Tannerite?   

In all seriousness, those Sentry safes are mostly fireproof, and not so much in the pry-proof department.  On my old one the locking bolts were held by the plastic interior liner, so prying it open would be pretty simple.

I would talk to costco, let them know, then maybe explore cougar's option. Tell them you will be bringing it back for an exchange in two pieces lol.

I'm going to call Costco tomorrow and ask for the Manager, that way I can make him aware of my problem before I go mid evil on it.  I have big ass prybars so if necessary I'm packin'    I don't have the receipt but I'm guessing they have a record of my Cards purchases?!?!?!  Whatever, I want access to my Pistols.

Maybe you can sue...a whole weekend without being able to shoot or hold your babies? Sounds like severe mental duress to me!      

What's worse is I have 1 in my backpack because it got locked OUT!!

Day 3

 

Leave a note on your door:

Helen:
Thanks for picking up the mail while we're in Las Vegas this weekend. 

Please let Carl know I have his rifle in my safe.  I didn't have a chance to return it before the trip.  It's a little cramped with all my other guns, but it fit fine. 

Also, tell the alarm monitor company I left the system disabled to prevent more false alarms while nobody is there.  I'll schedule an appointment after next week.

Call if you have any questions.  Wish us luck!!  Aloha!!

See if that helps get your safe open!          

I would pick it up and drop it a few times. Not high or anything. Just a few inches so it bumps when you drop it. Just to get it open so you can get your stuff out and return it

When I went to Honolulu Firearms to use the range the guy couldn't get the ammo out the safe cause the battery was dying lol. That one instance is what turned me off to electronic safes.

Make sure you let costco know.  I don't know how to return a safe lol, and even moreso don't know how to return a safe with guns inside of it.  But, costco has lifetime guarantees on all their sold products, minus electronics.

Would the locking mechanism be considered electronic?

Is it bolted down? If not, take precautions if you are taking a pry bar to it.

I think it is time for me to start looking at new safes.
I got locked out once, but luckily mines came with a backup key.
The key worked, but not so easily. It has always been on my mind since.

Would the locking mechanism be considered electronic?

Is it bolted down? If not, take precautions if you are taking a pry bar to it.

I think it is time for me to start looking at new safes.
I got locked out once, but luckily mines came with a backup key.
The key worked, but not so easily. It has always been on my mind since.

When they say electronics, I believe they are really referring to like TV / computers.  I had read some stuff recently about their "satisfaction guarantee" when I was looking into a coffee maker; people were saying the pumps go out on the Kureig things, so to buy it from costco, because if it dies 2 years down the road, they will replace it.   Recently, the lady there when I bought a printer told me it had a life time satisfaction guarantee, and to not worry about a square trade warranty.

When they say electronics, I believe they are really referring to like TV / computers.  I had read some stuff recently about their "satisfaction guarantee" when I was looking into a coffee maker; people were saying the pumps go out on the Kureig things, so to buy it from costco, because if it dies 2 years down the road, they will replace it.   Recently, the lady there when I bought a printer told me it had a life time satisfaction guarantee, and to not worry about a square trade warranty.

After seeing the Lifetime Guarantee comments, I did some Googling.  Seems the policy applies to most non-excluded items within a reasonable time frame, like 6-12 months.  If you are not happy with the product then, they will take it back.  After 2 years or more (the time frame of a blog post I read), they evaluate whether the item malfunctioned or had a defect.  If not, they may refuse the refund.  I guess they believe that you must have been satisfied for that long if you kept it, so giving a refund for everything they sell after many years of satisfactory use would be crazy.

Moral of the story:  don't try to get a refund years later unless the item broke due to something other than abuse or accident.

Make sure you let costco know.  I don't know how to return a safe lol, and even moreso don't know how to return a safe with guns inside of it.  But, costco has lifetime guarantees on all their sold products, minus electronics.

At 1.6 cft it's not going to have much in it.............firearms wise.

After seeing the Lifetime Guarantee comments, I did some Googling.  Seems the policy applies to most non-excluded items within a reasonable time frame, like 6-12 months.  If you are not happy with the product then, they will take it back.  After 2 years or more (the time frame of a blog post I read), they evaluate whether the item malfunctioned or had a defect.  If not, they may refuse the refund.  I guess they believe that you must have been satisfied for that long if you kept it, so giving a refund for everything they sell after many years of satisfactory use would be crazy.

Moral of the story:  don't try to get a refund years later unless the item broke due to something other than abuse or accident.

They are actually pretty cool about returns.

I've never seen them refuse one.

My buddy returned a vacuum 2 years later because the motor burned out.

They are actually pretty cool about returns.

I've never seen them refuse one.

My buddy returned a vacuum 2 years later because the motor burned out.

This is similar to most of the stories that I have read.  Obviously, some people may abuse it, but overall consumers tend to be honest and not want to 'cheat' the system.

At 1.6 cft it's not going to have much in it.............firearms wise.

I didn't know they sold gun safes that small lol.  The only gun safe I know they have is the big huge one that looks like it's 800+ lbs lol. I also didn't read the size

costco's return policy is second to none.
ive returned all sorts of stuff, including food on one occasion. ive even brought back assembled items that were so much hassle to disassemble and try to neatly repack i just brought the folded box and packing materials in a trash bag, and the fully assembled product on a flatbed cart

dont worry about not having the receipt. they have a backlog on their computer of your purchases for the last 3-5 years.

What's the model of your safe? I Googled "sentry safe battery dead won't open" and found this. I know you probably have, but try doing Google searches with various sentry safe-related search terms.

http://www.justanswer.com/1dv9-safes/5u0it-can-t-open-safe-afraid-battery-dead-just-home.html

also this

http://www.fixya.com/support/t1953056-sentry_safe_s3877_key_know_combination

I think the best thing to do is have a 2A meeting at your house.  Just have beer on hand......

then let each member take a crack at it.....

Guaranteed by the end of the night we will have it open!

Renee @ Costco gave me the green light to shread it, I'll still get the refund.  Thank you Funtimes for the suggestions.