Once Upon A Time We Found A Hollywood Locksmith

Once upon a time a family loved a car. The family also loved a key to that car. It was a grand key. This is the story of that family, that car and that key. It is a story of loss and love, frustration and relief. It is the story of paying way to much money to one lock company.

My family took a road trip across country and, for this we bought a new car. We had not bought a new car before and were very excited at the prospect. We save up a little cash and we started visiting dealers and doing research. This car had to be large enough for all our stuff and fit us comfortable during our cross-country trip. It also had to be safe for our one-year-old daughter. We settled upon the new Chrysler Pacifica.

We loved the car but, more than that, we really loved the key with all its wonderful features. It could start the car remotely, set the alarm, lift and drop the rear gate and even open the doors. This was a key that did it all and we loved using it over and over.

We had a great trip across country and the automatic start and lift gate came in so very handy with the kid and the luggage keeping our arms and hands quite busy. However, once we got to Hollywood, we lost one of our keys. Rather, I lost my key as my wife will tell you.

Chrysler told us that the key would be $100 to replace. That is why it was so full of features, it cost a fortune. We couldn’t afford it so we resigned ourselves to only having one key and trading off.

That worked out for quite a trading the key back and forth when we drove the car. But, needless to say, we started to resent the key. It was no longer love. Then, that dreaded day came, the day we lost the other key. Or, rather, I lost the other key. Now, we had to dole out the money for a new one. The dealer could do it but we thought we could get one cheaper at a local Hollywood locksmith. That was not the case.

But, we needed it so we bit the bullet and hired the Hollywood locksmith. He was better than Chrysler because he gave us a deal and we got two keys for a great price. They wouldn’t have done that at the dealer I am sure. But, the locksmith could only make a plain key. It had no features, couldn’t open anything or start the car remotely. It even set off the alarm whenever we got in the car and we had to start it to turn the alarm off.

The moral of the story is. You may love a key for its features but don’t forget those features have a price. A few days after we got the new keys made, our daughter presented us with a box she decorated for us and hid in the kitchen. They key was in it. We may not love that key anymore but we sure love her.

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