Does Your Locksmith Have a Storefront?

Most Toronto locksmith companies don't even have a business set up in Toronto!

The unfortunate reality is that the locksmith companies listed on the first page of Google when you search for "Toronto locksmith" or "locksmith Toronto" are shells of companies that are based nowhere near Toronto?

So you're locked out. And you happen to call one of these locksmiths. What's the problem?

Well the problem is that these companies are employing unethical practices to essentially scam the consumer. For example, you're locked out of your house. You call a "Toronto-based" locksmith and quoted no more than $50. The locksmith shows up and tells you that they can't pick the lock and need to drill it out. Flustered and confused, you agree. They go ahead and drill it out. Now you're no longer locked out but your front door is missing a lock! The locksmith conveniently has supplies in his unmarked van.

All told, your bill comes to well over $500 instead of $50. The locksmith cites additional charges, such as the drilling out of your lock. You guessed it -- your lock never needed to be drilled out in the first place!

The next time your door breaks down, your lose your keys, your lock needs a repair, make sure the locksmith Toronto is actually based in Toronto!