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Research turned commercial: http://shloosl.com/ http://shloosl.com/ Copy any key for $5 with a picture from your phone and they'll mail it to you.

acchow 13y ago
So then they have my address and keys to it?
- derleth 13y ago
  > So then they have my address and keys to it? Right, which means if your house is burgled within a reasonable timeframe after you use the service, they're prime suspects. It's a pretty big risk for them, I should think.
  - coldtea 13y ago
    >It's a pretty big risk for them, I should think. Yes, so all it takes is somebody to rob THEM, and get keys and addresses...
    - pc86 13y ago
      Burglary all the way down.
    - derleth 13y ago
      > Yes, so all it takes is somebody to rob THEM, and get keys and addresses... Which would legitimately take the heat off of them, so it would be in their interests to fake a robbery of themselves not long before their real robberies of others begin. Ah, but I'm just getting started! If you wanted to rob houses and frame them, just rob them first. The police and everyone else will think your real robbery was faked by the company, as per my previous paragraph, so you get off scot free. Robbception, it would be called.
- fennecfoxen 13y ago
  Only if you gave them your address and the keys to it. If you gave them a different address or different keys, could be harder...
  - lostlogin 13y ago
    A bit harder - use of a telephone book would probably solve a fair portion of cases where they didn't just get straight in (assuming you paid with your own credit card and so they had your name).
    - dsrguru 13y ago
      But if you pay by credit card, that applies to any key copying service, online or not.
      - makomk 13y ago
        Old-fashioned key copying services don't necessarily have the opportunity to make their own copy of your key.
        eru 13y ago
        They could just sneakily make a picture of your key.
pavel_lishin 13y ago
Nope, no possibility of abuse there! It's strange, but I really find it hard to come up with a legitimate reason for this service - I think there's a place that'll copy my keys down the street from me. It would take me less time to get my keys copied there on the way home than it would to actually check my mail when I get home.
- columbo 13y ago
  I can see a legitimate reason. This allows you to keep a digital copy of your key. In the event that something unexpected happens, like you are in a different state and you misplace your car keys, you have a digital backup that can be turned into a physical key.
  - sbov 13y ago
    Every modern car I've bought has a chip in the key that it won't start without.
    - walls 13y ago
      They are enough to let you inside the car, though, which is enough for (I would assume) the majority of locksmith calls.
    - badgar 13y ago
      You buy expensive makes then, I really hope you know that you're way above what most people spend on cars. Most cars don't have those chips yet. The only sort of mainstream car I've seen with a chip in the key is the prius, which starts in the low 20s new.
      - aaronz8 13y ago
        My 1998 Honda Accord had a chip... I don't usually cite Wikipedia links, but... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transponder_car_key http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transponder_car_key
      - 13y ago
navs 13y ago
Yes! I remember this was on HN a few days ago and thought it relevant but I couldn't remember the exact name so I googled shoosl+keys+copy+delivery+startup and a variety of combinations based on that but couldn't find the service online. They really need a memorable name.

acchow 13y ago

So then they have my address and keys to it?

derleth 13y ago
> So then they have my address and keys to it? Right, which means if your house is burgled within a reasonable timeframe after you use the service, they're prime suspects. It's a pretty big risk for them, I should think.
- coldtea 13y ago
  >It's a pretty big risk for them, I should think. Yes, so all it takes is somebody to rob THEM, and get keys and addresses...
  - pc86 13y ago
    Burglary all the way down.
  - derleth 13y ago
    > Yes, so all it takes is somebody to rob THEM, and get keys and addresses... Which would legitimately take the heat off of them, so it would be in their interests to fake a robbery of themselves not long before their real robberies of others begin. Ah, but I'm just getting started! If you wanted to rob houses and frame them, just rob them first. The police and everyone else will think your real robbery was faked by the company, as per my previous paragraph, so you get off scot free. Robbception, it would be called.
fennecfoxen 13y ago
Only if you gave them your address and the keys to it. If you gave them a different address or different keys, could be harder...
- lostlogin 13y ago
  A bit harder - use of a telephone book would probably solve a fair portion of cases where they didn't just get straight in (assuming you paid with your own credit card and so they had your name).
  - dsrguru 13y ago
    But if you pay by credit card, that applies to any key copying service, online or not.
    - makomk 13y ago
      Old-fashioned key copying services don't necessarily have the opportunity to make their own copy of your key.
      - eru 13y ago
        They could just sneakily make a picture of your key.

pavel_lishin 13y ago

Nope, no possibility of abuse there! It's strange, but I really find it hard to come up with a legitimate reason for this service - I think there's a place that'll copy my keys down the street from me. It would take me less time to get my keys copied there on the way home than it would to actually check my mail when I get home.

columbo 13y ago
I can see a legitimate reason. This allows you to keep a digital copy of your key. In the event that something unexpected happens, like you are in a different state and you misplace your car keys, you have a digital backup that can be turned into a physical key.
- sbov 13y ago
  Every modern car I've bought has a chip in the key that it won't start without.
  - walls 13y ago
    They are enough to let you inside the car, though, which is enough for (I would assume) the majority of locksmith calls.
  - badgar 13y ago
    You buy expensive makes then, I really hope you know that you're way above what most people spend on cars. Most cars don't have those chips yet. The only sort of mainstream car I've seen with a chip in the key is the prius, which starts in the low 20s new.
    - aaronz8 13y ago
      My 1998 Honda Accord had a chip... I don't usually cite Wikipedia links, but... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transponder_car_key http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transponder_car_key
    - 13y ago

navs 13y ago

Yes! I remember this was on HN a few days ago and thought it relevant but I couldn't remember the exact name so I googled shoosl+keys+copy+delivery+startup and a variety of combinations based on that but couldn't find the service online. They really need a memorable name.