!*AMP*! wrote:I've visited many home-depots and been in the lock's aisle, and have seen people picking (as in deciding which lock to get, not opening it
) out a lock and aesthetics is the main influencing factor. I don't think that most people even know what the heck a security pin is to tell you the truth.
!*AMP*!,
Of course most people don't know about security pins, much less than even knowing how a pin tumbler cylinder lock even functions.
Most people also often tend to believe that a higher-priced lock is also a more secure lock, i.e., a lock that is more pick-resistant. As VillageKeyGuy already points out above, a high-security and pick-resistant Medeco lockset can be purchased for much less than some of the Baldwin locksets. This yet another fact that most people do not know, since Medeco locksets never seem to be sold by the hardware/home improvement/DIY stores.
The only places where I have ever seen high-security locksets sold are locksmith shops, businesses that most people would only phone or visit to have their locks rekeyed or repaired, ones such as those expensive Baldwins that they likely purchased at Lowe's or The Home Depot.
