I have used these folks a few times and the service was good. I was in contact to purchase a lock on September 28th and have been trying to get a hold of them ever since. I have called and left several messages but have never received a reply. I am not sure if they went out of business or changed their number but the one on yelp does not seem be reach anybody. Is there a new number??? read more

I must be honest...I called Bob up based on his reviews and the enticing name of his business. Like others have said, I have been taken for a ride when calling other locksmiths. I was his last call yesterday and he came to our house to install a new Schage lock on our front door and 3 other doors. He actually went to 2 Home Depots to pick out exactly what we needed, neatly piled the old hardware in a pile, gave lots of loving attention to our dogs and gave us a steep discount on the cost of his labor. While he does this as a side job to his Army Core of Engineers job, he is likeable, kind, conscientious and does quality work for a reasonable price. If I had more work, I would call him again in a heartbeat. Oh, and by the way, he threw in 8 free keys. I feel fortunate to have found him and will call again, should the need arise. Even if you have to wait for Bob, it is worth it! read more

Bob is awesome!!!! I contacted him for my 90 year old parents and he went over the same night and repaired the dead bolt. My Mom just loved him. Thanks Bob. read more

We just wanted to say how wonderfully pleased we were with Bob's outstanding work, value, and knowledge. He was very fast with fixing our lock problem. He also had great tips for fixing our other locks in the future. We will definitely use him again and refer him to anyone in need of lock services. To top it off, he was very reasonably priced, professional, honest, and personable. It is so hard to find good customer service these days, but Bob showed us that that it still DOES exist! We would highly recommend him to anyone in need of a locksmith. read more

we needed our house locks changed in a hurry and, of course, i turned to yelp. i called bob on friday night asking for an estimate for what i needed done. he returned my call saturday morning with a total price that was better than i imagined it would be. i agreed to the price and set the time for later that morning. bob arrived and took care of everything in a fast, smooth and professional manner. he even took the time to pet my dog. the new keys fit the new locks perfectly. i'm super happy about everything with "a better cheaper locksmith" and give bob my highest recommendation. read more

I'm super confused at these amazing reviews. I called Thursday and left a message, no reply, but figured they must be busy. Then I called Friday around 3pm and spoke with a woman who told me the soonest available would be the next day anytime before or after 3pm. We scheduled for 1pm. Nobody showed, I called and left several messages to both the phone numbers listed on the website. Finally, I tried again in the evening around 6pm and a gentlemen answered. I told him nobody showed for our appointment. He responded that he sees an appointment for Sunday. Although I know I didn't book for Sunday as I was planning to go out of town for Memorial Day weekend, I gave him the benefit of the doubt and asked for his earliest appointment. We scheduled for 9:30am-10am window. Again, nobody is here as it is nearing 11. I called and no answer once again so I left another voicemail. Now I didn't go out of town and have been stood up twice. Terrible customer service. Not reliable. read more

Had him Re-key our whole house today which we just recently purchased. He is super nice, personable, quick and the prices he offers are super competitive and the keys are free with the re-key he even walked us through programming our door lock keypad me and my wife are very happy with the service thanks a ton for helping us update the security on our new house!! read more

The reviews are all correct, great service, great prices. I called Bob, got a same day appt, and he installed the 7 locks, gave me keys- all in about an hour! I Highly recommend. read more

Bob is, quite simply, a genuinely nice guy who clearly enjoys doing good work. We just needed the locks on our new house to be re-keyed; Bob responded really quickly to my request and quoted me a price that sounded okay, but said he needed to add $15 to the cost because I am outside the Sacramento city limits - but he predicted his total cost would still be less than any competitor. I told him I wanted to call one more locksmith just to reassure myself on the cost, and he was right - the next most-reviewed locksmith here on Yelp quoted me a significantly higher price. Bob stayed in contact as he was traveling to my place, got the job done in under half an hour, and was even cheerful about following me to the bank ATM when it turned out I didn't have enough cash (he would have accepted my credit card, but I did not want to stick him with the fee). He was friendly and professional, and all the keys work perfectly on all the locks! I recommend this Better Cheaper Locksmith to anyone - the name may sound odd, but it perfectly describes his business. read more

Without a doubt the best locksmith we have ever used and from now on we will never use anyone else. On time and was so easy to work with. I was so happy with his service and his cost. read more

He installed a new front door lockset, kick plate, and doorbell for us. He was 30 minutes late for our scheduled appointment BUT called ahead to let me know which was awesome and rare. It took longer than he expected because there were some missing parts (darn Build.com) which required some improvisation. Everything was done very professionally and I thought the price was reasonable for the work. read more

Created a Yelp just to share how great Bob's service is! He is honest, friendly, and upfront. He gave me a fixed price and reliable information from the get-go. Bob showed up within the hour, was very kind, got me into my (locked) room, and gave me great advice for next time! I could not give a higher recommendation :) read more

Bob was awesome and was able to re-key the locks on our rental house within hours of our tenant contacting him. His price was fair and our female tenant felt totally comfortable with him coming in the evening to complete the work. Great price and professional. read more

Robert was great to work with. Very courteous, responsive, fast and cheap! Robert helped us rekey our new house within an hour and even installed a new lock that could not be rekeyed. His prices were very reasonable and I will definitely use his services in the future. read more

These guys are great. I called and got an appointment right away. Brian showed up right on time and had my lock rekeyed in minutes. He was very personable and charged a very reasonable price. If you need a lock rekeyed, this is the right locksmith to call! read more

So impressed by Bob and how he does business. He came out to re-key all of our locks but after talking to him and telling him that we are looking to purchase new hardware, he advised us not to rekey yet and to just call him back out when we get the new hardware. He made extra keys for our existing locks and didn't even charge a service call for his time. Such a nice, honest guy- so refreshing! Will definitely be referring him and calling back once we have our new door hardware. read more

Called Bob a few days ago and set up an appointment on Friday. Have been waiting at home for an hour at the scheduled time, but Bob did not show up. Called Bob's number again and another guy answered the phone telling me he doesn't see any scheduled appointment at the provided address. That guy told me Bob is out of town and won't be back until the 20th. I understand things happen, but if you really have an emergency, you better notify your customer to either re-schedule the appointment or cancel it!!! This company is HIGHLY unreliable!!! read more

Scheduled for the next day, on time, quick work and great price. Thanks, Bob! I will not hesitate to call again or refer.

Bob was awesome. He rekeyed 10 locks at house last night for a reasonable price. Very friendly and professional. He worked fast and completed the job smoothly. I would use him again and highly recommend. Down to earth guy. He gave advice and recommendations on other services. read more

Needed locks changed on a new house. Selected Better Cheaper Locksmith based on the great reviews here on Yelp and was not disappointed. Took less that 1/2 hr to complete all locks and price was not just competitive, it beat all others by a significant margin. Bob and Brian were great. read more

Got my new place rekeyed today, and it was quick, easy and thorough. It probably took less than 15 minutes to get two doors rekeyed, and the price was exactly as advertised. He also gave me some advice about my garage door opener, so there's that too. I'll definitely use this place again if Im ever again in need of a locksmith. read more

Bob was awesome. Someone stole our keys and we needed the house rekeyed ASAP because we felt a little threatened since our keys were stolen actually at our house. I read about Bob on Yelp and am glad I called him. He came out within a couple hours. He is as friendly as can be, was able to refer us someone that can help rekey our cars and his rate was wonderful. A lot of people try to take advantage of others in desperate situations and Bob did not at all. I'm literally 10 months pregnant and he was very sympathetic to our situation and didn't even charge us as much as he quoted over the phone which we were originally thrilled with to begin with. I'll refer Bob to anyone, anytime. He said he would come out and help us program a new garage door opener for us at no charge too! Thanks Bob for making a bad situation better for us!! You rock! read more

Bob is a very courteous, prompt and professional locksmith. My keys were stolen and he came over and changed the locks on my house the same day. He even fixed a lock that was not working properly for no additional charge. I would not even consider using anyone else... ever! Thank you Bob! read more

Bob is fantastic - he is not only professional but also very compassionate with his customers! He came to rekey my property and also helped me with information on my garage door. I cannot say enough here but he will provide you a 5 star service for a fraction of the price. read more

These folks came out within one day from my calling them to rekey my locks. Very fast and professional and Bob even took his shoes off at my front door. Good fair price and quick service. read more

Needed a locksmith to rekey my house after an eviction. Bob was fast, professional, courteous, and gave me a better deal than what he actually quoted over the phone. Great service, I would highly recommend him to anyone. read more

They were great!! Customer Service was the best and a great value . I work in the service / repair business and it does make me very skeptical about service and this was the best . Rekeyed 8 locks for me in less than 30 mins. Keep up the great work!! read more

Bob's "A Better Cheaper Locksmith" is one of the best and most honest locksmith that I have ever had service our house--and, we needed re-keying so many times lately.I needed to re-key very fast and Bob understood the reasons why; thus, he was able to schedule me in the very next day (it was in nthe afternoon I had called the day before), and his charge was just like his advertisement - "3 keys re-keyed for $45." Bob was upfront in explaining what he was doing and the differences between methodologies. I would recommend Bob's "A Better Cheaper Locksmith" over anyone else--and, I had a lot of other locksmith, but none as good or as honest as Bob's "A Better Cheaper Locksmith". read more

Bob answered the phone when I called to have our locks re-keyed at our office. He was very friendly and quoted me an unbeatable price. Everyone else I called charged twice as much or more (site fees included). He came down within the hour and did his thing, 25 duplicate keys and 15 min later, he was finished. Call this place if you don't want to pay a site fee. Great job, quick service! We are completely satisfied! read more

Bob is a very down to earth, easy going and very honest guy. He told me some of the ins and outs of locks, locksmithing and the industry. He explained how some of my locks were not serviced that well in the past. He made some personal recommendations on lubricants and other stuff. I feel he was informative and did a really great job . Also, his service is the best price in town. If u need a locksmith, I highly recommend A Better Cheaper Locksmith to you. (Becareful of scammers. Apparently, the industry has a few shady ppl in it. You can actually google 'locksmith scams' and read up about it). I hope this helps you all. read more

Called Bob for help to change out locks, and he was able to stop by that day and work around my schedule, which was great. He was very nice, reliable, trustworthy, and efficient. Extremely helpful. Would go back to him for sure. read more

Great service. Called in a pinch on the weekend and they came right over in about 30 minutes. Got my lock fixed in a matter of minutes and just charged me the minimum service fee, no labor time. Fair, good guys. I'd call again if I ever need a locksmith. read more

Bob did an awesome job rekeying our entire house. He showed up exactly when he said he would. He did a thorough inspection of all the locks and explained what he was doing (since I was interested) and gave me basic locksmithing 101. One lock that we did not have a key for, he was able open in no time. He lubricated all the locks and deadbolts. If I am in need a locksmith again, I would not hesitate to call Bob again. read more

I was so happy that they could come to help me. I needed my locks changed after my homes lock box had been compromised. He was prompt knowledgable and kind. I appreciate all he did and would use him again. read more

Definitely call Bob if you need a locksmith. Reliable and professional. Came out the same day I needed him to and was very nice. Thank you!! read more

When i called him he answered the phone right away and came to our office promptly and was done with in 20 minutes.

Robert is fantastic! Open, honest, and accurate timelines. Expert service and straight forward pricing. I will be recommending him to my closest friends and family! read more

Bob was great - he went out of his way one day to come and re-key my entire house. He gave great advice and tips on how to keep my house safe. He even showed me exactly what he was doing and taught me how to re-key a lock when I was interested in how it works! He's very friendly, knowledgeable, experienced, and trustworthy. Highly recommended! read more

Bob from a Better Cheaper Locksmith is the best. He is friendly, is professional, and knows what he is doing. Another company quoted me $120 and could not even open the door. Bob took only a couple minutes to open the door, and it was very reasonably priced. Thank you soo much!!! Highly recommended!!!! read more

Definitely CANNOT beat the price or service. Called me when he was on the way, and completed the job quickly. Prices are awesome. Will always call when I need any kind of key service! read more