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Ella’s Homes claims this is the #1 magnetic cabinet lock. In fact, it looks very similar to many others on the market, with a few slight differences.
These child cabinet locks come with a special mounting bracket – you can use it to clip the piece into so that when installing, the sticky pad sticks your lock mechanism in precisely the right location. I didn’t come across any other safety locks with this sort of ease of installation – all of the other ones use some sort of cardboard template system where you mark on the cabinet where you want to stick the pieces. This system is a breeze, and I was willing to pay slightly more per lock because of it.
Another feature (which, admittedly, is quite common nowadays) that makes these the best cabinet locks is that they are mounted quickly and easily with 3M stickpads. There was some concern that the pads wouldn’t be sufficiently sticky to keep a baby from pulling the door open and ripping/unsticking the pad from the inside of the door, but after seeing how sticky they are, that’s no longer a concern! The first set of baby cabiney locks we used with our first baby required us to drill tiny screws into the cabinet doors. Now that we have new cabinets, I didn’t want to do that again, so the sticky pads are an excellent alternative.
Also, after reading through many reviews, and a few concerns or confusion from purchasers, there is no doubt that Ella’s Homes responds promptly to any concerns, and is willing to set things right. They definitely understand the value of having a pleased customer and a positive review!
If looking for the best child cabinet locks purely based on price, there are other options out there. The cost is about the same, but per lock, the pack comes with more so the child safety locks are invididually cheaper. However, those didn’t come with the mounting bracket.