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Article: Safes Offer Simple Way to Protect Valuables.
- Article from:
- The Record (Stockton, CA)
- Article date:
- February 17, 2002
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Byline: Reed Fujii
Feb. 17--As a way to protect valuables, safes have been around for centuries.
While today's models incorporate modern materials, improved locks or even electronic that allow the combination to be easily reset by the owner or more sophisticated audit controls, the basic aim is the same: preventing loss from theft or fire.
Consumers shopping for a safe should first consider how they intend to use it, experts say. Then compare the level of protection they need against the costs.
A safe to protect a handful of cash or some jewelry could be much smaller than secure storage for a half-dozen rifles and shotguns, for ...