Buy small safe on north coast

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william webster

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I bought mine at Ochoa in Santiago.
I expect La Sirena will have them.

Whats that other big hardware store in Santiago? they were there too.
 
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Linares in Cabarete. We bought a few a couple of years ago for our hotel. They may still carry them.

I think this is their phone number (809) 571-0272 -- Call them up to check before going.
 
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gonzalez in POP has a selection of safes, from small ones to the large ones.
 
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Check the local paper's for used safes. Coastambar monthly and the other two local rags. BTW not a good Idea to have a safe in you're home, just got rid of mine and know of another two expats selling theirs.
 
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Hello, Check out Price Smart in Santiago. I can't remember exactly what they had, (They mite not have programmables) however they usually are cheaper, and sometimes substantially so.
 
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Playero in Sosua has a few as does the hardware store next to the media luna mall in cabarete
 
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If you speak Spanish, Funcional on Beller St. in Santiago is one of the oldest importers of safes in the country. However, for a small one, I would bet best price would be Ochoa or PriceSmart.

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Check the local paper's for used safes. Coastambar monthly and the other two local rags. BTW not a good Idea to have a safe in you're home, just got rid of mine and know of another two expats selling theirs.
THIS IS THE BEST ADVICE EVER! If you have a safe one way or another (cleaning lady etc) people will know and dream of the millions in gold that must be there. If you insist on buying a safe make sure that ALL of you and yours can open it quickly or there may be a very unpleasant conversation with some one who wants what is in it.
 
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william webster

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Correcdt and then don't keep anything in it.

I keep documents in there....not a cash stash

There was quite a thread on this not too long ago
 
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william webster said:
Correcdt and then don't keep anything in it.

I keep documents in there....not a cash stash

There was quite a thread on this not too long ago
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But doesn't the very existance of a safe still become a "thief magnet"?

ok, I just saw where this had to a be a "guest programable" safe. Thats a little different.
 
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ctrob said:
But doesn't the very existance of a safe still become a "thief magnet"?

ok, I just saw where this had to a be a "guest programable" safe. Thats a little different.
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Yes, that was the point in that older thread....... better w/o a safe.

I'm not sure
 
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I like "secret hidden hiding places" over safes.

But I can't tell you about them, they're secret. (I might give out one if tortured or asked nicely)
 
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william webster

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That old thread talked about elderly people hiding money in books...... and sorting thru the whole bookshelf finding $100's of dollars
 
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The same reason that I sold mine. I know of a person who was robbed at gunpoint and all he kept in it was his passport etc.
An empty safe could **** them off big time!
 
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That thread made me change my mind about a safe in our house. Why ask for trouble? My husband's brother has a safe at his business - we leave all our important papers [land titles, etc] there. We don't bring any expensive jewelry there, and keep our $$ in the bank, and just withdraw what we need as we need it.

We tell our guests coming to visit all of that - and recommend they do the same. Of course, it's a different story if you're talking about rentals/hotel.

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Thank you to everyone for their suggestions and advice. It has been very helpful.

Adrian
 
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I have a few friends that have two safes. The easy one to find has a couple hundred dollars in it and a cheap watch and copies of some papers. The real one is well hidden. Install the well hidden one yourself.
 
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How about one of these?

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