Yale YSV/390/DB1 Large Value Safe, Digital Keypad, LED Light Indicators, 15mm Steel Locking Bolts, Emergency Override Key, Wall And Floor Fixings, Black Finish, 40 Litre Capacity 39 x 35 x 36 cm

I picked up this Yale Small Value Safe for £19, which is an excellent price for what you get. I bought it as a gift for my nephew, who’s recently started collecting coins and wanted a secure place to store them after seeing my larger Yale safe. For a small, budget safe, build quality is better than expected. The steel body feels solid enough for its intended purpose, the locking bolts engage positively, and the door closes cleanly without feeling flimsy. This is very much a deterrent safe rather than high-security storage, but that’s exactly what you should expect at this size and price. The digital keypad is simple to set up and easy to use, which makes it particularly suitable for younger users. The LED indicators are clear and give immediate feedback when locking or unlocking. The interior light is a nice touch and makes it easy to see contents in a dim room. Capacity is ideal for documents, sensitive information, small valuables, or collections like coins. It’s compact enough to sit on a shelf or in a cupboard without being intrusive. The emergency override key is reassuring to have, especially if the code is forgotten or the batteries run flat. This is a great starter safe. It’s not secure enough to store items of serious value, and if that’s your goal you really do need to go bigger and heavier. But for basic security, organising important papers, or giving a younger person a chance to interact with proper safety storage, it works very well. Overall, excellent value for money at £19. A simple, easy-to-use safe that’s ideal as a first step into secure storage rather than a replacement for a full-size safe.

Very good quality for the price. Compact, easy to install, and perfect for keeping small valuables secure. The build feels strong, and the digital keypad works smoothly. Very happy with the purchase. Great value from Yale!

A little difficult to set up but once I had sorted it out it is a good safe. Good value for money.

I bought this for our passports and some emergency cash, and it’s been exactly what we needed. For the price, it’s excellent value for money and feels much more sturdy than some of the unbranded ones I looked at. The setup was very easy—I had my code programmed in minutes. A big plus is the key functionality; it comes with two manual override keys that are hidden behind the Yale logo on the front. It’s a huge relief knowing I can still get in if the batteries ever fail or if I forget the code. Because it’s a compact size, it was very easy to find a good hide place for it. I’ve tucked mine away at the back of a built-in wardrobe, and since it’s pre-drilled, I was able to bolt it directly to the wall. It’s straightforward to use and small enough to stay out of sight, but big enough for all our important documents. Highly recommended for basic home security!

Very easy setup and decent locking mechanism and key over ride for emergencies, well built and a decent size, soft thin matt inside to protect things, comes with bolts to fix to wall , small enough to conceal, easy to open close and use and an ideal upgrade to home security and that little extra peace of mind. Well worth the money!

Easy to set your own code, has holes to make permanent if you want.good value for money.

Quite heavy and compact. Good as a small safe to keep your valuables in. I like the fact that it has a battery but also a hidden key lock in case the batteries fail. Very sturdy and definitely built to last. It was excellent value for money and really easy to set up and use.

Good points. The safe is a good size and I think most households would be able to get all their critical paperwork in there plus a few other bits and pieces. The safe digital controls are of a good size and easy to use and it has an emergency set of keys with what appears to be a high quality key lock in case you forget the combination or in the event that the batteries run out. Do remember not to lock the emergency keys in the safe otherwise you could be in for problems! Now the downside. 1. The actual build standard of the safe itself is not as high as it could be. The door is placed back into the frame which is good but the metal thickness would not stop a crowbar for very long. Hopefully it would slow down or put off the opportunist thief which I guess at this price is fair enough. 2. The battery box and cover is of a very low plastic quality and the screw that secures the cover was missing on my safe. 3. When my safe was delivered I found that removable steel shelf was just left loose to fly about in transit meant that inside of the safe was quite badly scratched up by the time I got it. Not the end of the world but a small bit of bubble wrap / piece of paper around the shelf at the factory would have avoided all this damage and I think for the price this should have been included. 4. The safe door on my particular one does not close smoothly as it catches at the bottom left corner so you have to lift the door slightly when closing which is not ideal. This defect is down to poor workmanship which could have and should have been corrected at the factory. I bought this safe mainly because I trusted the name of Yale but overall I am a bit disappointed with the quality of the thing. I would have been willing to have paid an extra £10 for Yale to have addressed the minor points I raised such as the wonky door and the lack of protection around the shelf which I am sure this would have resulted in their safe getting at least 4 stars from me.