24 hours Emergency Locksmith

I was going through my old reviews and am really confused. My review was for a small key making business in OB (San Diego). I have never done business with or reviewed «24 Hours Emergency Locksmith» in Chicago. Somehow the name and location of this business changed on Unilocal but kept my review for a completely different business.
So the small key making place in San Diego gets 5 stars. This completely different business that is trying to steal my review gets 1 star.

Locked my keys in the car and had my son with me. Called him and he was there in 10 minutes. Car was open a moment later and he only charged 35. Amazing!

Rude ass hole. Locked myself out of the car and I hit him up. Cash only which is fine but my money was in my car/​condo both which requires my keys. He hung up on me before I could even explain. Called him back and immediately hung up on me again. How this business is rated so highly blows my mind. I would recommend others to stay away when if you’re in a hurry or desperate like I was.

Our epic and long journey of getting key copies made came to an end today. It all began three fortnights ago amidst The Niño reign of rain. Dark times as the Quieter Homes Program of San Diego’s army battled the forces to replace our windows and doors. Once the rain and sawdust settled– we came out victorious. Or so we thought.
Two house keys and three roommates. As the shaman of mendo, I offered my key to my fellow brethren. Wherein the true journey began. Our knight, Sir Billy (also known as Paul) and I traveled far and wide in search of the one true locksmith. We had no idea how arduous the journey would become.
First we crossed the Loma Portal wherein we came upon Home Depot. Just as Sir Billy unsheathed his key we were sent away as the key guy opened his jaws and politely told us he was out of base keys. Just as we made it out– rush hour hit and we had no choice but to retreat to mendo in order to save our sanity. Empty handed.
The second leg in our journey sort of fell in our laps just before we crossed into the Coves of La Jolla. There it was! Ace Hardware! Alas, some luck! We had the shining key copied and were on our way. We completed our mission and returned to the gates of mendo wherein we slid the new key into it’s keeper and it did not turn. Another failed attempt.
As we built up our strength over a short time, Sir Billy had an epiphany and we quickly journeyed down to the Beaches of Ocean– commonly known as Ocean Beach. «I’ve never had the guys on Newport fail me!» We waltzed into our old ally’s palace, OB Hardware and got double copies! Rejoice! Our haste proved detrimental– no luck yet again. The key wouldn’t turn. A hex perhaps.
As we sat in our kingdom, beaten and weathered, we decided to walk to Yee Old 711 for some cold ale. We trekked on foot. Which proved us all the more well. You see, hidden somehow on the beaten path just steps from our own front door is a locksmith. Our own neighbor. Composed and disinterested in our adventurous spirits he excused us to get our six pack and went to work.
So our journey ends. This kindred soul dropped the weird shaped keys on the counter and just as soon as he appeared, he vanished into the storeroom shadows. Our keys glistening as they turned the locks. VICTORY!
This lesson will live on for generations to come.
This Small Business is fast, inexpensive and reliable. I highly recommend it. Forth place I had to go just to get some house keys copied. Will be my go-​to here on out!

Never had a guy just say he’s closed and hang up the phone on me. I had an emergency and was just about to ask if he could recommend someone and… no concern whatsoever. Terrible.

Fast, skilled and friendly! $ 35 for being a complete airhead and locking my moms keys in her trunk lol. Ahh, good times.

I have been waiting around all day for this guy to show up and now he is not answering, terrible customer service.

Locks, history lessons, and advice. What more do you need.

Gave the guy my key, he copied it in under 10 seconds, and charged me less than two bucks. The fastest and most inexpensive key copy place I’ve ever been to. And the key copy works fine. Points!

I’ll say the locksmith was really fast and cheap but he was a total d****. I illegitimately have no idea if I called and the guy was having a bad day but he was so very rude in person for no reason whatsoever. I’ve never had to write a negative Unilocal review like this but I hope I can save someone from a similar experience. He talked to me like I was an idiot and yelled at (as if being locked out with a toddler wasn’t a bad enough situation). After I said I found him on Unilocal,his attitude completely changed. Again, he was really fast and cheap but he acted like I was inconveniencing him by hiring him.

No frills but this guy is fast, cheap and honest. I’ve used him twice. He’s reliable and knows his stuff. Call him and you won’t be disappointed!

Point Loma locksmith was great. He came on time, made keys quickly, was really nice and funny to talk to, and he wasn’t expensive. What a nice change to meet someone like that! :)

Very quick and cheap! He knew where my key was right away that want available at Home Depot. Will definitely be back here for future key sitches :)

This place is the best. I’ve come here on three different occasions to get keys made. It is super affordable and you can get in and out of there super quick with exactly what you need.

Saved the day! My locks weren’t easy but he figured it out. Said he’d be here in 10 mins and he was. Thank you point loma locks!

Super cheap quick and efficient! Was a little rude on the phone but for the price and speediness I would say it almost doesn’t matter :)

Got another 2 keys duplicated in about a minute for only $ 3.24
Fantastic!

We bought a house and were advised that it’s always a good idea to get the locks/​keys changed. We kept putting it off because we thought it’d be a pain. I bookmarked this place a while ago and finally got around to calling yesterday, and to my surprise, the owner offered to come out immediately. He gave me a clear quote over the phone and was over in 5 minutes as promised.
We had three door locks and one gate rekeyed and got 7 keys including 3 Baldwin keys. Total with tax was just under $ 70, which we thought was fair. And the best part — it only took him about 30 minutes.
Oh — and he recycles old keys so we gave him our old keys as well as a few others we don’t know what they open anymore.
I love supporting a local business. The owner said that he’s been in Point Loma over 20 years!
Quote (confirm with owner when you call just in case it changes):
$ 20 service call to come to your place
$ 7.50 to rekey one lock (keep in mind a lot of deadbolts have two locks)
$ 1.50 for each key ($ 4 for Baldwin key)
Fast, efficient and cheap = clear 5 stars!

I first met Yodi and green feathered friend, when he was new in the Point back in the 80’s. The first test was to re-​key the Point Loma Little League as every Coach, Team Mom, etc. had keys to our little Snack Shack :). Next, we introduced him to our Portuguese Community, and pretty soon, every Public building our Community was involved with was rekeyed at some point or other. Recently, on a last minute call, he rescued my BFF to the tune of only $ 94.00. That was rekeying 4 security doors, plus 5 keys, and rekeying one lock for another property, plus one key.
He is extremely clean, quick, and very honest. His pricing blows everyone else right out of the water! Those of us who have moved out of the Point over the years, Yodi has been right there to help with our new locks and keys. Yodi’s loyalty stretches as far as Rancho Santa Fe and as close as Fashion Valley!
Always call before you visit his store front as one never knows if he will be out on an emergency lock-​out!
Rachel Freitas
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Bob Caldwell

Needed a couple keys … this was cheap, fast, friendly … way easier than going somewhere like Home Depot. And I’d rather go to a small independent business.
As far as I can tell this is owner-​operated and a lot of his business comes from mobile locksmithing — first time I went, he was out and about. No problem (I’m glad he provides mobile service) but just a warning to those of you going out of your way, be sure to call first!