Most masterlocks are even easier than that: tear an aluminum can in half (or if you're feeling civilized, cut a strip) and you've got a shim that works on most

Most masterlocks are even easier than that: tear an aluminum can in half (or if you're feeling civilized, cut a strip) and you've got a shim that works on most cheap padlocks. And that's not counting the ones that can be opened with a hard strike (say, from another masterlock). Any company competing in the cheap-tier lock segment shouldn't be trusted, for ANY of their locks. They'll leverage the name recognition they get from the cheap locks to try and get you to choose their more expensive, "higher security" locks, but in many cases they'll be selling you a just as shitty product.