Inexpensive Lockbox

[jaihawk]

Our 14 year old son has started to steal crap from his sister's rooms. Mostly small stuff like their snacks or headphones. I'm looking for an inexpensive option for a box with a latch that I can put a padlock on for them. Everything I see online seems to be an ammo box, which is too small. Thoughts?

 

[QuanChi]

Sisters younger or older?

 

[Oler Ted]

I don’t think lockbox is gonna be your solution here. It will just encourage him to steal shit elsewhere and make your daughters feel like people close to them are always out to steal their shit

 

[Oler Ted]

I don’t think lockbox is gonna be your solution here. It will just encourage him to steal shit elsewhere and make your daughters feel like people close to them are always out to steal their shit

I don’t think I articulated the fundamental problem here, but getting a lockbox does not fix the fact that your son has started stealing shit

 

[jaihawk]

Sisters younger or older?

Older

 

[shiv]

Our 14 year old son has started to steal crap from his sister's rooms. Mostly small stuff like their snacks or headphones. I'm looking for an inexpensive option for a box with a latch that I can put a padlock on for them. Everything I see online seems to be an ammo box, which is too small. Thoughts?

Can you put a deadbolt on a closet?

 

[QuanChi]

I don’t think I articulated the fundamental problem here, but getting a lockbox does not fix the fact that your son has started stealing shit

I don’t think this is the case since his sisters are older. He could just trying to fuck with em.

Older

 

[QuanChi]

Any kind of cheap lockbox you get is going to be able to bust in to relatively easy. Is this something your daughters want?

 

[Uncle Muscles]

Not a single person has made a recommendation for what OP asked for so far.

Sorry OP I can’t help either. In general for stuff I don’t want stolen I just shove it deep up my ass

 

[GarnetPild]

That seems like a really odd solution to your problem, but best of luck resolving it. 14 seems way too old to be doing that kind of stuff.

 

[TheRealJohnCooper]

Our 14 year old son has started to steal crap from his sister's rooms. Mostly small stuff like their snacks or headphones. I'm looking for an inexpensive option for a box with a latch that I can put a padlock on for them. Everything I see online seems to be an ammo box, which is too small. Thoughts?

As a LE veteran, there is more of an issue here that needs to be explored.

 

[GarnetPild]

As a LE veteran, there is more of an issue here that needs to be explored.

Yeah...if OP didn't mention his age, I would have suspected a 4 or 5 year old doing it, and maybe locking up a few things until you could straighten him out would make sense. A 14 year old?! Unless he is developmentally disabled, a lockbox is not going to solve the problem, much less address whatever the root cause of this behavior is.

 

[hmt5000]

Why not just beat the shit out him to teach him not to steal?

 

[CadetHawk]

Amazon Basics Steel Security Safe and Lock Box with Electronic Keypad - Secure Cash, Jewelry, ID Documents - 0.5 Cubic Feet,13.8 x 9.8 x 9.8 Inches https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00UG9HB1Q/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_glt_i_CKSFS305AMFMTYMZNKEB

There are even smaller ones. I have this one and it works great.

 

[ChicagoFats]

Why not just beat the shit out him to teach him not to steal?

 

[BamaRidger]

I don’t think lockbox is gonna be your solution here. It will just encourage him to steal shit elsewhere and make your daughters feel like people close to them are always out to steal their shit

Didn't work for Al Gore. LOL

 

[PleasureMoose]

This is why this forum is awesome...it took 14 post for someone to recommend what OP was asking lol the rest just criticizing the fuck out of him...fantastic work

I recommend the box below to lock your son in when you catch him stealing

 

[AgEngDawg]

Our 14 year old son has started to steal crap from his sister's rooms. Mostly small stuff like their snacks or headphones. I'm looking for an inexpensive option for a box with a latch that I can put a padlock on for them. Everything I see online seems to be an ammo box, which is too small. Thoughts?

Al Gore is the guy to ask.

 

[AgEngDawg]

Our 14 year old son has started to steal crap from his sister's rooms. Mostly small stuff like their snacks or headphones. I'm looking for an inexpensive option for a box with a latch that I can put a padlock on for them. Everything I see online seems to be an ammo box, which is too small. Thoughts?

I steal snacks from my kids rooms all the time. Also iphone chargers.

I call it taxation.

You don't secure your fruit snacks you are on your on in my book.