Locksmith Twin Cities

4.8/5 (378) View on Map

Address: 15612 MN-7 #140, Minnetonka, MN 55345

Phone: +1 952-222-5665

Hours: Monday: Open 24 hours
Tuesday: Open 24 hours
Wednesday: Open 24 hours
Thursday: Open 24 hours
Friday: Open 24 hours
Saturday: Open 24 hours
Sunday: Open 24 hours

Do not use this company for retrieving your keys from a locked car if you would like a reasonably priced service – the price was egregious and unjustifiable, I paid $320 for 30 minutes of service total. It is only the cost I have a problem with, they were very prompt, helpful, efficient, and friendly, it was a pleasant experience working with them. Dispatch picked up immediately, I received a call from the technician 3 minutes later, and he was at my location in 15 minutes!

As far as the cost goes, I paid $320 for the whole service, this was $40 for the service call and $280 for the service. The $40 service call fee is almost reasonable, I can understand paying for the consulting time it took for the technician and the locksmith.

As far as the service charge goes, I have many problems with this price. When I asked the lovely technician about what goes into the service price, he stated that factors include type of vehicle, difficulty, if the alarm goes off, and if it is an emergency. As far as difficulty, I have a 2014 Ford Focus and the technician used two AirJacks and a long hook, this took maybe 2 minutes and there was no struggle. This was not an emergency and the alarm did go off, but I’m not sure why that would effect pricing. As far as the technicians qualifications go, this did not seem like an expensive or difficult job.

What I also think would effect pricing would be gas mileage and drive times, which were also not extreme. Whether or not the technician was coming from the dispatch center, which was 3.5 miles away from where I was located, they could not have driven more than 15 miles to reach me, considering that they were at my location within 15 minutes. The car they were driving was a blue minivan, where it would not require more gas than standard vehicle and the amount of gas they would use to get to me would reflect average minivan mpg of 21-30. Say they drove a full 15 minutes to and from me, this would take about $3-5 based on city gas prices.

As for tools, they were using 2 AirJacks that retail online for $50 for 1 pump, which would be $100 for both AirJacks, of which I have found the exact model based on it’s distinct appearance. The technician also used a long green hook to open the door, these retail for about $25-50 based on length. The tools they used on my car cost $150, this is still less money than I spent on the service itself.

With the amount of money I paid for the service call, I could have paid for both the dispatcher and the technicians hourly wage if they each made $40 an hour, that could be reasonable if that is what that charge is for. I was on the phone with dispatch for 3 minutes and the locksmith spent 15 minutes traveling to me and 10 minutes assisting me on-site, so I can see $40 being indicative of both of their time spent assisting at a baseline.

As for the company, I can see no reason why my service charge of $280 would be justified, when gas spent on me would be no more than $5 and I could’ve bought this whole set of tools used on me for them for $150, then I still gave them $125 more for the service itself. I bought that vans oil change and water for the month at the dispatch center, practically, with the money left over.

In the past I have spent $80 and $150 on two seperate car lockout instances, this cost 2-4 times that amount on the same simple sedan.

There is no reason this should be this expensive, do better and do not use this company unless you want to spend half a weeks wages on a single service.

MN LOCKSMITH PRO

4.8/5 (216) View on Map

Address: 5200 Willson Rd, Edina, MN 55424

Phone: +1 952-303-6948

Hours: Monday: Open 24 hours
Tuesday: Open 24 hours
Wednesday: Open 24 hours
Thursday: Open 24 hours
Friday: Open 24 hours
Saturday: Open 24 hours
Sunday: Open 24 hours

Our key got stuck in the front door late in the day. We called 24/7 Locksmith and they sent Ron right over. He did a super job explaining what needed to be done and shared pricing upfront before starting the work on the options that he might encounter given the 100 year old hardware we have. Ron was knowledgeable and thorough – our front door lock has never worked as well. Highly recommend

KeyMe Locksmiths

4.6/5 (127) View on Map

Address: 6055 150th St W, Apple Valley, MN 55124

Phone: +1 651-504-8891

Hours: Monday: 6:00 AM – 10:00 PM
Tuesday: 6:00 AM – 10:00 PM
Wednesday: 6:00 AM – 10:00 PM
Thursday: 6:00 AM – 10:00 PM
Friday: 6:00 AM – 10:00 PM
Saturday: 6:00 AM – 10:00 PM
Sunday: 7:00 AM – 8:00 PM

The key I had copied didn’t work on my lock. At least I’m only out $5, but I don’t know if I’d recommend others to use something that didn’t work for me.

Minnesota Locks

4.7/5 (246) View on Map

Address: 5456 S Robert Trail, Inver Grove Heights, MN 55077

Phone: +1 651-451-0622

Hours: Monday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Tuesday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Wednesday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Thursday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Friday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Saturday: Closed
Sunday: Closed

Just came in at noon for house keys, quick and easy. Great location off from Robert St. and freeway. Very Nice people to work with.