# Cape Cod Lock & Safe Co

**Trade:** Specialty Services · **Address:** 1345 Main St, South Yarmouth, MA 02664 · **Phone:** (508) 398-2012 · **Website:** https://www.cclocksafe.com/ · **Languages:** English

**Rating: 3.7/5** (medium confidence) — from 7 reviews across 3 sources. A 0–5 star rating built from what customers and the public say (every review and mention weighted by where it was posted, how old, how detailed and how credible it is, shrunk toward a 3.5★ baseline when evidence is thin) plus what the record shows (Reddit recommendations or warnings, a registry-verified licence, how recently they were reviewed, customer work photos, BBB grade, negative news, a revoked licence). Positive record counts only as far as the reviews have earned it; penalties count in full. Confidence describes how much weighted evidence stands behind the number, never the number itself: low when fewer than about five normal reviews' worth of weight (or mentions only) support it, medium up to about twenty, high beyond that across at least two sources. An operator flag for a suspicious review pattern caps a rating at 3.5★ and marks it low.
86% of sentiment-scored reviews read net-positive. Last 6 months: 1 reviews, 0 negative.

## The honest read

Cape Cod Lock & Safe Co is a locksmith and safe business on Main Street in South Yarmouth, on the Mid-Cape. What the customer record actually shows it being hired for is everyday lock and key work — duplicating keys over the counter, and coming out to a door when someone is locked out.

The record is small but consistent. Google shows 4.3 stars from 26 ratings, and the seven reviews on file run from 2021 to 2026. The praise is specific about keys: a 2026 reviewer said a key was duplicated and "worked perfectly", and in a 2021 review a customer described bringing in a very odd key the local hardware store could not help with and having it copied without trouble. A 2023 reviewer wrote that the shop arrived within an hour of their call.

On Nextdoor in March 2026, a South Yarmouth neighbour recommended the business as responsive and professional and said they will come to you. That is a neighbour's attributed recommendation rather than a verified account of a specific job.

Worth asking about before you call: what an emergency door opening costs. The one negative review on file, from 2021, called the charge for opening a door with a credit card extremely overpriced, so ask for the callout price up front.

One caution about the record itself: a 2021 three-star review in this set describes food and table service, which is not this business's trade and appears to have been filed against the wrong listing.

**Strengths:**
- Key duplication — odd keys copied when a hardware store could not
- Fast response — a reviewer reported arrival within an hour

**Concerns:**
- Lockout pricing — a reviewer called a door opening extremely overpriced

**Where sources disagree:**
- One Google review in this set (2021, 3 stars) describes food and table service rather than locksmith work; it appears misfiled to this listing and is not treated as a customer account of this business.
- The Exa directory listings (experience.com, pro.porch.com, buildzoom.com) carry generated listing text, not customer accounts, and support no claim about the work.
- The Nextdoor line is a neighbour's recommendation attributed to that neighbour, not a verified record of a job.

## Claims & citations

Every claim below is backed by real evidence rows — uncited claims are dropped in code before publication.

- Google shows a 4.3-star average from 26 ratings, with seven review bodies on file spanning 2021 to 2026. _(confidence: high)_
  - [Google](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Cape%20Cod%20Lock%20%26%20Safe%20Co&query_place_id=ChIJrXpnJ2w6-4kRxvGRVQ-KPB0) — “Google: 4.3★ from 26 ratings”
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sCi9DQUlRQUNvZENodHljRjlvT2poWGRraHdNMHBQZVVsTllWUnZha3RrYms1cmNrRRAB!2m1!1s0x0:0x1d3c8a0f5591f1c6!3m1!1s2@1:CAIQACodChtycF9oOjhXdkhwM0pPeUlNYVRvaktkbk5rckE%7C%7C?hl=en) — “5★ Kathy did an amazing job duplicating a key. It worked perfectly. The service was also phenomenal. Highly recommend this place.”
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sChdDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSUNHd0lLdm93RRAB!2m1!1s0x0:0x1d3c8a0f5591f1c6!3m1!1s2@1:CIHM0ogKEICAgICGwIKvowE%7C%7C?hl=en) — “5★ I needed a copy of very odd key.  The local hardware store could not help.  Cape Cod Lock had no problem making the copy.  Awesome place.…”
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sChZDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSUQ2NVppWFR3EAE!2m1!1s0x0:0x1d3c8a0f5591f1c6!3m1!1s2@1:CIHM0ogKEICAgID65ZiXTw%7C%7C?hl=en) — “1★ Don’t call, extremely overpriced for opening a door using a credit card”
- Key duplication is the work customers describe most specifically: a 2026 reviewer said a duplicated key "worked perfectly", and a 2021 reviewer described an unusual key the local hardware store could not help with being copied without trouble. _(confidence: high)_
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sCi9DQUlRQUNvZENodHljRjlvT2poWGRraHdNMHBQZVVsTllWUnZha3RrYms1cmNrRRAB!2m1!1s0x0:0x1d3c8a0f5591f1c6!3m1!1s2@1:CAIQACodChtycF9oOjhXdkhwM0pPeUlNYVRvaktkbk5rckE%7C%7C?hl=en) — “5★ Kathy did an amazing job duplicating a key. It worked perfectly. The service was also phenomenal. Highly recommend this place.”
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sChdDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSUNHd0lLdm93RRAB!2m1!1s0x0:0x1d3c8a0f5591f1c6!3m1!1s2@1:CIHM0ogKEICAgICGwIKvowE%7C%7C?hl=en) — “5★ I needed a copy of very odd key.  The local hardware store could not help.  Cape Cod Lock had no problem making the copy.  Awesome place.…”
- Reviewers describe quick response: one 2023 review reported the shop came within an hour of the call. _(confidence: medium)_
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sChdDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSURaaHZ1bTBnRRAB!2m1!1s0x0:0x1d3c8a0f5591f1c6!3m1!1s2@1:CIHM0ogKEICAgIDZhvum0gE%7C%7C?hl=en) — “5★ Very friendly and came within an hour of my call.”
- A Nextdoor neighbour in South Yarmouth recommended the business in March 2026, describing it as responsive and professional and saying it will travel to the customer. _(confidence: medium)_
  - [Nextdoor](https://nextdoor.com/p/XM_Q79Z_Gt4z) — “Nextdoor (South Yarmouth, MA) — Cape Cod Lock and Safe in South Yarmouth-they can come to you and are very responsive and professional”
- A 2021 one-star reviewer said the charge for opening a door with a credit card was extremely overpriced; pricing for an emergency lockout is worth confirming in advance. _(confidence: medium)_
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sChZDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSUQ2NVppWFR3EAE!2m1!1s0x0:0x1d3c8a0f5591f1c6!3m1!1s2@1:CIHM0ogKEICAgID65ZiXTw%7C%7C?hl=en) — “1★ Don’t call, extremely overpriced for opening a door using a credit card”
- The evidenced trade skills are key cutting and duplication and opening locked doors. _(confidence: medium)_
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sCi9DQUlRQUNvZENodHljRjlvT2poWGRraHdNMHBQZVVsTllWUnZha3RrYms1cmNrRRAB!2m1!1s0x0:0x1d3c8a0f5591f1c6!3m1!1s2@1:CAIQACodChtycF9oOjhXdkhwM0pPeUlNYVRvaktkbk5rckE%7C%7C?hl=en) — “5★ Kathy did an amazing job duplicating a key. It worked perfectly. The service was also phenomenal. Highly recommend this place.”
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sChdDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSUNHd0lLdm93RRAB!2m1!1s0x0:0x1d3c8a0f5591f1c6!3m1!1s2@1:CIHM0ogKEICAgICGwIKvowE%7C%7C?hl=en) — “5★ I needed a copy of very odd key.  The local hardware store could not help.  Cape Cod Lock had no problem making the copy.  Awesome place.…”
  - [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m8!14m7!1m6!2m5!1sChZDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSUQ2NVppWFR3EAE!2m1!1s0x0:0x1d3c8a0f5591f1c6!3m1!1s2@1:CIHM0ogKEICAgID65ZiXTw%7C%7C?hl=en) — “1★ Don’t call, extremely overpriced for opening a door using a credit card”

## License

No license record has been checked yet for this contractor.

## Sources

- [Google](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Cape%20Cod%20Lock%20%26%20Safe%20Co&query_place_id=ChIJrXpnJ2w6-4kRxvGRVQ-KPB0): 4.3★ from 26 ratings
- [Google Reviews](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Cape%20Cod%20Lock%20%26%20Safe%20Co&query_place_id=ChIJrXpnJ2w6-4kRxvGRVQ-KPB0): Listed on this source
- [Exa](https://pro.porch.com/south-yarmouth-ma/hvac-contractors/cape-cod-mechanical-systems-26605131/pp): 0 web mentions across the open web (each linked to its source)

## Mentions

Unverified third-party mentions found on the open web — relay with attribution ("a Reddit commenter said…"), never as Tavlee's own finding.

- “Cape Cod Lock and Safe in South Yarmouth-they can come to you and are very responsive and professional” — nextdoor.com (2026-03-24) — https://nextdoor.com/p/XM_Q79Z_Gt4z

## Recent reviews

- **5/5 · Google Reviews · Elena Kistanova · 2026-07-31**: Kathy did an amazing job duplicating a key. It worked perfectly. The service was also phenomenal. Highly recommend this place.
- **5/5 · Google Reviews · Michele Ferrari · 2024-05-21**: Great service. Very reliable and friendly.
- **4/5 · Google Reviews · Ed Todd · 2023-10-14**: Very informative and knowledgeable
- **5/5 · Google Reviews · Richard Kahn · 2023-09-29**: Very friendly and came within an hour of my call.
- **5/5 · Google Reviews · John Duane · 2021-10-16**: I needed a copy of very odd key.  The local hardware store could not help.  Cape Cod Lock had no problem making the copy.  Awesome place.  The owner is very friendly and really knows her stuff!
- **1/5 · Google Reviews · Katie · 2021-10-05**: Don’t call, extremely overpriced for opening a door using a credit card
- **3/5 · Google Reviews · Annette Jackson · 2021-09-19**: The food was good and the service was okay. Smiles would have been better!

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Data freshness: last scanned 2026-08-20T05:03:13.887Z.
Cite as: Cape Cod Lock & Safe Co — Tavlee (https://tavlee.com/contractor/cape-cod-lock-and-safe-co-south-yarmouth)
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