Do people actually keep cash at home?

And these "safes" aren't gonna do you a lick of good since they aren't fireproof...
...you might as well keep your stuff in a desk drawer.

bepsf, it's probably a good idea for jewelry and other small items you want to keep at home but would get stolen in somewhere obvious like a jewelry box or bathroom...I wish I'd thought of it before I got robbed :-(

we do keep some emergency cash in one of our 2000 or so books at home

We found a rather large safe buried in the concrete foundation of our house! It's in a hall closet and was under a piece of carpet. Now THAT is a safe!

There's not much point in having a safe that isn't fire proof and attached to the house in such a way that it can't just be carried off.

It's not safe anymore when they sell those on the internet

Fire isn't the only way to lose something so saying "oh, this isn't fire proof" doesn't stop it from doing the job it's supposed to do - preventing theft. My house has been cleaned out before, and they didn't waste anytime ransacking the pantry or bookcases. They went right for the electronics and jewelry box and then were gone. Had my diamond earrings been stashed in any of these objects, I'd still have them.

I like the "CDs no-one would rip off" safe option. I mean, (having seen those stupid criminal videos) you never know if your common house burglar is going to get the munchies mid heist and reach for a refreshing Dr. Pepper or delicious peanut butter. But undesirable CDs--now that's faking out thieves with style. :D

I thought the fake wall outlet was pretty clever, too. You could probably DIY.

The food container types are great until someone decides to donate to the food pantry.

I could totally see that CD case being thrown out. I think it's better to use the ones that won't get thrown out so easily with the $$ inside!

I have no quarrel with DIY safes and hiding places. But to manufacture and market such products is to assume that burglars never read catalogs or visit websites where home security products are sold.

my mom likes to hide money in boxes of tampons. i should get going on a patent!!

I have to agree wholeheartedly with allisen. Yes the items listed are not fire-proof but as a claims adjuster for a major insurance company I have to say that theft is on the rise and most of the claims we handle indicate the thieves are "in and out" of the home or apartment within a very short period of time. They are typically going to go through all of your drawers, your closets, looking for cash, prescription drugs, jewelry, electronics, and high-end clothing/handbags. Hiding just your small valuables alone would alleviate the financial loss of a theft, especially as insurance cannot give back the sentimental value, just the monetary. Just as, if not MORE important is the personal information a thief may find, like you ss card and passport that they can use for identity theft. Those items would be great hidden away in a "fake" book safe or other item. Just my 2 cents.

One more additional thought:

Looking at the items available, I would stick to the fake products like cleaning solutions (Ajax can) or canned foods, and the clock or book. Items like the stack of CD cases or the painting safe would often be items the thieves would attempt to steal anyhow and therefore would be too obvious in my opinion.

pretty sure thieves don't take cds or dvds much any more I don't think...little pawning value. Ours took jewelry (btw, hiding it in the bathroom drawer ISN'T clever), pills, a few bottles of liquor, small jewery boxes, and an empty prada wallet box.

yeah they MIGHT see this stuff in catalogs, but still better/less obvious than bedside table or jewelry box

let me put it this way. In the 4 yrs I've had this job I have never had someone state they had one of these type of fake items discovered and the contents taken (most people probably don't use this method either, but who knows)...however, I have heard multiple situations where the thieves stole the entire safe, sometime a safe heavy enough and bolted to the floor, it would take 2-3 people to lift it, they are still stolen and compromised. And thieves take CDs and DVDs all the time, and they take your entire collection, not just the ones they like.

I am afraid to display my jewelry box because of theft. I love the idea of displaying jewelry, but worry too much about thieves.

I agree that any safe should be fire proof and unmovable. However when I have to keep cash on hand I try to keep it somewhere odd.

No one is going to try to throw away the stack of CD cases and not notice that 5 are stuck together. : )

No one will donate the PB or Dr. Pepper without noticing that it doesn't feel right.

If you have to keep valuables at home, these hiding places are better than the usual.

Plus some thieves are not smart and do not do their research online. They just wait for you to leave and break in.

we keep a stash of emergency cash in a plastic bag in our rice container (covered by rice, obviously). If a thief goes through my dry goods, he deserves the money. :)

Don't "fire proof" safes just incinerate your stuff?

Who hoards cash in their homes nowadays?