If there’s one thing in my holiday wishlist I think could be benefit me the most, it would be the Lockly smart locks. It’s been on my list since I saw one installed at my family’s place. Security is the number one reason why I’d like one installed at my door; I’d like to make sure my home is safe especially when I’m not around. But I also think having one could solve a few silly situations I experience at times once I get out of my door. Read on as I share my experiences and enter for a chance to win the Lockly Vision Bluetooth and Wi-Fi smart lock with video doorbell or the Lockly Secure Pro Fingerprint Wi-Fi deadbolt smart lock.

Why Lockly smart locks?

Life can be busy—and so much more this holiday season. There’s trying to check off the gift list, going out for a few of parties, and hosting family and friends. For me it’s a fun season to spend quality time with the people I love, and the last thing I need is worrying about an unlocked door. Well, we can start from there.

Did I lock the door?

Frankly it bothers me quite a lot if I can’t remember whether I locked my door or not. When that happens, I would have no choice but to return to my apartment to give my door a check. Routine tasks like locking the door rely on muscle memory. You just do it, without thinking much about it, and that’s why it’s easy to forget.

Lockly comes with an auto-lock feature which you can set, so you know after you leave your home, the door will be locked automatically. You also never have to be worried about getting locked out. It’s easy to unlock the Lockly smart locks and you can do it in many ways, which I talk about next.

I lost my keys

There’s a reason why I’ve placed a key bowl close to my door. (And I know many households do.) Doing so is a smart way to remind myself to pick up my set of keys before going out, so I don’t get locked out. It also reminds me to put the keys back as soon as I get home. Having only one place to keep your door keys helps a lot. Once I was ready to leave my apartment and found that my keys were missing on the bowl. So I had to turn my place upside down to find them, not realizing they were in a pocket of the jacket I used a couple of days back. It’s a hassle.

There are several ways to unlock your door when it has a Lockly smart lock. You can use the Lockly app on your phone (you never leave home without that!), as well as the fingerprint reader. You can also enter an access code onto the screen; set that code using the app, and change it as you please. With a deadbolt feature, the Lockly Vision and Lockly Secure Pro allow you lock and unlock your door using a key if you prefer to keep one with you. Now, there’s no reason for you to get locked out of your own door.

Wait, I’ll be home in 10 minutes

I welcome many family and friends to my home, though there are some unfortunate times I’m not there to open the door for them. Recently, I hosted a dinner get-together with my friends, when at the last minute I had to run quickly to the liquor store for wine. All of a sudden, my friends showed up at my door earlier than expected, so they ended up having to wait for me for a bit.

Through the Lockly app, the Lockly smart locks let you set and give away temporary or one-time access codes for your guests. This is a great feature if you own a rental unit, or if you’re frequently away from home, so if you’re expecting some guests you don’t have to let them wait for you in the cold. The Lockly app also keeps track of the entries and exits. You can check a daily timeline of when your door was auto-locked, unlocked manually, or by touch screen.

The best thing about these smart locks is that they are easy to install; each part has instructional stickers to guide you from first step to last. Shelly wrote a review of the Lockly Vision and Lockly Secure Pro, where she shared her experience installing one of the smart locks at her own home.

How to enter

Entering this contest is easy and you can enter in two ways:

  1. Tell us in a comment below how the Lockly Vision or the Lockly Secure Pro would help you these holidays.
  2. Tell us by writing a comment on Shelly’s review page one feature of the Lockly Vision or the Lockly Secure Pro that would benefit you the most.

What you can win

At the end of this contest, we’ll randomly select two (2) winners from all eligible entries. One winner will receive the Lockly Vision and the other winner the Lockly Secure Pro.

This contest runs from Dec 15th to Dec 29th.

Remember you can enter this contest in two ways. If you know some people who can also benefit from the Lockly smart locks, share this contest to them. It’s a nice way of saying you’re thinking of them this holiday season.

Win a Lockly smart lock Contest Rules and Regulations

 

Chris Nasaire
Chris is constantly on the lookout for new tech that can make day-to-day productivity fun and easy—from the latest coffee machines to high-performing laptops. Outside of his exciting role as an editor at Best Buy Canada, he writes short fiction and travel stories, with some of his work appearing in local literary magazines.

778 COMMENTS

  1. As a Couple of seniors this would sure be of great help when we lock our keys in the house or have our arms full of groceries. Just a handy dandy gadget.

  2. The lock will prevent my Christmas guests from losing our house keys! Also the lock will be super convenient for my teenagers as they are always forgetting or losing their house keys.

  3. Being able to open the door despite having my hands full with bags, the dog, etc. would be a life-saver and a huge convenience!

  4. The auto lock feature would keep me from having to wonder (and then drive back home) if I’ve actually locked the door

  5. Being able to open door while hands full of groceries & presents would be so handy during the Christmas season with a touch of a finger

  6. The Lockly Vision or the Lockly Secure Pro would help me let my friends and family into my home to help with set-up for our family festivities before I even make it home! Shift work is never ideal during the holiday season

  7. The Lockly Vision or the Lockly Secure Pro would help me ensure that I have my front door locked when visiting family or friends for the holidays, simply by checking the the Lockly app on my phone.

  8. As I get older I find myself sometimes forgetting to do things like locking the door when I go out. This would make my life easier and give me piece of mind.

  9. The Lockly Vision and the Lockly Secure Pro would be a huge help over the holidays when my hands are full of groceries!

  10. It would be great to allow me to pop out and visit the neighbours for a bit without remembering to take my keys. Now I just leave it unlocked.

  11. it would help if i can open the door with just my fingerprints. i wouldn’t have to put all my grocery bags down. I like to do one trip and my hands are always full.

  12. I like the fact the Lockly comes with an auto-lock feature which you can set, so you know after you leave your home, the door will be locked automatically.

  13. Im a volunteer firefigher so I tend to leave the house in a hurry alot of the time, so there are times I forget to lock the doors. It would be awesome to be able to just pull out my phone and check / lock doors while Im away from the house

  14. There are lots of amazing features but it would be great to have temporary codes so friends and family can let themselves in to check on my home if I am away for the holidays. I would benefit from the fact that the Lockly Vision has a MicroSD card so it stores video clips but doesn’t require a subscription or cloud service. This would save me money/

  15. The auto lock feature would be so convenient because I no longer would have to double check to make sure the door is locked and I wouldn’t have to look for my keys again.

  16. The auto lock feature would be amazing!! Every time I lock my door I also question if I actually did or did it properly even though I check lol. Peace of mind would be great

  17. I just love the idea of being able to give my guests a one time access code to get into the house over the holidays to check on things & water my plants if I choose to go away.

  18. I like to have it lock automatically and don’t have to worry about forgetting to bring a key when leaving home.

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