Product review (2 stars): Included Surface Prep-pad Scratches Suface
I finally decided to take the plunge and by this to keep some people out of my mini fridge. I have a mini fridge pretty much the same color as what is in the photo, which is why I bought this item. Upon receiving this item, I read the instructions to see if there was anything I might miss if I just skipped them. This item comes with the following: 1 Black Colored Anchor Clip. 1 Silver Colored Anchor Clip, 1 Master Lock, 2 Alcohol Wipes, and 1 Scrubby Pad.

The instructions read: "2. Clean and prepare the chosen pad locations with the included kit. Use the scrubby pad to clean the attachment location, wipe area clean with the alcohol swab. Let dry completely"

Easy enough. And having done this a million times with other adhesive products, I didn't think would be any issues. Boy was I wrong! The "scrubby pad" doesn't just clean the attachment area, IT SCRATCHES THE CRAP OUT OF IT!!!

I looked back through the instructions. NOPE! NO WARNING ABOUT SCRATCHING SURFACES!!! I thought "well, maybe there us just soap residue in the pad, and maybe it needs to be cleaned better". Nope! It's scratched!

If there was a warning that said something like, " be sure to only use the scrubby pad to clean an area NO BIGGER than the size one of the Anchor Clips will cover", I would have been MUCH more careful with the included scrubby pad! But, no such warning exists! And, since I was just scrubbing the general area I was going to attach the Silver Colored Anchor Clip to my Stainless looking (I say looking because I don't know how it could actually be now that it's scratched to crap by what appeared to be a simple cleaning pad) mini fridge door, now I have scratch marks all around where the Anchor Clip is secured. :(

Like I said, I tried cleaning the area with my alcohol spay bottle and some paper towels in the hope that it was just some sort of residue, but it isn't. The best I could do is use the scrubby pad even more around the Anchor Clip to try to make it look...umm...better? But, instead it just looks like I was being dumb, using the incorrect tools for the job. Too bad, they were the tools that were INCLUDED to do the job!

Even though no one will really see it other than (the people who aren't supposed to be trying to get what's inside) me, it's just going to infuriate me off every time I go to get a drink!

I'm not really sure how well this product actually works yet, seeming I just received it today, and also because the instructions say not to use the lock with it for 48 hours after attaching the Anchor Clips because "full adhesive strength is not achieved for 48 hrs".

So, IF you are going to buy this item, this is what I recommend:

1. ONLY use the "scrubby pad" to prep an area which is SMALLER than the actual surface of the Anchor Clip.
2. Use your OWN alcohol and paper towels to clean the attachment location. The wipes they include are not enough to clean this area adequately enough.

Hopefully this review helps someone save face...the face of their mini fridge that is. ;)