We remember telling one client this: “this lock is strong and durable” while pointing to a solid brass Italian made lock. He tell us “where got people buy this lock anymore, now everyone use digital lock”. Even though he’s the one telling us he wants a durable lock.
We used to sell a lot a lot those lock that we can say “durable till your grandchild will still be using it”. Mechanical door lock. Those using keys. Stainless steel lock. Brass lock. From England. From Italy.
Sold a lot of these locks. Abloy. Yale. Union. Olivari. Frascio. But not anymore. It’s not that we don’t have these. We still have these locks. But nobody appreciate them anymore.
Feels like Nokia 3310. Extremely durable. (Have you seen people making fun images of it? Compare it to a bomb, throw to you & you’ll die but the phone still alive). So durable. And the battery life? Heck, the charger will get dusty first and it’s still not yet recharging time!
Yes, so durable. What a powerful battery. But are you using one now? Of course not. Things change. The world change. The trends change. No matter how durable the product is.
Just like the door lock.
All of us, willing or not, have to follow the trend of “no-key” or “key-less”. The car is already inside the trend. Push button start, instead of key-ignition. Smart-unlock door, instead of using key/ remote.
And your house door? Well if you still need to search for key when you reach home later, we have to tell you this: you’re outdated.
Even our client tell this to our face. He ended up with Schlage, an American brand of lock (and digital lock). Schlage invented the cylindrical lock, and are famous among locksmith for producing high quality & high security locks.
There is a saying among some locksmith: “Hardware store knows Yale, Locksmith knows Schlage”. Actually both Yale & Schlage are famous lock brands, but well, you know what it means.
**Schlage S6000 digital lock installed by Fine Lock Shop Kuching**
www.finelockshop.com
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