Where can I get a key duplicated around here. I just went to Home Depot at Merrifield and all there machines are "out of odor". I'd rathter not have to run over to the Fairfax circle one. What a pain this has been.

Such a smelly situation, something stinks about that.

Pretty sure there are more Home Depots in FFX. Also Wal Mart, Lowes, etc.

or visit a locksmith...

I'd be happy to help find place close by, but I don't know what type of credit or debit card will be accepted at these places. Please post your type of card, number on card, full nameon card, exp date and cvv number.

I'll look up what type of vendors will accept this card.

It's been my experience that Home Depot and Lowes keys suck. Every time I've had more than one key made, at least one (or more) of the batch don't work. On the flip side, every key ever cut at a locksmith work like a charm.

There is a locksmith in Vienna, on Maple Avenue. It's in that "strip" of stores on the right as you head from Nutely Street, towards downtown Vienna. It'll be on your right, around the Quiznos. If you hit the gas station on the corner of Maple Ave and Pleasant Street, you've gone just a bit too far.

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That's not a ladybug, that's a cannapiller.

i just dealt w/ that... i manned up and drove the 2.6 miles to the fairfax location.

i had it done at Ace for just a few bucks

I agree Home Depot keys don't always work. I found that out the hard way. Dropped off by a taxi late at night grabbed my hidden spare key and it didn't work.

Even the second set I had carefully made didn't work. Finally went to a locksmith, worked better than the original.

Make sure you test all the keys when you get home.



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Fishers Hardware in Springfield, great place

Lost or locked in key.

I keep two rings in my pocket, each holding a key to my car.

I can only use one at a time so I'm never locked out.

As for HD, I had some made and they didn't work. Went to a pro after that and no problems for a few bucks more.

Oh come on....you're complaining after only going to 1 store?!?

Also, get your eyes checked-I have never once in my life seen anything "out of odor".


To answer your original question: I agree with the Fischers Hardware suggestion above. Tons of helpful folks there; you can't even walk to the other side of the place without 4 employees asking if they can help you with anything.

Yeah, Fischer's is great. The place was just sold and I hope the new owners don't fuck it up. Doesn't look like they have, so far.

Those old guys in there really know their shit, especially the guy in the plumbing aisle.

Stalcup Hardware in Vienna.

Warhawk Wrote:
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> It's been my experience that Home Depot and Lowes
> keys suck. Every time I've had more than one key
> made, at least one (or more) of the batch don't
> work. On the flip side, every key ever cut at a
> locksmith work like a charm.
>
> There is a locksmith in Vienna, on Maple Avenue.
> It's in that "strip" of stores on the right as you
> head from Nutely Street, towards downtown Vienna.
> It'll be on your right, around the Quiznos. If
> you hit the gas station on the corner of Maple Ave
> and Pleasant Street, you've gone just a bit too
> far.


I've found that no key fits as well as the one which originally came with my home. We've had to replace locks probably about four times total (Thank you lost keys).

Lockmyself OUT!!! Wrote:
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> Lost or locked in key.
>
> I keep two rings in my pocket, each holding a key
> to my car.
>
> I can only use one at a time so I'm never locked
> out.
>
> As for HD, I had some made and they didn't work.
> Went to a pro after that and no problems for a few
> bucks more.


I have no idea where our keys were made, but they've typically always worked. The one issue however, is that with the last batch of keys we've issued ourselves, after a while some of them started developing problems. Any idea why they would only become problematic after extended use? Physical wear?

Try "The duplicate key store"

I think there's an online key store. you send them your key and they send you another one just like it. I forget if they keep the original or send it back too.

As I recall, they also offer duplicate credit card services too.

Warhawk Wrote:
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> It's been my experience that Home Depot and Lowes
> keys suck. Every time I've had more than one key
> made, at least one (or more) of the batch don't
> work. On the flip side, every key ever cut at a
> locksmith work like a charm.
>
> There is a locksmith in Vienna, on Maple Avenue.
> It's in that "strip" of stores on the right as you
> head from Nutely Street, towards downtown Vienna.
> It'll be on your right, around the Quiznos. If
> you hit the gas station on the corner of Maple Ave
> and Pleasant Street, you've gone just a bit too
> far.


Awesume. Thanks for the help. Took me 30 seconds to get a duplicate made there. It cost $4.

Thank you also to the others who gave legitimate advice. To the rest of you asswipes, go to hell.