Quickly Locksmith

MUST READ: To say that I had an absolutely awful experience with this company would be an understatement. For those of you who want a quick read, ill sum it up in 3 words: SLOW, UNPROFESSIONAL, ROBBERY.
For those who care to read on:
Unfortunately, I have found myself in need of a locksmith more times than I would like to admit so I am all to familiar with the different options available to get in when you are locked out. There is the classic lock picking, bumping (using a blank key), the credit card slide, drilling (a locksmiths gold mine) and then the customer favorite, the «under the door tool» (no clue what the proper name is).
For those of you that do not know what I am talking about, the «under the door tool» is this thin, metal wire device (imagine an unfolded, flexible hanger), that slides under your door, hooks onto the door handle from the inside, and in just one swift, non-​destructive motion, pulls the handle down and opens the door! It literally takes no longer than 60 seconds and the door is open — with absolutely NO DAMAGE to your lock.
Why isn’t this method always used you wonder? Because companies like Quickly Locksmith prefer to make a buck off of a person already in a bad situation with being locked out — and they are rude while doing it.
As for my experience — its quite simple: I was locked out in the middle of the night (around 3am) with no phone, the front desk calls Quickly Locksmith (which I agree with other users, almost certainly has a deal of some sort with the building). The locksmith arrives over 1 hour after the call. The first question he asks — «how will you be paying for this?» After explaining that I had both cash and credit inside of the apartment but nothing actually on me (shocker, considering I was LOCKED OUT), he gave me a hard time about doing the job because I couldn’t prove that I could pay. As if that wasn’t ridiculous in and of itself, he then starts speaking in Spanish with the people who work at the building to see if they had already told me a price — incorrectly assuming that I couldn’t understand every single word that he said. He then says to me (in English), «price will depend on how I get in.»
In an effort to avoid conflict, I just said ok and led him to the door. Before even looking at the lock, he takes out his drilling tools. I asked him to try less destructive methods first and he glares at me and says «are you the locksmith or am I?» Again, trying to avoid conflict, I apologize and nicely ask again that he try something else first. He does, but «can’t» get it open. Just as he was about to start drilling I noticed the under the door tool in his bag, immediately stopped him from drilling, and insisted that he use that to open my lock.
What do you know, about 45 seconds later, I was in my apartment with no damage to the door. Sounds like a happy ending right? WRONG. The guy charges me $ 150 for «his services and time» — ironic considering this whole thing would have taken 5 seconds had he not tried to scam me first by attempting to drill my lock right away. Could he really not get the lock open before or was that all just an act to make it seem like drilling my door was necessary? I vote the latter. And even if he couldn’t get the lock open, why would he not trying to use the tool conveniently hidden in his bag before drilling my lock? I believe the answer is obvious — money, money, money. Had I not seen that tool stashed away in his bag, who knows how much I would have been paying him to replace my lock!
Bottom line, this whole ordeal took over 2 hours of my time (when clearly the door could have been opened in under 1 minute), the locksmith himself was a complete tool (no pun intended), and I paid $ 150 for a service that has previously cost me no more than $ 80. Like I said before, SLOW, UNPROFESSIONAL, ROBBERY.

Very Expensive service and make many questions about my life, but resolve my problem.

I found this company randomly, and finding a service provider in a random way rarely works out well in Miami. What a surprise it was to have a different experience. I have used their services many times now over the past 3 years (multiple properties) and always experience the same thing: extreme responsiveness, flexible timing to meet my work schedule; and sound advice as to what should be used to solve my issue.
For example, they aren’t going to sell you the pretty digital internet lock you might ask for, at least not without telling you they are less secure than the cheaper, old fashioned type.
And the recommendations are always specific to the issue. For example, handling the locks on my home (with trusted person access such as housekeeper/​dog walker) vs. a tenanted property (where priority is saving the expense of re-​keying the main lock between each tenant) led to 2 different recommendations and solutions.
Service is so good, and I trust them so much, I call David (owner) with my periodic issues as if he’s a long-​time friend. (As in, «Hey David, it’s Ken.»)
It’s comforting to know that if I’m locked out, standing in front of my house in the rain, it will not be for long. I know David will be ready to help me.
Great, great company. And a great guy running it

Guy came open the door with a credit card, charged $ 150 dlls… 150 !! … seriously!
hahaha i need to be a locksmith now… my job sucks. 150 dlls for 20 minutes (including drive to place). Must be a dream job.
Good service… yes
Fast service… yes
BAD PRICES … exaggerated … extremely ridiculously bad pricing
My recommendation.
Stay away from this company and always ask for a price range before hand
Cheers everyone!

Strange, rude individual («David») who charged me $ 175 when all my neighbors (male) were charged $ 120. Also very unprofessional as when he departed my building, he ran into neighbors and building staff on the way out apparently telling them that inappropriate behaviors happened in my apartment while he was there. Between us.
They did not.
The only thing inappropriate is his discriminatory pricing. Ladies, beware.

Crooks.
I’m fairly certain they have a deal with building management to always recommend this company. They have never successfully picked my lock, and always up-​charge me for the full lock replacement (3 times now) and a lecture about how I should keep spares with loved ones (thanks for the tip, I hadn’t thought of that /​eyeroll).
The last time they came, they couldn’t even «catch» the door handle with a fishing rod contraption to open the door from the inside, and instead left a ton of black scratches all over the inside of the door and door frame.
I ended up paying $ 150 for the replacement, which the guy called a «discount» because I mentioned the Unilocal Deal (Pay $ 95 for $ 125 voucher) which they refused to accept. (Had I not mentioned the deal, they would have charged me closer to $ 175 for the replacement).
I trusted Unilocal this last time of my door people and called «My Locksmith» instead. They picked the lock in about 5 minutes and charged me much less than Quickly, about $ 75 to pick the lock, and had given me a quote for $ 115 to replace it if it necessary up front.

Really bad experience with this company. My mother-​in-​law locked herself out while my wife and I were running errands. The locksmith shows up and drills though the core of the lock and says that the entire lock needed to be replaced because he cannot fit a new core for a whooping total of $ 325.00. Without any knowledge my mom let this person to give her some guidance.
When my wife and I showed up, the locksmith was ready to install a $ 65.00 lock in the door to replace a high end lock. This new lock was not just cheap looking but smaller so the guy was planning to add a metal plate to fill the void!!!
My wife stopped the guy from installing the lock and paid $ 75 dollar to the guy to destroy our lock. Then, the owner of the store proceeded to call my mom to tell her how disappointed he was for not allowing his company to finish the job and that his employee was in the parking lock «crying» out of frustration and that she should allow him to finish the job. To this moment I’m not really sure how old is the owner buy I’m guessing he has to be anywhere between 12 to 15 years old to cause this much drama.
I did dome research on our look to find out that it was a $ 250.00 lock. I took it to AAA Miami Locksmith who were great. Nicest people, they explained to me that the original lock didn’t need to be drilled. They replaced the core and made three copies of the keys for a whopping $ 11.50. Yes, $ 11.50, and QUICKLY LOCKSMITH not just bullied my mother-​in-​law but tried to charge us an extra $ 238.50 for an $ 11.50 solution.
They get one star since the showed up quickly
Think twice before using this company…

Worst service ever
4 hours later
Half ass job
Terrible
The tech couldnt finish the job and just left and told us to call the company

Phenomenal customer service. I needed a car key replaced after losing it, they showed up very quickly after I called, and the whole process only took about 30 min to cut and program the new key. It also came out to be much cheaper than if I had towed my car to the dealership and had them replace the key. The specialist who helped me out (David) was also super friendly and upfront about everything from the process to the costs. I will definitely suggest to anyone in a jam.

I am a commercial property manager in Miami and unfortunately evictions are a large part of my business. David has been invaluable as he is very timely, very skilled and is a professional. More importantly, he is honest which is an anomaly in the city of Miami. I only use one locksmith now and I have never been disappointed, only grateful that I found him. As I live in an apartment, he was very quick to help me in a residential capacity as well when I managed to get locked out. Stop searching and call David now!

Horrible service, sure they can change a lock but so can I. I called them since I didn’t have the tools or a spare lock. They charged me a $ 100 which was okay. The tech they sent was the biggest asshole I’ve ever met in my life. The way he spoke to me was ridiculous, I understand I paid for the lock changing service but I’m sure that also included some fucking respect from the tech. Will not go back to them and do not recommend them ever. Horrible experience.

Not a fan. Perhaps the bait and switch shouldn’t limited to this company, perhaps that is what the locksmith business is all about?
So — I got locked out. Upon recommendation from the front desk, this company was called. He told me the rate to come out. It was comparable to other places I had called. When he couldn’t open the door… tried to pick lock, then used the wire, he said I needed a new lock. I asked how much, he said he’d give me a discount but wouldn’t name a price before he started drilling. $service fee + $ 120 for a new lock? Really — before the discount? I should be grateful for the slight discount I received and I suppose there should be a charge for a weekend day call. The guy was really nice and they were quick (the only reason I am putting an extra star). If you need someone in a pinch, they deliver.
So some tips– call around for the service charge, before they do any work — ask them upfront how much it will cost (my big regret was not pushing for it)…you can look online for approximate prices for the area… although nothing makes you feel more like a sucker than when you do this after the fact. Don’t forget to ask for any fees associated with credit card/​debit use.
Don’t forget to post a review so that we can start to weed out the huge variation in price and service. The prices just seem so subjective. But regardless, this company will not be on my phone for future calls (hopefully never again).