Where the heck do you get keys cut?
Jan 20th 2013, 7:14 am
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Re: Where the heck do you get keys cut?
Just about anywhere but sometimes you won't know it unless you go into the store and look for the key cutter. Near me, the local mom and pop convenience store as well as the local liquor store has a key cutter.
Jan 20th 2013, 7:37 am
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Re: Where the heck do you get keys cut?
Walmart, I got a nice guitar key 
Jan 20th 2013, 12:25 pm
#19
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Re: Where the heck do you get keys cut?
Ahh you are on the other side of the Hudson from me but try looking for a security alarm place in your yellow pages. They will normally cut the keys for you. There are so hardware stores around such as Ace or TruValue (I believe that is the name) who sell hardware and do keys. I have a TruValue near me as well as a small security shop three blocks away and a mom and pop hardware store that all do keys.
Jan 20th 2013, 3:39 pm
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Re: Where the heck do you get keys cut?
thanks for the suggestions, appreciated, Home Depot indeed it was! We went this morning. Been in that store a few times, never saw the key cutting place! Had to ask for it today, just a little stall! Did the job quickly, all good 
Jan 20th 2013, 4:07 pm
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Re: Where the heck do you get keys cut?
It seems around my way at least, the million of vacuum repair shops and a bunch of tailor/leather repair shops also do key cuttings as well as a bunch of jewellers in the mall, the ones with the kiosks usually.
Jan 21st 2013, 6:55 am
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Re: Where the heck do you get keys cut?
For what it's worth, a van was parked outside my office building the other day. It was full of keys, and a guy on a grinder. Like a Home Depot key kiosk on speed, and wheels!
I did not get the name, it was apparently "low key"
I did not get the name, it was apparently "low key"
Jan 21st 2013, 2:35 pm
#23
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Re: Where the heck do you get keys cut?
Glad you got it done. As others have said....Home Depot, Lowes, Walmart, etc. There's often a place in the local shopping mall too. There's a place in my local mall that seems to do everything - shoe repair, key cutting and God only knows what else!
Jan 22nd 2013, 1:10 pm
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Re: Where the heck do you get keys cut?
So after 23 replies already, I'm left wondering where doesn't cut keys, apart from restaurants and undertakers?
Jan 22nd 2013, 1:30 pm
#26
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Re: Where the heck do you get keys cut?
Nobody's even mentioned your friendly neighborhood locksmith.
Jan 22nd 2013, 1:35 pm
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Re: Where the heck do you get keys cut?
This brings back memories of when we moved here Although I took my 4yr old son with me to Lowes and we now have Lightning McQueen house keys! 
Although I took my 4yr old son with me to Lowes and we now have Lightning McQueen house keys!
Jan 22nd 2013, 1:48 pm
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Re: Where the heck do you get keys cut?
walmart tyre outlets have comprehensive key cutting services.
Jan 22nd 2013, 1:56 pm
#29
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Re: Where the heck do you get keys cut?
Some did actually mention locksmiths, including the OP (who couldn't find one). IMO, independent locksmiths are not that easy to find in my area, though key-cutters are easily found.
Jan 22nd 2013, 4:16 pm
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Re: Where the heck do you get keys cut?
I've found, in the areas where I've lived for the last decade or so, that independent locksmiths are easy enough to find, but they're not operating out of storefronts. They are mobile, operating out of vans, and come to you. That translates into expensive for something as simple as getting a key or two cut. It's cheaper to travel to a hardware or home improvement store than pay for a locksmith to travel to you.
Regards, JEff
Regards, JEff
