Fridge Guard, Clear

My adopted Basset Hound came to me knowing how to open a refrigerator and take her pick of the contents - not a good thing to let your dog do! This lock attached easily, is easy to use, and keeps the dog out of the people-food. I can open it with one hand, though you do need a whole hand free and can no longer open the fridge with a hip, foot, or elbow when putting things away. I've forgotten it's there and banged the fridge open dozens of times already, and the guard shows no signs of breaking or of the adhesive moving. For the price, I definitely recommend this product for keeping dogs out of your fridge. One note - you can install it so there's some "play," which allows the fridge to open a little but makes it easier to unhook the guard and might make it easier for a determined toddler to break it by yanking the door multiple times. Or you can install it as in the directions so it's tight and holds the fridge sealed against any pull, but that requires more work to open it (you have to push the door in past the hook and then unlatch it). I have it loosely installed, but for kids, I can see wanting it tight. Maybe that's why some of the reviewers have different experiences with the same latch.

Although this product broke on me after four months (it snapped in half) I liked it enough that I ordered another one. PROS: Never failed to stop a child from entering the fridge (after the first week he rarely tried to open it, though he still tries) Clear (many visitors didn't notice it was there, until the door wouldn't open) Easy to use (one-handed open; no hands needed to relock) CONS: Price (it's a little high, even when shipping is accounted for) Broke after 4 months (as stated, it snapped in half...probably from normal stresses on the polymer; it could probably be fabricated from a more pliant material and be as effective) Again, though, I was happy enough with it to buy another.

We bought this because my autistic son started to enjoy getting up at 2 or 3 in the morning, and was flushing anything liquid from the fridge down the toilet. Yep, both expensive and gross. So, these took a couple of seconds to install (just make sure to line them up before adhering, so that you can actually open your fridge and/or get the lock to catch). And, they worked until my son got tall enough to reach them and figured out how to open it up. While I'm glad to see he's developing cognitively, I'm back to sleeping with one ear open for the sound of the fridge cracking open . . . :) [BTW, we haven't removed them yet, so I can't tell you if they leave a mark] Update: we bought a second one, and the two keep my son thwarted, he can't get both open and open the fridge. As to some of the contrary reviews, you have to let the adhesive adhere! After that, it is a strong bond. Also, we had on the freezer that broke; the adhesive took a bit to get off but came off without at mark. All in all, an excellent product.

The fridge guard worked for about 6 weeks before one of the 2 pieces stopped sticking to the fridge and just fell off, rendering the lock completely useless. Maybe the creators didn't think about a 2 year old boy with voracious eating habits pulling and tugging on the door at least 10 times a day when they decided what kind of adhesive to use...this is the kind of wear and tear it received at my house. You might have better luck in the longevity of this product if you get this on your fridge before your child realizes the treasure trove hidden inside the big rectangular box in the kitchen, or have a child which is not as interested in food as mine is.

Okay, so I read all the reviews about how fabulous this product was (for the most part) and decided to get several sets of these to secure our three refrigerators. Yes, three...don't ask? 2 are in the garage and 1 is in the house. We have 3- 2 year olds...now the multi- fridges may make more sense. These little buggers are industrious, but beyond that- I also thought this looked like a good product to keep one's husband from forgetting to actually close the freezer door all the way. There's nothing like watching 9 hours of couponing go out the window when you find all of the meat you are stockpiling is cooking inside your freezer because the door is wide open in a 200* garage. Nice. Okay, back to the product. These definitely do NOT work in a hot environment. The adhesive on the back of the two pieces literally melts, so do not even consider these in an environment that is remotely hot or humid. You'd be better off buying a used bandaid. I was pretty pleased with these inside for about 2-3 weeks. The simple fact is that, the adhesive is just not meant to withstand any real, repetitive stress. With 3 kids, I am in and our of the fridge a zillion times during the day. With regular use, the slight lifting you need to do to get the male end of the latch let go of the female end is just too much on the poor old adhesive. It gets tired and eventually loses its grip (kind of like parents)... So now my kids regularly just take these things off of the fridge and rub what's left of the adhesive in one another's hair. Yet, another drama. So, my advice: save your money, or buy some industrial size luggage belt to wrap around the whole stinking refrigerator if you really want to keep industrious fingers out of the fridge OR purchase a tazer and zap your kids if they go within 4' of the fridge (kidding of course.)