Vogel’s Lock & Safe

I just wanted to thank Jeff and the crew at Vogel’s lock for the professional, quick and the job done right the first time service. I will be back and recommend anyone who is looking for lock or safe service. Thanks again crew and keep up the good work!

Stopped in to have a spare key made. Obviously there are other options around town and those may be a little cheaper (I paid $ 5.30 for a copy of my car key) but I was passing by so it was convenient for me. I like that I was supporting a local business and it seems like the people at Vogel’s know their stuff. The process was speedy and the person who made my key was just friendly enough.
But who am I kidding… the #1 reason to patronize Vogel’s is the opportunity to pet Maisy the Key Collie.

Pros:
— Low cost
— Quick service
Cons:
— (Potentially) Don’t do delivery/​emergency services
— Hours of operation are limited
Best fit:
— A go to provider for key replacements/​copies

Professional locksmith ! They know locks better then anyone else around. Save yourself any headaches and go here. Parking can be a problem but don’t be discouraged.

Super fast, super friendly. Walked in and got new keys for $ 2/​copy, I walked out in less than 5 minutes!

Super quick, quality, cheap work. Very reliable for many services from copying keys to getting into locks. Business is friendly and easy, I always go to them for my lock and key needs in Ann Arbor.

Can’t say enough good things! My bike’s u-​lock got stuck, and my bike is my only form of transportation. I called and set up an appointment the next day with Matt. He was great, arrived on time and was very helpful in helping free my bike which was no small task given the strength and positioning of the lock. He also gave recommendations on how to keep my lock from seizing in the future. The price was the lowest of all the places I called. I highly recommend Matt and Vogel’s Locksmiths!

This is the only place that consistently gets all of their services right. From changing locks at my husband’s business to making house keys for the kids — it’s always quality work.

Arrived late, but then took great care of all locks at a very reasonable price. Professional and courteous.

They were nice and friendly. A key copy was $ 2.00.

Wow, this place is amazing. I walked in and had a copy of two keys in like, one minute flat. After buying four of those cute colorful rubber bands, my total was barely over $ 5!
The lady who helped me was SO nice and friendly too.
The best part? The new keys work BETTER than the original set my apartment complex gave me. SERIOUSLY. I don’t get it. The original keys stick in the deadbolt, but the new keys I got from Vogel’s work like a charm. Maybe it’s got to do with the metal they’re made of? In any case, whoa.

These guys are great. In the last year they cut a key for me for a 30 year old tractor, advised me on a problem with my lock and gave me the solution in 15 secs over the phone and when I needed to have one key fit both my front and back doors I took the lock cylinder in and they did it in a flash. They do it all and clearly, after 100 years, know their job… and I love going in the shop it’s got character !!! I’m happy to go out of my way to get any keys cut at Vogels because we need to support his kind of business.

This morning the fella and I discovered that neither of our keys worked in the deadbolt of the side door anymore. It locked from the inside but the outside wouldn’t budge. I had just finished paying bills and was buggin’ because, well, I couldn’t afford to mess around with lock issues. My mom recommended putting some oil on my key and wiggling it around. That didn’t work so Vogel’s was paid a visit.
They’re a locksmith right downtown Ann Arbor. Their building is one of my favorites to look at as I eat my waffles and stare out the window at Café Zola but until today I hadn’t had to call upon their services. Happy to say they’re as awesome on the inside as they are on the out.
We provided them with a photo of the deadbolt and they explained that we could just change it ourselves. They gave us a new lock and made it compatible with our current key and relayed some basic instructions. SUPER nice and very helpful. And, so far, REALLY cheap. Only $ 26 for the new lock. I haven’t been living in Ann Arbor very long but Doug, practically a lifer, calls this place the epitome of old school Ann Arbor and I believe him.
In the future I want to replace all the old doors on my house with new shinier ones and I know who I’ll call to have the lock work done! They’re solid dudes who I know will give us a fair price and do some quality work. High fives, Vogel’s!

I just moved and had a locking handle on my garage, but no keys. I took the lock into Vogel’s and was helped immediately. The gentleman told me that job would take 30 – 45 minutes. Came back in 40 and was all set.
Quick, helpful, and inexpensive. Great locksmith!

I’m a big fan of Vogel’s. It’s an old-​fashioned type of family business that’s becoming increasingly rare. And they do a great job for a fair price! You gotta love it.
I’ve gotten keys duplicated at Vogel’s many times. They are always fast and they charge under a dollar per key (price varies on the type of key). The keys that Vogel’s has copied for me are also uniformly good quality – I haven’t had any experiences with «sticky» keys from here. I also hired Vogel’s to change the locks on my condo after we moved in. They came out to the condo and swapped in completely new locks for our knob and deadbolt. Because it was my preference, they made both locks function on the same key. The new locks work great and we’ve never had a problem at all. The work cost around $ 100, which felt very reasonable. They accepted credit card payment for the job.
I also kind of like their little storefront. They have a display of piles of keys with a dog bed nestled among them in the display window (no dog that I’m aware of). It makes me smile when I walk by.

I stop in here occasionally when going all the way into Home Depot for a key seems excessive. It’s a nice walk from my office. I THINK that the owners are a father/​son team. Always very friendly.
I had a series of keys cut here only to find that some didn’t work. I brought them back in (no receipt necessary, they print their name on their keys so it’s obvious who made them) and dad took one look at the original keys & the new keys, made a joke about how his son must have made that key, then tossed the new ones over his shoulder & went off to cut another set. He even let me have the little rubber key identifier I was playing with for my troubles.
I don’t know how they stay in business specializing in locks & keys but I hope they’re there forever.

Vogel’s cheap, Vogel’s fast, and Vogel’s good!
Last weekend I may or may not have had one too many drinks and lost my keys at the bar. Pathetically, for the next few days I changed my schedule around so that my roommate would be able to let me in (it sucks when you replace something only to find that something a couple of days later).
I probably have bad key karma because those bad boys never showed up. Vogel’s is right off Main Street and is easily accessible for those who live in Kerrytown and South Campus (you E-U’ers may have to try elsewhere if you’re on foot).
2 keys for 3.00? And free tootsie rolls? Think about it.

As someone who’s lived in quite a few rentals with badly-​copied keys, I appreciate having a really reliable locksmith around. Vogel’s was the very first business I patronized after moving to Ann Arbor and the service was excellent.
They also helped me out after a used furniture store sold me a cabinet that turned out to be locked shut with no key included. When I was unable to return the cabinet (this part is a story for another review…), I thought I was stuck with a giant useless box. The folks at Vogel’s found the correct skeleton key to open it up and I happily use it to this day. I love the downtown location too.

Living in the area for ten years, I’ve had my fair share of lost keys and new keys and keys for different homes, different jobs, different boyfriends. There has only been one consistent locksmith, and that is Vogel’s.
Other places have given me excruciatingly faulty keys that have resulted in embarrassing and inconvenient situations — all the way from setting off alarms or being locked out in the cold in the middle of the night, or even being locked INSIDE a business. This never, ever happens with Vogel’s copies.
I walked in the other day and asked for a couple copies of keys, he offered to give them to me for free if I bought a $ 500 safe! What a deal!

Vogel’s has solved lots of problems for me, including making keys that didn’t exist for a large rolling toolbox I bought. And duplicating keys for a lot of apartments and things.
I came into the shop with the toolbox and they just took the key codes off of it, made the key and charged me the standard price for a duplicate, a couple of dollars. I know some locksmiths would have charged a lot more than that.
This business has been in the same family for four generations, since it opened in 1913. They’re so steadfast and reliable, they make 25-​year-​old businesses look capricious by comparison.
If you don’t have a puzzling problem like a locked box with no key, they’re of course goof for installing locks and cutting duplicate keys. A good place to know about if you’re a student, because sooner or later you’ll end up renting a beat-​up victorian house with seven or more of your friends, and you’ll need to get a lot of keys made for your friends and their girlfriends.