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Hiding our valuables is embedded into our nature - from caveman hiding a bone in an old pterodactyl's nest to you, searching for places to hide things in your room. Fear not for your possessions, because Bored Panda, has declassified a top-secret list that will teach you how to turn everyday household items into secret hiding places.
From covering your sweets in plain sight to super secret drawers, compartments, crawl spaces, and even a hornets' nest imitation hiding spot - these tricks would fool even 007 himself.
So, do you hate people touching your stuff? Paranoid that burglars are stalking your home? Worried about that stash of questionable material on the dark red flash drive that sits haphazardly in your nightstand drawer? Whatever your reasons are for wanting to keep something completely camouflaged, we've got you covered. Your secrets, together with your valuables will stay safe.
Get the ideas about best hiding spots in our list below!
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#1
Secret Drawer In Window Sill
Aurelia Grey 8 years ago
Anyone else realize that thieves reading this now have new places to look?
Molly Block 8 years ago
Thieves are too dumb to remember such a hiding place during a robbery with all of that dumb adrenaline coursing through them.. They'd waste a ton of time trying each windowsill, believe me. They'd have to know to spot deeply set windows like these, that could house such a hiding place. I'm sure they wouldn't remember this at all... thieves are IDIOTS!
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Irit Juviler 8 years ago
all these ideas... most of them are small compartments where you can hide money... why not put it in your wallet/bank ? these are just suggestions for drug dealers =)
Vonny Browne 8 years ago
Maybe Hercules will drop by and lift it out if your house... just sayin’
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Kim Lorton 8 years ago
Oh, yeah! Hidden places that don’t stay hidden... means bye bye good stuff!
Vonny Browne 8 years ago
Yeah they don’t stay hidden because of this gddm Internet. Grrrr.... 😂
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Behind The Murphy Door
Victor Calamity 8 years ago
I LOVE THIS IDEA!! And every day, before I opened it, I would yell, "Quick Robin! To the Bat Cave!"
DancingToMyself 8 years ago
I would love such beautiful bed for my precious books. I have no room for new ones. :'(
Molly Block 8 years ago
I'd love a hidey hole place like this for myself. Is there a window to it though? Does it pass safety codes? I believe so. I think I see light from a window. I love it!
#3
Secret Bookshelf
nanashi 8 years ago
this one is the best yet bc there's no way other people would know unless they were shown of it first.
Gayle Bynum Cardosa 8 years ago
we have drawers similar to this on boats since we have limited space.
Cerys Dunbar 7 years ago
pretty sure their are nun-chucks in there aswell
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Bonnie Alcorn 8 years ago
I hope there's a hidden latch to flip in order to open the drawers. Thinking of my 2-year-old grandson, if there's a way, he'll find it. Toddlers are curious that way!
BusLady 7 years ago
If you forget where the latch is, maybe your grandson could find it. Like those childproof medicine bottles that children can open, but grownups have trouble. LOL
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#4
Birdhouse With A Hidden Box
Daniel Losinger 8 years ago
Bad idea. Now the birds can get your house. Didn't you see that Alfred Hitchcock movie?
Victor Calamity 8 years ago
This is clever! It's a separate compartment below the bird house (you can see the bottom of the actual bird's compartment) so it won't get pooped on.
Desiree Summer 8 years ago
but what if a bird makes a nest on top of your keys? how will you get them then?
#5
Jar That Looks Like Full Of Grains
Poseidon Cheez 8 years ago
Nice everyone can do it to! Take a jar put a paper rolled up and taped together in. Then fill the sides with nuts! Although you smart pandas probably know that :)
kato d 8 years ago
yes, and it's pretty safe to say most thieves won't want lentils. Don't put it in a jar of chocolates or a "fake" beer can!!
#6
Doortop Stash
Tony Moon 8 years ago
Could be done in so many places that are so much easier to reach but still be completely innocuous.
Desiré Yen 8 years ago
Hide all yr tax money in that hiding hole. The tax collector will never look there😂
#7
Secret Crawlspace Access Door
Moezarella 8 years ago
well done camouflaged, but wouldn't the spot where the door is sounds hollow if you walked or jumped on it?
Noctis Nix 8 years ago
But you likely won't notice the difference unless you're really looking for a random trap door in the living room (or whatever carpeted area this is I ).
Load More Replies... Vonny Browne 8 years ago
Oh they WONT see that they carpet has a cut in it, NOT. I mean, it’s ok when someone is on top to sweep over the pile of the carpet where the carpet pile looks ‘broken’ so to speak... but when someone isnt there to sort it, it’ll be so apparent there is a hole in the floor. Very, very dodgy.
Crappy Annoying Google- 7 years ago
".......*whisper soft voice* ....."ppleassse let mme ggo. *cough* I ppromise I won't ssay *wimper* anything. Ppplease I won't tell aanyone.....justtt llet me go....."
#8
Hidden Chair Compartment
CBN2143 8 years ago
Also a great place to hide Aunt Ruth's nasty a*s broccoli casserole that you've "finished." ;-)
Magpie 8 years ago
lolololol. * imagine the host's distress a week later " where is that bad smell coming from ? "
Load More Replies... Victor Calamity 8 years ago
Well...who's going to steal a chair? How are you going to sneak out of a house with a chair?
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Samantha Bing 8 years ago
I can just see myself scooting too far forward and having the seat cushion flip up - too clumsy for this one
Crappy Annoying Google- 7 years ago
You want to lock it down somehow because they might throw stuff around if they get pissed off.
#9
Roll Up Your Valuables In A Diaper To Keep Them Safe At The Beach
Tinka Maruu 8 years ago
Be my luck, some frantic mom needing a diaper would swipe it while I was swimming and she'd end up with a nice bonus.
Christian Lainesse 8 years ago
you will look a bit weird if you have dirty diapers but no baby
ChickyChicky 8 years ago
Wrap it up and then put it in a plastic bag and tie a knot in the bag. That's what you do with poopy diapers anyway.
Tiffany K. Shim 8 years ago
You might want to use adult size diaper for that size of a wallet.
#10
Functional Tile
Vonny Browne 8 years ago
Most walls are hollow now anyway. Very very simple even to a mind of a female. I’ll say before anyone else does. Lol 😂
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Garrett McFarlane 8 years ago
Indiana Jones: Archeology is the search for fact, not truth. If it's truth you're interested in, Dr. Tyree's Philosophy class is right down the hall. So forget any ideas you've got about lost cities, exotic travel, and digging up the world. We do not follow maps to buried treasure, and "X" never, ever marks the spot.
just a thought ! 8 years ago
Won't it be too difficult to open , even for the owners ? Unless it's operated by phone or remote or something, I guess
Royal_Emperor 8 years ago
or something simple like the front tile has a little metallic coating and opened by a magnet
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Miranda Steele 6 years ago
Now people are gonna go around attempting to push in every "off" tile they see.
Johanna-Nicollette Kidd 8 years ago
So many great ideas, these are just plain cool! Thank you for giving me ideas to share
Bruce Cornely 8 years ago
Great ideas.... we're all informed and criminals are updated! My key is under the mat! .-)
#11
Secret Door Bookcase
YuzzzzuY 8 years ago
I wonder whether it can be opened manually, I wouldn't want to be trapped during a power outage. Super smooth though, I wonder whether that picture frame on the shelves is glued into place?
eyo too 8 years ago
I think it is manual. That gif is stop motion, which would be a lot of unnecessary extra work if it opens automatically under power.
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Hollie Eastley 7 years ago
It loks like something out of an episode of Scooby-Doo! I love Scooby-Doo so this is awesome for me!
Useless Panda 8 years ago
What if some idiot moves the sofa in front of the bookshelf? That would be dangerous and hilarious at the same time.
Mike Mischak 8 years ago
It is a decent idea but there is considerable weight with all the books.
Blue Cicada 8 years ago
Looks like dead space from the outside, so you don't suspect an extra small room. Great office or writing space.
Magpie 8 years ago
Secret room, more places for books. I would like the secret latch to be move the photo this way, then move the third book on the bottom shelf that way.... this would be just sooo satisfying. ... even just as a space extender in a small bedroom.....sort of putting the work away from the bed.
Magpie 8 years ago
So much yummy goodness, i want this . Not so much to store valuables...just for fun :)
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Secret Photo Frame
Nicklas Linder 8 years ago
Put a safe behind it, with some unimportant papers inside, to throw thieves off scent. They move the frame and forget about it...
Blue Cicada 8 years ago
Easy to store, easy to remove. Also, it's an example. You might put meds, a thumb drive, a key etc.
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Mike Mischak 8 years ago
The pull-down part would have to be a distance from the wall else it would eventually mark the paint or wallpaper.
#13
Basement Steps Secret Storage
Gayle Bynum Cardosa 8 years ago
Every boat I have ever worked on the stairs inside have lots of storage underneath. On the current one I'm on you grab the second tread and lift the entire stairs up and you can actually walk inside. From there there is a door on the floor and you can go into the bilge from there. Stairs are on of the best places to utilize space.
Mama Panda 8 years ago
Probably spring loaded. you push on it and it pops out.
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Terrie Balmer 6 years ago
I've seen these being utilized in a lot of tiny houses. Brilliant idea.
Bonnie Alcorn 8 years ago
This is common in the "tiny" homes that are so popular now. Don't waste any available space!
#14
Hide Your Sweets Like A Pro
Vlad Horobet 8 years ago
Hide your sweets like you're a mom with 3 young kids who eat everything that falls in their hands excepting green soybeans.
Meowton Mewsk 8 years ago
Me too! Salty edamame in the pod is addictive like chips.
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Karen Stauffer 8 years ago
When I was a kid, we picked wild strawberries to freeze, but my little brother( who hadn't picked any!) would eat them all out of the freezer. So I told my Mom to write "peas" on the plain white freezer boxes, in red ink! WE knew where the rest of the berries were!
Queen Nehelenia 8 years ago
I have big cardboard box full of sweets and snacks in my closet. I call it the Box of Shame
#15
Secret Safe From Old CD's
Victor Calamity 8 years ago
OHHH, that's clever! No one these days is going to mess with a stack of blank DVD's!
Andrew Gibb 8 years ago
is it just me that is wondering how the hole was made in all those CDs?
Magpie 8 years ago
heh! ... maybe i could do that with my old floppy discs.....keep waiting for a everything old is in fashion again...
Magpie 8 years ago
tangent rant: : i have books that are older than me, and still perfectly usable. not so the old old big floppies, the small floppies.... and the computers that use them. ..... scared to use ebooks because they will become un usable.
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#16
Phone Jack Secret Compartment
Pam Falcioni 8 years ago
Perfect, I've been wondering what to do with all the phone jacks in my house that will never be used again.
#17
Hide House Key Outside With Pill Bottle
#18
Mayonnaise Jar Spray-Painted With Cream-Colored Paint For Plastic
kato d 8 years ago
that's exactly what i was thinking, thieves make sandwiches. it should be in the marmite jar or something nasty or healthy.
Load More Replies... eyo too 8 years ago
"That mayo was expired. I helped clean out the fridge and threw it out." --- WHAT????
Sykz 8 years ago
This is a good Idea until you want mayo, Use Miracle whip instead, nobody like that.
Gayle Bynum Cardosa 8 years ago
EXACTLY what I was thinking. Miracle Whip is disgusting so I'd never mistake that.
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Gaven Eaton 2 years ago
What if your parents or roommate go to clean out the refrigerator and accidentally throws it away? Or a thief goes to make a sandwich?
Jeffrey Stewart 8 years ago
Bad idea. Mayonnaise is probably the 2nd most used item in the fridge.
#19
Potted Plant Secret Compartment
Tiny Dynamine 8 years ago
That people are hiding flash drives makes me think there's something dodgy going on in their lives.
Cassie 8 years ago
I'm a writer with years of work on flash drives. I am very protective of those flash drives. Nothing dodgy - they're just super important to me.
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Potatohead 8 years ago
gotta hide those secret government files in the most high tech spaces we can
Yugan Talovich 8 years ago
In Taiwan, burglars always used to smash flowerpots first, because that's where most old ladies hid their gold. Not so much anymore.
#20
Drawer With A Secret
Ellis 8 years ago
If that little cash is drug money, they sure don't use a lot/aren't succesful dealerS
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Blue Cicada 8 years ago
Yeah, you want to have cash for unforeseen emergencies, but the rest of your money is much safer in a bank!
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#21
Hornets Nest Hiding Spot
Mikleo 8 years ago
Having a real hornet inside would make it even more secure.
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Rachael Basye 8 years ago
Looks like a suspicious blob of painted foam. I guess it depends on which wasps you have in your area.
Samantha Beckett 8 years ago
Too hard to get to if you really need the key. Have a ladder laying around your yard?
Blue Cicada 8 years ago
This would also deter other hornets from encroaching on established territory.
#22
Secret Compartment Coffee Table
Isabelle Dodd 8 years ago
I could use that just to stash the junk that accumulates on my coffee table.
Sarmite Kraukle 8 years ago
It helps a lot when you heard noises downstairs! At least your rifle and ammunition will be safe!
#23
Cabinet Hidden Storage
earringnut 8 years ago
this gallery hes exactly two types of posters: people with a whole lot of money and people with a whole lot of time
Vira Phillips 8 years ago
People with a whole lot of money usually do have a whole lot of time
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Secret Jar Inside Of A Toy
Gaven Eaton 2 years ago
What if the thief is a father and needs a stuffed animal for his little kid?
#25
Hidden Wall Outlet Safe
Daniel Losinger 8 years ago
These are so common that the outlets are probably the first place thieves look.
Samantha Beckett 8 years ago
except it's found as soon as someone plugs something in and the outlet doesn't work.
David Madden 8 years ago
With the number of outlets in a house that are not used this could be quite useful.
Gamarae Srs 6 years ago
Would totally work in my house...Many of the outlets are not even wired to electrical!
Rachael Basye 8 years ago
I’ve seen these on Amazon. They look cheap and fake. You can easily make your own using the real thing. There’s a lot of space in an outlet box without the wires.
#26
Hidden Compartment In A Globe
Toni Linneman 8 years ago
But how the heck do you get stuff OUT? I’m guessing those rolled up dollars didn’t just navigate (see what I did there?) themselves to the escape hatch. What a great piggy bank idea, though.
Beverly Palmacci 8 years ago
Unless someone actually constructed a box in there how would you get the stuff out? Seems to much work.
Galaxies Dawn 6 years ago
so.. if you have the compartiment on the bermuda triangle, will your money disappear?
#27
Hide Valuables In Fake Pipes
Ben Lavalleur 8 years ago
My kids tried to do that too, but they just tried to flush things to get them into a pipe rather than make a false wye.
#28
In A Trash Can
Stranger Things 8 years ago
Why?? Of all places why the trash can! Come on people my boyfriend always dumps everything out of the trash-can he ironically likes things clean
#29
Secret Place Inside Of A Curtain
Pat Hege 8 years ago
This reminds me of a true story. My neighbor was moving in with her son, so she sold all her stuff at a yard sale. Another neighbor bought her den curtains, a little while after the sale ended she realized what had happened. She called my neighbor and ask her to please bring the curtains back. Good thing our neighbor was so understanding. I think it saw several thousand dollars.
Stranger Things 8 years ago
I would probably forget that I put something in there if I had that
Hollie Eastley 7 years ago
Finally a use for that weird space in curtain that you're supposed to put the little plastic bar in
Chess Wizard 8 years ago
It's at the bottom of the curtain, where it's been hemmed. Generally that part is not only thicker than the rest of the curtain, because it's at least two layers, but it falls below the window itself, and does not see much light.
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Magnetic Page Photo Album Hiding Place
Cassie 8 years ago
This would be a great gift for a college grad. A lovely photo album of their past years and what it took to get where they are and then when they call to ask for money because starting out is tough, tell them to look under the photos.
Echo 8 years ago
You could even say something like read the words of wisdom I wrote on the back of said picture.
Load More Replies... Pam Falcioni 8 years ago
Anyone that's had to remove photos from a magnetic album after a few years will know what a crummy idea this is, the money would be completely stuck to the page.
Magpie 8 years ago
Not a problem, just takes some time.....and if yr in a refuge from disaster you have plenty of time. - just trust me on this.
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#31
Thermometer With A Secret Storage
Magpie 8 years ago
This is good. NO thief is gonna steal old style thermometer. Even your desperate druggies.
Kelly Routzahn 8 years ago
Weeping Willowz what does this have to do with food?
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Magpie 8 years ago
Um Willowz actually no. Long story short and with changed names : He was in hospital, someone gave him a hot drink, he used the old style thermometer to stir the hot drink. He did NOT realize he broke the thermometer , until the next morning...The poison info line told the nurse, Liquid mercury does not get processed by the human digestive system. ..... but still said to use a spoon next time.
Vira Phillips 8 years ago
For Weeping Willowz: Mercury thermometers are being phased out. Even some states have banned or restricted the sale of them. There are alternatives.
Yvonne Torburn-Clark 8 years ago
Don't they use mercury in old style thermometers? The gold hunters would go for it. I hate mercury getting anywheres near my gold. But if they save up enough of it they could use a retort to get it off their gold.
#32
False Bottom Secret Compartment
Vlad Horobet 8 years ago
It needs to be cushioned, you can hear the rambling of the objects hitting the wood every time you open it.
Bored Phoenix 8 years ago
But if you put things up it, then they will think it is these things sound.
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Dnelle1972 8 years ago
I would think that the drawer would also feel too heavy when you pull it out.
#33
Battery Secret Compartment
Rishie Rish 8 years ago
I swear I was about to say EXACTLY the same thing
Load More Replies... Gaven Eaton 2 years ago
Not many people use 9 volt batteries anymore. Aa and aaa batteries are more common.
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Yugan Talovich 8 years ago
How much can you hide in a battery? It'd be better to use a car battery, you know, everybody keeps a spare car battery in their living room, right?
earringnut 8 years ago
first step: give few to no s#!ts about your own safety
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Sliding Fireplace
Maria T. 8 years ago
Some people have decorative fireplaces, they're all over ranches built in the 70's.
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Kim Lorton 8 years ago
Not always.. some faux fireplaces are just decorative, and some really old houses, the chimney is gone and the owner doesn’t want to restore it, so they have a faux fireplace.
David Madden 8 years ago
If this were a gas unit that did not require a chimeny it would hide better.
#35
Toe-Kick Hideaway
#36
Under The Fish Tank Hiding Place
Beverly Palmacci 8 years ago
Can't it be both? Your average thief isn't looking to steal fish food.
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#37
A Secret Compartment In A Hair Brush
Samantha Beckett 8 years ago
Some of these would be good for traveling but kind of useless at home.
#38
Bed Knob Hideout
Alexandra Rigopoulos 7 years ago
This is the oldest one...every descent thief knows it! Used a lot during the WW2 in Europe. There are cases where couples reneweing their parents house threw away beds and lost golden pounds, found by the scrap people!!
#39
Secret Side Table
#40
Secret Car Compartment
Daniel Losinger 8 years ago
Secret compartments in vehicles are illegal in some states in the USA because of the association with drug smuggling.
Yugan Talovich 8 years ago
The French Connection? if I remember correctly.
Load More Replies... Sarmite Kraukle 8 years ago
This more looks like police shows in which place they found stolen stuff in thieves car!
Vesna Sunrider 8 years ago
What are you going to do if you lose car keys, too? :D
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#41
Computer Secret Compartment
Jacqueline Arana 8 years ago
I think thieves might take a whole computer if there's time, also shouldn't the secret compartment blend better?
Cassie 8 years ago
This would be better for a gamer's candy stash than thief deterrent, imo. XD
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Unwelcomed Guest 8 years ago
Yes but when your computer has a solid gold power button they are just going to take that sling with your hidden treasures
Paulette Guillory-Gardner 8 years ago
I have one of these. Not so much secret as a nice place to hold things.
Gaven Eaton 2 years ago (edited)
Thieves would just take the whole computer. Especially if it’s worth selling or donating (say, a Mac Mini). I can imagine someone taking the tower apart and putting cash in the machine and then during a robbery, the tower is gone. Yea, bad idea lol
PuppyP0wer 4 years ago
I'm pretty sure thats for a dvd or cd or somthing. Or even printer paper.
marmitejim 6 years ago
Looks like that's to save the thief searching your home...... That's next level delusion.
#42
Hide Money In A Deck Of Cards
Hannah Ingram 8 years ago
"oh! I've been meaning to get me a deck of cards, I'm sure they won't notice that they're gone."
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#43
In An Empty Paint Can
Evertzen Danny 8 years ago
I knew an old painter who had hidden lots of money in half full paint cans, also IN the paint. then he died and his kids threw all his old stuff away...
Yvonne Torburn-Clark 8 years ago
Yeah, just cleaning out the garage and off it goes, into the dumpster! oops.
Lachlan Steininger 8 years ago
I heard about someone who when he died he's kids found $12,000 in paint cans.
#44
Secret Stash Pepsi Bottle
kato d 8 years ago
yes, my friend was broken into and the thieves drank her coke and made a sandwich and ate a bunch of her food
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#45
Books As Hidden Storage
Twinkle Wolf 8 years ago
...But then why can I see the pages of the books if only the covers are there??
Claire Lajaunie 8 years ago
well, usually thieves shake books to make sure there is no money between the pages or move them to see behind, so...
Mama Panda 8 years ago
And for those armchair detectives (thank goodness you aren't the real deal, we'd all be dead by now) out there, the first photo is supplies and the second photo is the almost finished product (without the lid).
firstworldbrat streams on twitch 2 years ago
why do the books change order between the pictures
firstworldbrat streams on twitch 2 years ago
why do the books change order between the pictures
marmitejim 6 years ago
They do realise that book safes have been around since the dawn of time and thieves are not generally the last to know......
#46
Secret Log Box
#47
Secret Keyboard Hiding Place
Άρης Παπαδόπουλος 8 years ago
Mother: -Hey son, bought you a new keyboard, the old one didn't work so I recycled it OR Thief/Hated sibling: This damn keyboard doesn't work. *smash*
#48
Top Secret Tissue Box
Magpie 8 years ago
Yes if yr living with toddlers! Or teens. ...only they could turn helpful and trash the tissue box ....
Load More Replies... Beverly Palmacci 8 years ago
I think you need something more substantial than a tissue box. Anything in the world could happen to it.
#49
Secret Candle Compartment
Magpie 8 years ago
All this would be tactical... you know your house / neighborhood and would need to assess which of these would be most practical.
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ImAmazingAndUsedToBeNotOnFire 8 years ago
I didn't read the title and thought they were hiding money in a carrot...
#50
Hiding Spot Inside Sticky Notes
Dan Holman 8 years ago
Cheaper and easier than most of these other hiding spots.
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Bernadette Dunegan 3 years ago
Yeah I was thinking that, people steal my sticky notes more often than they steal my money.
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Bike Seat Secret Compartment
alice caroll 8 years ago
This post is actually excellent for suggesting ideas how to hide drugs
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Luanda Moura 7 years ago (edited)
A couple of months ago a thief stole my bike seat. Not the whole bike, just its seat .
#52
Hide Things In Your Old Deoderant Container
Jennie Stilton 4 years ago
My son hides his weed in his deodorant. He thinks I don't know lol.
Jamie Moss 1 year ago (edited)
It doesn't matter Bec in this pic you have the deodorant residue hiding the clarityi
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#53
Poop Key Hider
Royal_Emperor 8 years ago
:D wait till someone's dog drops a real one which looks just like that.
Victor Calamity 8 years ago
"Dang. Locked out. Oh, well, where's that hide-a-key? Ah, there it is! ...SON OF A"
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#54
Vacuum Cleaner Bag Compartment Hideout
Alexandra Rigopoulos 7 years ago
You don't hide things only from thieves u know
Load More Replies... Magpie 8 years ago
Or just takes it to sell at flea market. ... and yes yr desperate druggies will.
Load More Replies... Samantha Beckett 8 years ago
most vacuums are bag-less now and the compartment is see through...so this is a little dated.
Gaven Eaton 2 years ago
A wet-dry vacuum, although bagless, would be perfect if you don’t own a bagged vacuum for this idea. Wet-dry vacuums aren’t see through, and I’ll doubt some thief would want someone else’s dirty shop vac. Just be sure it’s a shop vac that’s not being used, and make sure you clean it before storing whatever in it.
Load More Replies... Gaven Eaton 2 years ago
Well. This won’t work for bagless vacuums as they’re see through and the golden standard nowadays but you can run to your local flea market or goodwill and come across a bagged vacuum and use that for this idea. Just make sure it doesn’t get destroyed, tossed, sold, or donated lol
#55
Hidden Cabinet
Mixedupste 8 years ago
Some c**p film there, can see why they used those boxes! No one is going to want those dvd's!!
Zachary Stephen 8 years ago
I'm in the mood the watch Liar Liar with Jim Carey. Why can't I get it off the shelf?
#56
Secret Lip Balm Storage Safe
M O'Connell 8 years ago
Remember that we're talking about Portland here... It could be Beef Balm. Artisan crafted just for your livestock.
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Elsa Prahl 8 years ago
That's where I stored my Advil in high school, when you weren't supposed to have any pills with you.
#57
Secret Compartment In Flip Flops
#58
Hidden Compartment Behind The Tv
Shannon McKee 8 years ago
If it's mounted to a wall, likely not because thieves have to work fast and without breaking whatever they are stealing.
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Daniel (ShadowDrakken) 8 years ago
I actually like this one... not for hiding things, but for decluttering
#59
My Secret Hiding Place In My Purse. Also Easy To Grab Out And Carry In Your Pocket
marmitejim 6 years ago
People seem to have totally underestimated how quick someone can go through everything in the hunt for your money.....
#60
Hide Money In A Frame
Dan Holman 8 years ago
But the thieves would have to check all the frames.
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Air-Return Stash
Victor Calamity 8 years ago
Apparently it's very GOOD blackmail material! Look at all dat cash!
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Claire Lajaunie 8 years ago
I am not sure about this one since we see it in nearly every spy or detective movie...
#62
Towel Rack Safe
Tiny Dynamine 8 years ago
You'd need to be a master criminal just to get them back out anyway!
#63
Secret Compartment Chess Board
Sheila Shaffer 8 years ago
Who has a chocolate chess board and has stacks of money to hide? :)
#64
Hiding Spot Inside Of A Flashlight
Emily 3 years ago
Trope wise, thieves already have a flashlight. And are dressed all in black clothes wearing a black beanie
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ImAmazingAndUsedToBeNotOnFire 8 years ago
Flashlights are pretty cool, What if the thief wan'ts a flashlight?
#65
Inside A Vitamin Container
Gamarae Srs 6 years ago
And many. Vitamins need to not be exposed to light so are not see through
#66
Hide Your Money In A Shoe
WaLe 8 years ago
Mmmmh!!! And that's guys, is why you should ALWAYS wash your hands after handling money!
Poseidon Cheez 8 years ago
What if this theif steals the shoes and needs to put in comfort insoles from cvs
Coralie Gerard 8 years ago
did that for a trip to Paris, it's useful as a precaution, so that if your wallet get stolen by pickpockets you're not left with nothing
Lisa Marie Havener 8 years ago
My son used to do that a lot. I thought he was crazy. Now I do this, lol.
Elsa Prahl 8 years ago
XD That's what I did in high school! I kept a couple bucks in one shoe for emergencies, and a dime in the other, for the pay phone.
BusLady 7 years ago
Make sure you don't leave metal coins in them if you're at the airlort
Load More Replies... Blue Cicada 8 years ago
I did that in Istanbul. I pinned my pockets shut w giant safety pins, but I always had enough for cab fare home in my shoe, just in case I got pick pocketed. The locals thought it was very odd, to see my shoes in their front hall w 20,000 Turkish lira ($20 US) inside.
#67
Book Hideout
Fluffy Destroyer 8 years ago
zHAHAHA If you forget it is a library book and store it in that one..........
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Crappy Annoying Google- 7 years ago
Thieves HATE lawyers, so he'll just throw your book into the fire as he leaves...
#68
Turning Scrap Piece Of Wood Into A Secret Hide-A-Key
Victor Calamity 8 years ago
Well, you wouldn't hide nasty ol' METAL keys in there, would you? That'd be silly!
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#69
Cabinet Hidey-Hole
okpkpkp 8 years ago
Who gets to lift the granite countertop off to recover the valuable items?
M O'Connell 8 years ago
Look at the depth... Those are the upper cabinets.
Load More Replies... Vlad Horobet 8 years ago
Unless is way higher the the human sight, You can see the clamps resting on the cabinet
Anna Wu 8 years ago
What M.M. said. These cabinets are unfinished on top and won't be seen from above.
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Hiding Space Inside A Clock
Cheezees 8 years ago
What a great place to hide your valuable dollar bills, dimes, and pennies. 😂😂😂
Echo 8 years ago
Or... your Crack, Meth, Heroin, pills, bullet casings from last week's extermination job, USB drive containing the Bitcoins you were paid for taking care of Johnny "Nose Hairs" Johnson, Key to the locker at Grand Central Station where your backup stash is stored, combination to the hidden safe that's in the Self-Storage on 8th street with the pictures of Boston Mike having an affair. Okay... what the hell am I doing.
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Hide A Key In Plain Sight
Dan Holman 8 years ago
A short piece of pipe and that small connector, who would think to look there?
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Joseph Barnett 8 years ago
So, note to self, remember to bring a screwdriver with me, if I forget my keys! lol
Άρης Παπαδόπουλος 8 years ago
"Oh no, I forgot my keys but thank God I always carry my screwdriver".
Daniel Losinger 8 years ago
These are so common that this is probably the first place thieves look for a key.
Dan Holman 8 years ago
Not common everywhere. This is the first time I've seen this.
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Tennis Ball Secret Container
#73
Shaving Can Safe
Emily 3 years ago
So, is this a real shaving cream can that someone very carefully and precisely cut open in such a way that 1) it didn't explode all over them, even if it was 99.9% empty and you somehow didn't cut yourself when cutting the can or leave jagged edges at the bottom and 2) was cut in such a way that it could be sealed up again to look as if it was never cut open? Or is it a fake can that looks very convincing and has a fake bottom to hide stuff in? Barbasol is a real brand of shaving cream but I doubt it has a false bottom
#74
Sprinkler Hide-A-Key
King of the Clouds 7 years ago
Ehh not the best hiding space kids in my complex like to pull these out and keep them...
#75
Hide Your Stuff In Old Eos Containers
Echo 8 years ago
I wouldn't say it's nasty, but if they have a cold sore you might regret your decision to use it.
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Flyswatter Secret Storage
Megan FitzKimble 8 years ago
I would say you're trying too hard, but I'm still laughing. Carry on.
Load More Replies... Crappy Annoying Google- 7 years ago
What if he and his partner in crime are into B & D? S & M?
#77
Secret Compartment Shift Knob
Maria T. 8 years ago
Ok, so coming from a bad part of St. Louis, I know this a BAD IDEA. Half of the people I knew there had gotten their car stolen at least once, and if you did this and got your car stolen, you're out of luck.
Dan Holman 8 years ago
But so many other people don't live in high crime areas can use this.
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#78
Hidden Keyboard
Jhoa 8 years ago
Not the keyboard. No one would be compelled to steal an old used keyboard.
Load More Replies... Crappy Annoying Google- 7 years ago
Let's hope there is nothing generating a magnetic field, it might screw up your cards.
Chase Esse'el 8 years ago
If I'm robbing a place, I'm going straight for that PC, bro. And your little keyboard, too!
#79
Floating Shelf With Secret Compartment
#80
Inside A Retainer Or Mouth Guard Case
#81
Soda Pop Safe
Maria T. 8 years ago
Preteen boys everywhere have this....my brother has at least two.....it's really common, especially among children.
Samantha Beckett 8 years ago
Especially a 12 year old having a bud light can. hahaha
Load More Replies... Gaven Eaton 2 years ago
What if the thief is thirsty and goes into your refrigerator and grabs one of those?
#82
Hiding Place In A Log
CelSlade 8 years ago
maybe if it's hidden with other logs it might work, but otherwise I agree with you
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#83
Dental Floss Container Safe
#84
Secret Bookshelf Stash And Storage Spot Covered By Vinyls
Magpie 8 years ago
Again tactical decision. Thieves usually come from fairly close by. And similar social status. ... If you have bigger items than can be stolen easily those will go first. If it is desperate druggies in low income area they might try to take the vinyls to sell later....but in the right place i like this.
Victor Calamity 8 years ago
Stop it, Daniel, you're killing me with these!
Load More Replies... SnowMercy 8 years ago
This is an aging hippie hiding his booze from either his wife or adult children living at home. Sometimes it's the thief ya know.
marmitejim 6 years ago
Anyone who knows about music will take 10 mins to run through your collection......
#85
Perfect Place To Hide A Key
Victor Calamity 8 years ago
"You keep using the word 'Hide". I don't think it means what you think it means."
Dan Holman 8 years ago
How would you keep the key from sliding out from the vibrations of the door opening and closing?
#86
The Crackerjack Stash
John Everett 8 years ago
Maybe Fiddle-Faddle or Screaming Yellow Zonkers. I would steal those!
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Alice Putt 8 years ago
I was burglarized and they took my aluminum bat. Kept it by the front door.
Jack Urquhart 8 years ago
thief may think "interesting that they all have screw on ends...hmmmm"
#87
VHS Tape Secret Compartment
Royal_Emperor 8 years ago
i would be very suspicious if i saw a vhs tape but not a single vhs player in the house.
Shannon McKee 8 years ago
Some Disney VHS's can be worth a lot of money these days. My aunt has DOZENS of Disney movies on VHS, never taken from the plastic but she doesn't own a VCR.
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matt payne 1 year ago
I wonder how much money/valuables end up in the landfill because people use a clever hiding spot and either die, get dementia, or just forget and never tell anyone about it!
#88
The Pillow Safe
Megan FitzKimble 8 years ago
I'm that special kind of idiot that paid $100 for my pillow, so I guarantee my pillow will be stolen. Everyone just KNOWS I have those FANCY pillows.
#89
Pinecone Hide-A-Key
morgan jeffries 8 years ago
I am at a loss why people stash the key to their homes outside anyway.
Fbomb 8 years ago
You obviously have never locked yourself out of your house before.
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Belt With A Secret Safe
Dan Holman 8 years ago
Money belts are a common item, can be bought in stores. So few people have them, what thief would wait for you to take your belt off?
Load More Replies... Daniel Losinger 8 years ago
This one has only been commonly known to thieves for about 5,000 years.
Gaven Eaton 2 years ago
What if the thief has misbehaving kids and takes that belt to whip them with?
Samantha Beckett 8 years ago
People do this. I was just saying on an earlier photo we found 1000$ tucked into some belts when we were working an estate sale. I get people liking to hide their cash but if you never tell anyone it's there, there's high odds it's going to get thrown out of sold if you die suddenly.
Sasy 8 years ago
I am not sure what is photoshopped but we have three of those belts, so they exist and look exactly like that inside.
Sasy 8 years ago
it is double stacked leather, two pieces the money goes inbetween
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#92
Secret Compartment
Yvonne Torburn-Clark 8 years ago
Nice easy origami art work. The colored paper would start showing the wear real quick.
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What do you think ?
Unwelcomed Guest 8 years ago
If you really want to hide something just give it to a toddler to play with, you will never see it again
Magpie 8 years ago
Lololol Yes. ! . And yes some of these would NOT be toddler proof.
Load More Replies... Ntosh 8 years ago
These are all good ideas. But now they are out there, in the internet for everyone, including the thieves to see
Daria B 8 years ago
My thoughts exactly. Well, they might be not good to hide from thieves anymore, but you can still use them to hide stuff from... Your siblings, for example, or your kids.
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Amina Hays 8 years ago
So you've essentially told potential burglars where they should look for things to steal. Good work
Yugan Talovich 8 years ago
I think you need a coauthor for that project. I volunteer.
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Josko Peric 8 years ago
I don't understand a point of hiding couple bucks in a keyboard or similar, you will forget that it exists and throw it away on the end.
Hayley Lightcap 8 years ago
At first, I agreed with everyone saying that now burglars know where to look. When you actually think about it though a burglar is trying to be in and out relatively quickly so it's not going to check everywhere or everything. It would take hours to check every table, drawer, and other miscellaneous objects on this list.
Crazy Dog Lady 8 years ago
Why do we need to hide small amounts of cash in our homes? Other than snacks I can't see the point? Important papers belong out of the home or saved digitally, right?
Daria B 8 years ago
And then you forget where you put that thing that you hid so well.... Oops! Anyway, burglars or not, some of these are nice space saving ideas.
Cassie 8 years ago
I'm forever putting things "in a safe place" only to not be able to find them later.
Load More Replies... Phillip Moderow 8 years ago
Some are clever but most are things that could easily be thrown or given away. Happens all the time. And they're probably not breaking news to thieves, either.
Just a Purpler 8 years ago
I want a house just full of these! Haha imagine the hide and seek games we'll have...
Unwelcomed Guest 8 years ago
If you really want to hide something just give it to a toddler to play with, you will never see it again
Magpie 8 years ago
Lololol Yes. ! . And yes some of these would NOT be toddler proof.
Load More Replies... Ntosh 8 years ago
These are all good ideas. But now they are out there, in the internet for everyone, including the thieves to see
Daria B 8 years ago
My thoughts exactly. Well, they might be not good to hide from thieves anymore, but you can still use them to hide stuff from... Your siblings, for example, or your kids.
Load More Replies... Amina Hays 8 years ago
So you've essentially told potential burglars where they should look for things to steal. Good work
Yugan Talovich 8 years ago
I think you need a coauthor for that project. I volunteer.
Load More Replies... Josko Peric 8 years ago
I don't understand a point of hiding couple bucks in a keyboard or similar, you will forget that it exists and throw it away on the end.
Hayley Lightcap 8 years ago
At first, I agreed with everyone saying that now burglars know where to look. When you actually think about it though a burglar is trying to be in and out relatively quickly so it's not going to check everywhere or everything. It would take hours to check every table, drawer, and other miscellaneous objects on this list.
Crazy Dog Lady 8 years ago
Why do we need to hide small amounts of cash in our homes? Other than snacks I can't see the point? Important papers belong out of the home or saved digitally, right?
Daria B 8 years ago
And then you forget where you put that thing that you hid so well.... Oops! Anyway, burglars or not, some of these are nice space saving ideas.
Cassie 8 years ago
I'm forever putting things "in a safe place" only to not be able to find them later.
Load More Replies... Phillip Moderow 8 years ago
Some are clever but most are things that could easily be thrown or given away. Happens all the time. And they're probably not breaking news to thieves, either.
Just a Purpler 8 years ago
I want a house just full of these! Haha imagine the hide and seek games we'll have...
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