{"id":2291,"date":"2020-02-17T12:02:52","date_gmt":"2020-02-17T12:02:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dortechdirect.co.uk\/blog\/?p=2291"},"modified":"2022-09-02T12:40:08","modified_gmt":"2022-09-02T12:40:08","slug":"buying-a-cheap-lock-is-like-buying-a-cheap-parachute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dortechdirect.co.uk\/blog\/buying-a-cheap-lock-is-like-buying-a-cheap-parachute\/","title":{"rendered":"Buying a cheap lock is like buying a cheap parachute"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"ui-sortable-handle\">John\u2019s cheap locks didn\u2019t stop a burglary<\/h2>\n<p>A year ago John, from Birmingham was burgled. \u00a0He took advise from a local locksmith and asked for the best lock available on the market. He fitted the <strong>Ultion lock<\/strong> on all entrance doors, including the patio doors. \u00a0John said,<em> \u201cI was surprised at how little the extra was from a normal lock to an Ultion lock.\u201d<\/em> \u00a0Having been burgled once, it was understandable that John wanted to be able to protect his property and his belongings.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iLbWZElc_GM\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Ultion stopped another burglary<\/h3>\n<p>At tea-time last Friday, another attempt was made to break into John\u2019s home. \u00a0He was almost home from work. \u00a0The intruders were trying to gain access through his patio doors.<\/p>\n<h3>29% of People see the Burglar<\/h3>\n<p>Fortunately, John didn\u2019t see the burglar attempting to break in, unlike 29% of people who do. \u00a0The patio door handle gave a fight, but not enough. <a title=\"Ultion smart lock\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dortechdirect.co.uk\/ultion-smart-lock-z-wave.html\">Ultion smart lock<\/a>, however, did prove too much for the burglar and they threw in the towel and left.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2292 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dortechdirect.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/ULTION.26-650x366.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"286\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Buying a cheap lock is like buying a cheap parachute<\/h3>\n<p>There are certain things in life that we need to protect us. \u00a0We live in the Midlands and along with many of our neighbours have been flooded twice in the last two weeks, causing lots of damage. Anything that we can do to protect our home and not face the fear of floods, we will do. \u00a0Stopping burglars is easier than stopping water. \u00a0The three-star plus sold secure diamond lock, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dortechdirect.co.uk\/catalogsearch\/result\/?q=ultion+lock\">Ultion<\/a>, is the best way to secure your home against the most common form of a break-in. Most burglars do not want to cause noise, they aim to be in and out of your property in minutes. \u00a0Changing your locks is the quickest, cheapest, most effective form of protection.<\/p>\n<p>if you would like to know more about Ultion locks, please click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dortechdirect.co.uk\/ultion-smart-lock-z-wave.html\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong>H<\/strong><\/span><strong style=\"color: #333399;\">ERE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dortechdirect.co.uk\/shop-by-brands\/ultion-smart.html\"><strong>SHOP OUR RANGE ONLINE\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\n  \"@context\": \"http:\/\/schema.org\",\n  \"@type\": \"VideoObject\",\n  \"name\": \"How does Ultion LOCK Protect Your Home | This Johns Shocking Story\",\n  \"description\": \"SHOP NOW: https:\/\/www.dortechdirect.co.uk\/shop-by-brands\/ultion-smart.html\",\n  \"thumbnailUrl\": \"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/iLbWZElc_GM\/default.jpg\",\n  \"uploadDate\": \"2020-02-14T10:42:50Z\",\n  \"duration\": \"PT51S\",\n  \"embedUrl\": \"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iLbWZElc_GM\",\n  \"interactionCount\": \"29\"\n}<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>John\u2019s cheap locks didn\u2019t stop a burglary A year ago John, from Birmingham was burgled. \u00a0He took advise from a local locksmith and asked for the best lock available on the market. He fitted the Ultion lock on all entrance doors, including the patio doors. \u00a0John said, \u201cI was surprised at how little the extra [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2292,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[295],"tags":[304,305],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dortechdirect.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2291"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dortechdirect.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dortechdirect.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dortechdirect.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dortechdirect.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2291"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/www.dortechdirect.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2291\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2547,"href":"https:\/\/www.dortechdirect.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2291\/revisions\/2547"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dortechdirect.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2292"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dortechdirect.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2291"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dortechdirect.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2291"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dortechdirect.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2291"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}