I regularly have this problem where I have hobbies for which the equipment should be locked up when unattended, and I pick locks as a hobby and work as a computer engineer, so I know how bogus most of the options for locking stuff up are.
I bought one of those little portable lockboxes (Specifically a “Amazon Basics Portable Security Case Lock Box Safe, Combination Lock, Large, Black” ASIN B077K3FJHC), 50% to have a more responsible storage option for some small items, and 50% to see how crap it is.
I knew what I was buying for $18, and it’s still a hilarious piece of junk, because the gates are visible from the top so you can decode it by sight:
A few points because it can’t be trivially re-set from the outside, you can’t pop the latch with a wire, the hinge pin won’t come out in the closed position without extensive violence, and there isn’t a tubular override key that can be trivially impressioned (common problems with similar products), but that lock is pathetic.
Amazon actually posted my review to the effect, so… I guess also points for honesty?
