Comments on: Hiding Valuables – Sneakier Uses For Everyday Things

By: lori

lori — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:56:41 +0000

once helped clear out the “stuff” of a friend’s aunt, who had died. found 1000’s of dollars, in twenties, hidden in the most bizarre places. bet a lot of it had been thrown away over the years….

it is great to hide a few things… more than that becomes counterproductive!

By: Margaret

Margaret — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 01:44:14 +0000

How paranoid must one be to stuff their valuables in a toothpaste tube?

By: frank

frank — Sun, 03 May 2009 19:32:57 +0000

i cut a whole in my matress and stuffed thing in it

By: Cassie

Cassie — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:17:54 +0000

My mom used to hide her money for the month(back in the day, before bank machines/ direct pay) outside, she would put it in a plastic bag, drape it over the clothes line, then put the ugliest rag on top, secure it with clothespins, who would ever think of looking there?

By: jsmith

jsmith — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:13:31 +0000

newsflash for the people who think that these lists are gunna make it easier to steal your sh*t, WRONG in most(80%) situations where a house is getting robbed its an in and out within 10 mintues kind of deal, which means no time to unscrew every outlet or flip ever can, unless you have an alarm then ull most likely be shit outta luck. cuz most reasons for an alarm are expensive valuables, and the only theives that are gunna break into your house are gunna be the ones who know what theyre doin and will disable the alarm(which sorry to say is not hard to do) the smartest move is to get the added feature where if power is cut to the system a battery operated radio signal is sent out alerting the authorities. this feature is not noticable and will protect your stuff. you want a good hiding spot how bout a safety deposit box.

By: marie guadagno

marie guadagno — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 14:55:22 +0000

if a theif reads this =will know are secret hiding places bad idea

By: Shaddz

Shaddz — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 19:45:11 +0000

Here’s some places that probably no thief looks, and this is after years of being my own MacGyver and reading several books on the topic of hiding crap.

-Non-transparent lightbulb. If you drill a small hole in the bottom of the bulb for air to rush in and replace the vacuum, then (carefully) remove the metallic end-pulg, you can store small things inside the bulb. Simply put back into the box, or even make it look like a dead bulb and screw it into your chandelier or lamp.

Speaker box- And Im talking about the boxes that the actual speakers are housed in. There is a tremendous amount of empty space, since the driver (speaker) itself only takes up a small amount of the actual space. Simply (and carefully) knock off the backing, and then stuff it with your valuables, being careful to allow some space, not touching the back of the speaker.

-Stuffed animals, taxidermy’d animals.

By: TipNut

TipNut — Mon, 19 May 2008 15:50:08 +0000

Allison this is quite an extensive list for thieves to go through. By the time they get through each item in the freezer (for example), either the alarm company has the police on their way or the thief is in danger of being discovered at any moment since they’ve spent so much time in the house.

By: Allison

Allison — Mon, 19 May 2008 03:06:02 +0000

This is a great list, now the thieves know where to look

By: Marlene

Marlene — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 05:09:47 +0000

Inside your bread maker.
In the bottom of a bag or box of maxi pads under the bathroom sink.
In a baking powder tin.
In a coffee cannister.
Open a can of vegetables on the bottom, empty and wash, stash valuables inside and set it toward the back of your provisions.
Ditto with a cake mix box.
In the toe of shoes or boots.
In a hollowed out hard cover book.
Under a layer of dry clothes in the dryer.
Inside a coffee mug turned upside down in the back of the dish washer.
In a cookbook in the bottom of your drawer.