыл бұрын

    I remember seeing a fake book at the tool supply that was about metallurgy. I think the attempt was to make it too boring to want to pick up but it would be the first book I would reach for. I like the idea of an unsavory contents box. I think something like 12 month blood and fecal samples for infectious bacteria and tapeworm might work. A little studio blood and Nutella on the box just for good measure.

  • @Grizazzle
    @Grizazzle4 жыл бұрын

    "You put your weed in there..."

  • @AmberWool

    @AmberWool

    4 жыл бұрын

    That's not illegal in many states, so why hide it?

  • @carlypete3830

    @carlypete3830

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yessss was looking for this comment lol

  • @carlypete3830

    @carlypete3830

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@AmberWool dont want the kids to get into it, or the family to know you smoke

  • @Ubersnuber

    @Ubersnuber

    4 жыл бұрын

    AmberWool Because it’s valuable, easy to sell off or somebody wants free weed? Duh?

  • @jasonmoore8765

    @jasonmoore8765

    4 жыл бұрын

    Lol it's from a SNL skit

  • @charliem.7492
    @charliem.74924 жыл бұрын

    And now....every thief knows to look in your bookshelf, clock mantle, and cupboard of food for all of your valuables lol.

  • @JaceyKlein
    @JaceyKlein4 жыл бұрын

    Thinking on this a bit further, yes I feel necklaces and / or bracelets would fit within the screwdriver safe

  • @Freakinreviews

    @Freakinreviews

    4 жыл бұрын

    That's a very good point!

  • @MisterRorschach90

    @MisterRorschach90

    4 жыл бұрын

    It’s for holding drugs in a car.

  • @nateromanowski793

    @nateromanowski793

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@MisterRorschach90 you know it jordan, get em' up ya!

  • @kodiiayyeee256

    @kodiiayyeee256

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@MisterRorschach90 yup.. A tweakers bestfriend

  • @chronocontract8835
    @chronocontract88354 жыл бұрын

    I think that the screwdriver compartment is meant for screws, and I think that the hairbrush compartment is meant for hairpins. And the barbasol can is clearly meant for dinosaur DNA

  • @adamtadros1472
    @adamtadros14724 жыл бұрын

    Half of me wants to watch you because you are a cool dude, and I like your content... The other half is waiting for you to snap and start a crystal meth empire #WW

  • @Freakinreviews

    @Freakinreviews

    4 жыл бұрын

    If it helps... I have been a pretty convincing Walter White for Halloween.

  • @GothicKittyMadness
    @GothicKittyMadness4 жыл бұрын

    As for the white powder in the shaving can (i assume it's shaving foam? ours don't look like that in the UK) I think it's too absorb moisture so you can hide it in your bathroom maybe?

  • @hollygibson628

    @hollygibson628

    4 жыл бұрын

    And it needs something to hold the glass in place? Looks like a lil mason jar in it.

  • @curtwinterstein1067
    @curtwinterstein10674 жыл бұрын

    Great vid! I was thinking that you could put a used shaving cream nozzle on the safe and that would also add to the "look" of the safe. As for the clock, I wonder if you could Drill a hole from the back and put a screw (Or something....) that would reach to the door of the clock...,? I was also thinking that you could put something in the book compartment that would stick the lid more tightly closed like a magnet, or something sticky that would keep the door closed better...

  • @NotAGolfer
    @NotAGolfer4 жыл бұрын

    The clock is nice but it needs something like a hidden magnetic lock, that unlocks when you hold a magnet in a certain spot

  • @shane250
    @shane2503 жыл бұрын

    I think I have the best idea for one: A garbage can that has a (very well sealed) false bottom. No one is going to go through your trash thinking there's money in there. You can even just fill it up with very well washed recyclables forever, and not use it as a trash can at all.

  • @chuladom23
    @chuladom234 жыл бұрын

    Omg. Terry Goodkind is my favorite author. What a find! 😍

  • @Nozoki
    @Nozoki4 жыл бұрын

    Yeah, that screwdriver is deffo for the weed.

  • @RIPPER334

    @RIPPER334

    4 жыл бұрын

    Even comes with a no smell bag. 😂

  • @sonartech7721
    @sonartech77214 жыл бұрын

    Sticking the Barbasol and the hairbrush under the sink with the cleaning supplies was freaking hilarious. "Here let me check under this sink for hidden loot. Uh huh, uh huh, ok, nothing under here but some cleaning supplies, a Barbasol can with no expiration date printed on the bottom, and this hairbrush with what looks like some kind of cap. Crap!! Better move along.". You're too funny, James. I wonder how many dishonest people on here are now going to go pilfer through pantries, check under sinks, and try to pull every clock face down??

  • @CannonKnight
    @CannonKnight4 жыл бұрын

    My dream is to have a huge Scooby Doo house that has hidden ROOMS in it. Of course, those rooms would have full medieval armor, film projectors, and two holes in the wall that perfectly lines up with the eyes of a painting on the other side.

  • @ariyo1354
    @ariyo13543 жыл бұрын

    3:07 when people come and see that hairbrush. "Hmm.. i smell something fishy in the air"

  • @Firsona
    @Firsona4 жыл бұрын

    For the PB, the peanut butter is too consistent. But just glancing at it, I don't think a thief would notice. Also, does this make anyone else want to announce (proudly since it's much better places,) where they hide their valuables? lol

  • @blaireshoe8738

    @blaireshoe8738

    4 жыл бұрын

    Was literally about to make a comment like "I use w for x! And I noticed that y and z are actually good options that are already part of bits in my home!" And then I realized... any prospective thieves in the comments are immediately gunna check those spots in others' homes now, aren't they... Probably best to keep it to yourself 😂

  • @Michelle-ke7me

    @Michelle-ke7me

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@blaireshoe8738 ikr, 😀

  • @hanoverphist
    @hanoverphist4 жыл бұрын

    The Barbasol container is perfect for hiding your dinosaur embryos. 🤣

  • @tootzy-the-roll
    @tootzy-the-roll4 жыл бұрын

    You hide SD cards and micro-films in the screwdriver..

  • @chrisn3794

    @chrisn3794

    4 жыл бұрын

    You hide crack in it

  • @DanielSultana

    @DanielSultana

    4 жыл бұрын

    I saw a fake coin that could fit a micro SD card in it

  • @tootzy-the-roll

    @tootzy-the-roll

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@chrisn3794 crack is always good.

  • @Elmox222
    @Elmox2224 жыл бұрын

    I suppose the Jif container is the best option but if the burglar likes extra chunky peanut butter you're in trouble.

  • @David-wo9un
    @David-wo9un4 жыл бұрын

    Loved the video; your sneak peek video had me very intrigued as to where this one was going.

  • @AznTony360
    @AznTony3604 жыл бұрын

    That lava lamp behind you can store some stuff in. The cap can store some extra money for emergencies. That screwdriver can hide a usb stick, and maybe some diamond earrings.

  • @philaphobic
    @philaphobic4 жыл бұрын

    This was a better episode than I thought it was going to be.

  • @PitBullPatriot
    @PitBullPatriot4 жыл бұрын

    "Most people wouldnt think to look in your hair brush for valuables"! They will now lol

  • @dreach8819
    @dreach88194 жыл бұрын

    I hate that I've eaten enough spam that I immediately knew which was the fake because the metal finish was too shiny

  • @iwinrar5207
    @iwinrar52074 жыл бұрын

    Guessing Jif was the first one you tested?

  • @mikehoward8201
    @mikehoward82014 жыл бұрын

    Got my quart oil can safe out in my automotive supplies in my workshop...keep nuttin in it just in case a thief does find it, opens it, and realizes this dude's got nothin'! Ha ha.

  • @mikedambowic5862
    @mikedambowic58624 жыл бұрын

    I like the jiff, book, and the spam oh the clock!🤗

  • @maggpiprime954
    @maggpiprime9544 жыл бұрын

    The cons with the feel of an almost-empty Barbasol can sitting at the back of a cupboard is that someone's gonna chuck it out. The clock is perfect for a practical joke, like storing catnip, installing a mirror/canned snakes, or whatever dopey shit is making me giggle at any given time. The cons with the book safe is; either it's not the sort of book I'd ever own (and therefore obviously suspicious), or, it'd look like a good book and I'd be sad I couldn't read it.

  • @JasonHalversonjaydog
    @JasonHalversonjaydog4 жыл бұрын

    trouble with things like the hair brush, if you put coins or keys in there, sure they fit but you gotta hope they don't pick them up or move them, or else they'll hear the item rattling around inside!

  • @annek1226
    @annek12264 жыл бұрын

    Some of these like the clock work on the theory of “a man on a galloping horse will never notice the difference “! If you are a thief you are not going to take time to see if the homeowners hairbrush or clock come apart!

  • @blaireshoe8738

    @blaireshoe8738

    4 жыл бұрын

    But you might think you can make a quick buck on the clock itself, then get more than you thought out of it 😅

  • @savvygarcia7862
    @savvygarcia78623 жыл бұрын

    I think the hairbrush one is a really good idea actually. It can hold bobby pins and hair ties and stuff like that 🤷 very useful imo

  • @em84c

    @em84c

    2 жыл бұрын

    And nobody would steal someones used hairbrush Edit: unless they're trying to frame you for a crime and want your hair samples 😆

  • @lisadebergerwheeler7306
    @lisadebergerwheeler73063 жыл бұрын

    I think for traveling and leaving valuables in a hotel room, the brush, shaving cream, and book could work. The screwdriver would work for an expensive necklace, bracelet, earrings, rings, etc...not to travel with though. lol For any covers that don't stay shut use my go-to, museum putty. I use it for everything!

  • @heffy1000
    @heffy10004 жыл бұрын

    The hairbrush is for holidays at your hotel. Thieves dont have much time and will check obvious places. U can stash a few hunge in ur brush for emergency.

  • @MidnightHedgehog365
    @MidnightHedgehog3654 жыл бұрын

    I think the best place to hide things might be hidden compartments in heavy furniture like a TV stand with an internal drawer hidden inside or a push to open drawer on a bed frame that's against the wall no burger is gonna take the time to hoist a mattress and maybe a box spring up and move the bed frame from against the wall to see if there's anything behind it. Those places help keep party guests and children from finding or throwing away your safe as well. I'd imagine those you would have to have one made or do it yourself though.

  • @Kristen242008
    @Kristen2420084 жыл бұрын

    I actually like the clock. All you have to do is put some decorations around it, and make it look like just part of the decor.

  • @potawatadingdong
    @potawatadingdong4 жыл бұрын

    The Barbasol one is old. All you need is to use a can opener on the bottom of can and glue a baby food jar inside and the lid on the bottom. I did that in grade school.

  • @XxMeatShakexX
    @XxMeatShakexX4 жыл бұрын

    Another home run by my favorite freakin' reviewer!