SentrySafe Fireproof and Waterproof Black Steel Home Safe with Dial Combination Lock for Cash, or Documents, 1.23 Cubic Feet, 17.8 x 16.3 x 19.3 x Inches, SFW123CU

Very well packaged, very fast delivery, a lot of space inside, perfect for all my important papers and other important items. I feel more secure with my papers being safe from water and fire damage.

ok, so it's pretty obvious to anyone doing the same research i did, that you're just not gonna find a great safe over 1 cubic foot for $200 or less. i hemmed and hawed about the amazon listings for a good couple weeks, and checked around to other similar sites before settling on this safe. the reason i bought this one isn't because it stood out as being a higher quality, more user-friendly product. i bought this one because it was temporarily on sale for a huge discount. the regular price was down to $217, and there was also a $50 off coupon offered directly within the listing. that made the price for this safe a whopping $167!about the product. there are several other reviews here that touch on all the various features and faults of the safe, and for the most part i agree with them. however, i do have opinions to add on a couple things. first, the keypad combo lock. i was a bit disappointed that this doesn't come with an actual key for manual override in the event of battery failure, but this problem is resolved with externally-accessible batteries. now, if the keypad physically fails, you're up the creek. however, a mechanical dial can physically fail as well (more on that later) so i'm not letting this fault bother me.second, the lock and handle build quality. many people have complained that they feel the handle "feels cheap" or light or like flimsy plastic. i have to say, it's no worse than many other low dollar safes i've used in the past. yes, it's plastic and light. but as long as you're not trying to move the safe around by tugging on the handle, you shouldn't have any problems with it.finally, moisture. when i first opened my new safe, all the paperwork was wavy and moist. this is apparently a well-known issue with many fire safes, because there's some kind of liquid used to saturate the lining in the safe walls. this liquid releases moisture into the interior of the safe, which can damage documents or other moisture-sensitive items. i found that the easiest way to fix this problem is to throw in some kind of dehumidifying product. i opted for the Eva-dry Renewable Wireless Mini Dehumidifer because it isn't too big, it's rechargeable, and its warranty is measured by the decade. i threw it in the safe with some cash and paperwork, and everything has stayed dry as can be for the two months i've had the safe.oh, i almost forgot about the mechanical dial failure anecdote. i have an older sentry safe at my bar (it actually came with the bar) and it has a mechanical dial. the darn thing broke while the safe was open! i'm not sure if a bartender mashed the dial or handle or what, but something inside the door jumped out of track and left the handle frozen in the unlock position. it took me a good hour of taking the door apart from the inside to get to the problem and fix it. it is for this reason that i chose the keypad lock over the mechanical dial. i've seen the inside of the mechanical dial locks on sentry safes, and they just don't impress me.yeah, there are much better safes on the market. but probably not for less than $200. i'm happy with this safe because it does what i need it to do, and it didn't cost an arm/leg combo to get it. if you see it go on sale, and you're having trouble deciding which safe to buy, i have to say you probably won't be disappointed with this one. i know i'm very happy with mine!

Great item came really quick. I am very satisfied with this item.

It is quality -at a very reasonable price. However, mine shipped across country - and when I removed it from the packing materials within the box - none of the materials were damaged - the safe has a small dent in it. This must have occured before it when into the box, since the packing foam was undamaged. The safe is otherwise very nice - and I am over all pleased with it. It has a very secure, tight turning dial.

The 1.3 cubic foot model fits my needs and space. Wanted simplicity as I went with the spin dial, KISS methodology. Solid construction with adequate depth for my important documents and other stuff. Don’t hesitate to purchase these products from Sentry.

We used this safe for insurance papers, legal documents and sentimental items. Often times we only got 1 or 2 uses out of brand new alkaline Duracells and had to put another brand new set of 4 to get the lock to cycle open. Now, even with new batteries it gives the green light indicator but motor doesn't cycle the lock open. After over an hour of us trying we called the 800 number on the safe and got a message saying..."An application has failed..goodbye." and then hung up the call. Both numbers did the same thing. So we went to the chat and put in model and serial number and we received a confirmation number and text saying something like...."thank you we will be contacting you soon to resolve this issue." So after 2 more days of waiting we tried again. CRICKETS! tried online and phone now it has been over 7 days and still..CRICKETS!. Sentry had no desire whatsoever to assist us in this matter. We called a friend who also had this same issue and he came to our house and had to cut the safe open in the garage which took over an hour. We are out the money for initial purchase of the safe and 50.00 dollars to pay our friend to cut it open. We bought a Honeywell safe and it works great every time. Our friend bought a Honeywell also and it is very reliable. We will continue to recommend Honeywell because Sentry did not reply back so what was the point of even giving us a confirmation number???

While I'm a larger fan of metal dials and things like that, I was looking for a safe that I could put things in and had a fireproof rating. This came up and I read good reviews.My sister had a house fire several years ago and I have slacked off on getting a fireproof safe. It is small enough that I'd say it would be easy to remove if someone wanted, which is not a fantastic feature of a safe, but it's not so light I could solo pick it up and scoot away with it. I did also notice that it didn't appear to have any boltdown spots in it. It appears to be intended to just be a fireproof safe and deterrent.The safe works well and it is sensitive enough with tolerances that the dial is spot on, so I'd say that's a nice factor. The storage inside of it was plenty for all of my sensitive documents and a few extras in it. If one wanted they could remove a drawer or two if they needed smaller valuables in there, but I think the extra drawers were a nice touch. If you have access to a 3d printer you could probably even print your own addons inside for it for organization.

Got it for my granddaughter, good to have one safe place for important papers