Our Fourth Scratch and Dent gun safe sale is coming on October 18, 2008. It will take place in the parking lot adjacent to our safe warehouse at 12990 Branford Avenue in Arleta, CA 91331.

• The sale will open promptly at 10:00 a.m. and will go until 4:00 p.m., unless we sell out before.
• We have 100’s of safes that have cosmetic damage (scratches, paint chipping or bent handles).
• All Sentry safes have been factory tested and they are in top working condition. There is no factory warranty on Sentry units but we are offering a full 2 (two) week refund or exchange, no questions asked.
• We will have othr overstocks and brand new “older stock” safes available for purchase. These safes will carry the full factory warranty.
• There will be NO PREVIEWS for the safes we will be selling. We do not have enough personnel to give everyone a private viewing of the safes prior to the sale. 
• This video of the 2007 Scratch and Dent Gun Safe Sale will give you an indication of how our successful our last sale was.You can get a PDF to print out about the sale if you click here.
• You will need Adobe Acrobat installed in your computer to open it.
• If you need directions to our warehouse you can click here and you can enter your address in the correct box and get directions

A depository is a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping. Therefore a depository safe is a safe where items can be deposited for storage or safekeeping. They are usually used in a business setting versus a residential setting, because usually what is being dropped into the safe is cash, or other important paperwork. The depository safes are made with three types of openings.

The first type of opening on a depository safe is a front load, mailbox type opening, which is for dropping deposits from cash registers or business dealings. This is called a depository or drop safe. The door on this type of safe usually pulls down or out from the front of the safe and the deposit is dropped into the door and the door is closed. The object that has been deposited drops into the safe. The deposit drops past a  baffle (which should be present to keep thieves from “fishing” anything out of the safe). It can drop into the safe itself or it can drop into an inner compartment that locks with a key or other type of lock. When a separate locking compartment is included in a safe, you can leave change or other items needed by your staff on an ongoing basis and not be worried about them getting their hands on the deposits.

A safe that has an opening (called a hopper) that rotates with a handle on the top of the safe, and drops the deposit into the safe, is called a rotary hopper safe. This type of safe usually is manufactured with one or two separate doors. When the safe has two doors, the top section catches the deposit and the bottom is for the change or additional items needed for your employees’ convenience during the day. Again your employees’ do not have access to the deposits if you have a two door safe.

The last type of safe has an opening on the side opposite to the locking door, this is usually a slot or can be a drop. You mount the safe through the wall so the actual safe is inside an office, locked up, and the deposit is made from outside the office through the wall. These are called reverse depository safes.
They are found in many sizes and can accommodate a large amount of drops or a small amount of drops. If you have questions as to what is right for your business. Give us a call at (818) 997-1234, and we will be happy to help you make the important decision of what size and type of depository safe you need.

You just filed your taxes, where do you put the paper work?  We have the answer, take a look at a file fire cabinet.  The Honeywell 2037 is great for protecting your most important papers from fire and flood damage.  The fire file box is tested and rated for 30 min @ 1550˚F and has a water proof seal to protect against water damage when the fire is being put out.  The safe has 1,070 cubic inches of interior storage and comes with a steel latch and key lock.

What sets the Honeywell 2037 apart from other fire safes is that it has a water proof seal and also you can organize your paper work by putting files in the safe.  It gives the user a nice organized place to keep the important papers that mean the most to them.
Features:
·         Overall dimensions:13″h x 16″w x 12.75″d
·         Interior dimensions:10.25″h x 12.17″w x 8.58″d
·         Weight 38 lbs.
·         1550˚F for 30 min fire protection
·         1,070 cubic inches interior storage
·         Includes Key lock
·         Holds hanging file folders
·         U.L. listed
 

Precious metals pricing has risen to record levels in the past six months. Gold was purchased for about $325.00 a troy ounce in 1993. Today it is being sold for about $900.00 an troy ounce. Silver has skyrocketed and was being puchased for about five dollars per troy ounce, in 1993, today it is worth about twenty dollars per troy ounce. The greatest jump has been in the last six months.

With this rise have come the investors who are purchasing gold and silver and putting it away to see if goes even higher. If you are an investor how are you protecting your investment? Do you take it home and put it in a box in the closet?  Or under the bed? And what about those of us who have gold jewelry or grandma’s antique silver serving utensils? All of us are more at risk from someone breaking into our homes and ransacking everything looking for items made out of precious metals, so they can pawn it and get money. 

If you have valuables including precious metals to protect, you should consider a jewelry type safe. These safes are meant to hold your possessions securely in case of an attack. The lock is protected by a re-locker, and some feature a glass trigger feature which when a drill attack is attempted, breaks and locks the safe in the closed position. Others have other type of triggers and they all have some type of protection in between the lock and the door to protect the lock.

The prices quoted above for gold and silver were taken from the following link http://www.infomine.com/investment/historicalcharts/showcharts.asp?c=Gold, these jewelry safes are meant to protect items valued for a great amount of money. So these safes will keep your valuables, as well as your precious metals safe.

Have you noticed credit card charges on your statement that don’t look familiar? You might be a victim of identity theft. The Federal Trade Commission estimates that as many as nine million Americans have their identities stolen each year. Don’t be a victim as its cost is emotional distress and your time. You must be careful how you keep and discard of your personal records. With a paper shredder you could save your credit and your peace of mind.

Identity Theft occurs in one of the following ways:

• Phishing for credit card information, Social Security Numbers, account numbers, or other personal information on the internet by emails, or by phone by people posing as a representative from a company you do business with.
• Stealing documents, by breaking into your home or office, that give this information to the thief.
• Digging through your trash for credit card, loan or refinance offers which the thief can fill out and send in using your name and changing the address. They also look for bills and other items that they can use.
• By calling or approaching you impersonating a government, bank or other authority figure to pressure you into giving information to a third party by phone, such as credit card numbers, birth date, or social security number.

Paper shredders will give the burglar no chance to get his hands on the information that he needs. By shredding all important papers and even the junk mail you receive, all the thief will find in your trash can are banana peels and milk cartons. If you have records that need to be protected from a burglar, you are welcome to let us help you purchase a safe that is right for you. But keep your important documents and junk mail out of the hands of the trash diggers in your neighborhood, by browsing our new line of paper shredders.

For those of you that have been watching the world market, you have seen how volatile pricing is.  In this world market, China seems to be absorbing massive quantities of steel as well as the raw materials to complete their infrastructure.  What does that mean for us?  Fluxuating steel pricing.  As a result the manufactures are raising the pricing on all safes.

As a result we at Dean Security Safe Co. are having to increase our price on most of the safe models.  There is however a couple of things that we can do different then our competitors; like we have the ability to bring in truck loads of safes at a better price so we can pass along those savings to our customers.  Another option we have to help keep cost down is, we sell a large volume of safes so therefore we can spread our overhead over more safes then some of our competitors.

There is some good news that comes out of this; Cannon Gun Safes is coming out with a new light kit in all Cannon and Traditional series safes.  Fort Knox has added some new colors to choose from, along with some new graphics.  Let us know if you would like a new catalog.  Also, Amsec has come out with a new size in the BF series, the 6636 (65.5”h x 36”w x 26”d) very good look.  I hope this gives you a little better understanding of what is going on in the safe industry, if you have any questions don’t hesitate to contact us.   

A threat that is commonly overlooked by most people who buy or already own safes is moisture. Unlike a fire or burglary, moisture will, overtime, deteriorate and or even destroy personal valuables. By the time you realize that you have a moisture problem, the damage has already been done. To prevent this from happening, there are devices that are placed in the safe called dehumidifiers.

Dehumidifiers are an essential accessory to a safe that helps protect your valuables such as guns, jewelry, and other precious metals from rust, corrosion, and pitting. They limit the amount of moisture within a certain area. There are a few different types of dehumidifiers designed for safes.

The first is a type of heating element. They are most commonly known as “Dri-Rods” or “Goldenrods”.  They function by using electricity to heat up the rod. They sit at the bottom of your safe and as heat radiates off the rod, it circulates the air throughout the safe preventing condensation from forming. This type of dehumidifier requires virtually no maintenance as it continually runs off of a very small amount of electricity.

Another type of dehumidifier is a desiccant type of dehumidifier.  Desiccant or Silica beads absorb the moisture in a given area. With these dehumidifiers, the desiccant needs to be dried out after prolonged use. In order to dry it out, it needs to sit in an oven for about twelve hours at 250°. After which time, it can go back into the safe.

An Eva-dry dehumidifier is a new an improved version of a desiccant dehumidifier. Eva-Drys contain water glass technology crystals. These crystals have a much higher absorption rate than traditional desiccant products.  These crystals are encased within the unit. There is an indicator on the front that lets you know if the Eva-Dry needs to be recharged. To recharge the Eva-Dry, simply flip out its plug and plug it into a wall outlet for 8-12 hours. The Eva-Dry has a life span for about 10 years.

For climates with higher humidity, it is a good idea to use any of the three units together. These items are available at a minimal cost and can save you hundreds if not thousands of dollars worth of damage to your firearms and or other valuables.

Are you worried that one of your employees is coming after business hours to the store?  Do you have a feeling that the housekeeper isn’t always showing up when she says she is?  You trust your pool man, but you want to have control over when he can come to your house?

The answer to these questions is the new Logic system by Medeco high security locks.  The logic system gives you the ability to have control over whom and when someone can come into your business, home, and office.  Plus the ability to have an audit trail, so you know exactly who and when someone has come through the door.

The Logic system works with digital keys and digital cylinders.  Logic electromechanical cylinders offer convenience and security through digital masterkeying.  Using technology that combines digital encoding and physical components, Logic electromechanical cylinders function like standard mechanical cylinders with the added advantage that all rekeying is done electronically.  Keys can be instantly and easily deactivated or reprogrammed with different access permissions or schedules.

You have the ability to program schedules into the cylinders or keys.  Example is if you don’t want your housekeeper to have access to your home or business at night, you can program the key so it only lets her in during the day.  The Logic electromechanical cylinders provide comprehensive audit trails reports showing authorized access, attempted access, and access and expiration schedules.  The audit trail can be obtained from either the key or the cylinder.

Medeco is the industry leader in high security locks and keys.  With factory controlled key cutting and highly encrypted digital codes, Logic electromechanical cylinders offer superior protection against unauthorized key copying and electronic attacks.  If you give a key to the pool man and you fire him, all you have to do is take the key out of the system and he will no longer have access.   

While at the Shot show, I was attracted to a new product line by Sentry. They have worked with Maxtor (a major hard drive brand) and designed an external hard drive that provides protection against water and fire damage. They have also come out with three other units all designed to store media such as hard drives, flash drives, mp3 players, CDs, and DVDs.

A cool feature with these products is their USB connectivity. This allows the external hard drive to operate even while it’s sitting inside the safe.

In case of flood or fire, this is an ideal solution for businesses to protect important information. The computer might be gone but your files are safe. This is really a revolutionary product in the safe industry and I expect other companies to follow suit with similar products.

Shot Show 2008 was a lot of fun and a lot of work.  Very excited about the new products our manufactures have come out with for this year.

To start, the talk of the show was Amsec coming out with a new Two-Tone paint job on their BF and RF series Gun Safes that looks very good.  The safe has a matte black body and a gloss black door.  They also introduced a new light kit that goes behind the center divider in the gun rack.  The big news out of Amsec though, is that they are no longer going to carry the BF-6040 size, instead came out with a new size BF-6636 (65.25”h x 36”w x 26”d 1249lbs.)

Cannon has news of its own; they have come out with a new light kit that goes in the door.  It is going to be standard on the cannon series and traditional series gun safes.  A projected date for the light kit to be available is around May of 2008.  They also came out with two new gloss colors, charcoal grey and champagne.

Fort Knox didn’t come out with any new sizes, but surprised everyone with their new colors.  Back by popular demand is Mercedes silver very good look with silver detail.  The new premium colors are; Desert Rose, Champagne, Fusion Orange, Sage Green, Viper Yellow, and Flame Red.  They also introduced new graphics, the new Elite trim and Performance trim.

Gun Vault has come out with a new bio GV-1000b to go with the bio GV-2000b.  The new size is going to be available May 2008.  They also have a new size for their Gun Safes, GV-5926 (59”h x 26”w x 23”d).  This new size comes in a bio version or key pad.

All in all it was a very good show, lots of new products and new innovation that has all of us at Dean Security Safe Co. very excited for 2008.