So heres my story of dealing with First Security, its kind of long so sorry but I wanted to cover the whole thing.
I had spent a few weeks researching what safe I needed to fit my very picky requirements, and once I had found it, I started looking for the best place to get it that would not overcharge me for the safe itself, and the delivery to my home. This was the part I had underestimated. Every store online that had the safe I wanted had it at a kick ass price but wanted $300+ for delivery, and when I say delivery I mean plain old curbside delivery. I did not realize that most online safe stores expect you to make your own arrangements to it the rest of the way. Finally I found a place online that was cheaper than any other, no tax as it was out of state, and had 'free' curbside delivery, so all I would have to do would be to find someone to get it from the curb to my apartment. And this is where First Security come into the story.
I called up and spoke to Tina, who was relatively new at the company but very friendly and helpful. We were discussing the cost of sending some of their guys to get the safe from the curb to the apartment when she asked me why I didn't just buy the safe from them instead. I couldn't think of a good reason why not, so we went over the specifics of the safe I wanted to see if they could come close to the price I had found online. Tina told me she would look into it and call me back with a price the following day as it was late in the afternoon and they were closing. And she did not disappoint, she called me back the very next morning with their price. Not only was there price cheaper than what I had found online, but it included all taxes and INSIDE delivery. Needless to say I was absolutely amazed and took the deal straight away. There was a little paper work back and forth and then the waiting period. It was going to be about 2 weeks for the safe to be built, as it was a custom order. Tina told me that once they receive a new safe, they usually hold it for a few days so that their technicians can check it for imperfections and issues, which was fine by me as I'd much rather them find any problems at their store than me find them once it is sat in my apartment.
The two weeks seemed to fly by and before I knew it Tina was calling again to schedule the delivery. We settled on a day and time, which thankfully was a 1.5 hour window, allowing me to minimize the time I had to take off work. Unfortunately my schedule changed and I had to move the date. Tina was more than helpful and did not make a fuss at all, which is very rare in my experience when dealing with smaller companies. Finally the day came for me to receive my safe. The delivery guys called me to let me know they were on the way and arrived within 30 minutes of the 1.5hrs window. Now this safe is very big and very heavy, but the two delivery guys managed to get it up to my apartment, and into the room I wanted it without leaving a mark on any of the walls, doorways or floors. The safe itself was in immaculate condition and they gave me a short tutorial on it operation and changing the factory default code to my own.They were very professional, polite, efficient and made the whole event very simple and painless.
Its now a couple of weeks since I received the safe and I'm still over the moon with it and the whole experience of making the purchase with First Security. I really would recommend them to anyone who is in the market for a safe, big or small. And if you call them, make sure you ask for Tina as she was the center of my whole purchase and is true a pleasure to work with. Thanks again First Security. read more