Universal Replacement Magnetic Cabinet Cabinets Reviews Summary

Installation

Pros:

• "The provided tools and YouTube video (linked via QR code in the printed instructions) make installation super easy!"
• "The added guide made installation a breeze, it unlocks with no trouble with the added keys."
• "They are easy to install, have good instructions and hold up well to even the angriest toddler trying to rip our cabinet doors open."
• "I’m not the handiest of men when it comes to fixing stuff, but putting these magnetic locks on doors and cabinets was so easy, I did a whole roomful in less than an hour."
• "Installation is super simple, especially after watching the YouTube video."
• "The installation of these is a breeze thanks to the handy cradle piece."
• "Easy to install with the jig provided."

Cons:

• "Adhesive is not as great as they say. Our 3 year old can pull pretty hard and these are quite easy to pull off."
• "The adhesive didn't work worth a darn -- we lightly sanded down and cleaned the inside of the doors so that it would stick better but no luck."
• "Several of the locks we got would not stay engaged."
• "The install was relatively easy, but my 2 yr old (who has developmental delays) was able to rip the cabinet open within a few hours of these being installed."
• "These are nice baby-deterrents that do not need the drilling of holes. They are of medium difficulty to install, as it was hard to line up the two pieces for a perfect fit."
• "The magnet needed to be in just the right position for them to unlatch."
• "The strike plate is a flimsy plastic that neither adheres nor stays on."

Customer Service

Pros:

• "We reached out to the company and figured out we were placing them too close to metal screw holding our cabinet knobs in place. They sent us a replacement set with instructions to place them closer to the center and they work perfectly!"
• "Also a side note, the owners of this company were so nice and sent me a hand written note thanking me for my order."
• "EXCELLENT CUSTOMER SERVICE - Above & Beyond what most companies today would do!"
• "I would highly recommend this company for their customer service alone."

Cons:

• "I ordered these because the company didn’t respond to my email about lock catch replacements."
• "I’ll reach out to customer service and see if they will fix this problem."
• "Emailed the company who has not responded."
• "I brought this to the attention of Eco-Baby and they refuse to acknowledge that these are different products."

Adhesive Quality

Pros:

• "The locks are totally concealed once in place and although they are held in place only with 3m adhesive strips, the grip is strong enough to prevent my kid from opening drawers/cupboards when she’s reefing on them."
• "The adhesive is very strong, and you can also screw these in if you want an even firmer hold."
• "No loosening of the very strong glue hold and no problems with magnet."
• "They stay adhered as described and when I had to remove, they didn’t leave an impossible sticker residue."
• "Adhesive is good enough to not pop open when child tries to open, and gentle enough that when we moved didn't damage the kitchen cabinets when we took them."
• "The adhesive is working stellar so far."
• "Very sticky adhesive (will likely ruin the finish on your cabinet where installed), better get it right the first time."

Cons:

• "The adhesive pads these came with were starting to fall off anyway."
• "The double sided sticky tape that is already adhered to the lock pieces wasn’t thick enough to stick to my cabinets."
• "The alignment tool doesn’t work, they are a pain to install, the adhesive is a different brand (not 3M as advertised)."
• "The installation cradle is too big so the adhesive doesn't protrude and doesn't stick to cabinets."
• "Low quality adhesive quality. My 4 year old was easily able to tear it from the cabinet."
• "But after a few days I noticed that a bunch of the locks were coming unstuck from the double sided tape."
• "Unfortunately, the adhesiveness is not as advertised. We tried multiple locks and many would not stick to our cabinets."

Lock Mechanism

Pros:

• "They open easily with the magnetic key, but shut just as quickly and stay shut when you want them to."
• "These locks are exactly what you are looking for. They installed so easily and have held up to a very active and insistent toddler throwing her whole weight into them on many occasions."
• "Cabinet doors stay completely shut, so no pinched fingers when baby tries to open doors!"
• "For the ones that do work, it works great! It’s easy to install and use the magnet."
• "These work great and were so easy to install for a perfect fit!"
• "These magnetic locks do the trick! Our 2 year old son has pulled on cabinet doors after the install and these are strong enough to stay closed."
• "The magnet is very strong and the adhesive is just as strong, so even if you pull, it is not going to come off of the wall/door and break."

Cons:

• "Installed in correct position, worked once or twice in a row. Other than that, when the lock unlocks and the notch goes down it stays down instead of clicking back up to lock behind striker."
• "2 of the locks don't work. I tried pulling the lock up but one falls right back down and the other stays down when you shut the cabinet."
• "A few of the locks keep getting detached from the inside of the cabinets."
• "Not one of the locks worked. No matter what way the flap was flipped, the tooth to catch the lip stayed down."
• "The magnets also don't always stay locked."
• "The first two locks attached do not rise into the lock position."
• "The locks are very flimsy. Noticed that if you just pushed on the door a little the lock would come undone."