Off to buy a slow cooker
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (359044)
Rockingham, Australia
July 19, 2025 6:10pm CST
Good morning all. We’re in Melbourne, Australia, visiting our son. We’re heading into the city shortly to buy him either a crock pot or a slow cooker. He doesn’t cook much and I thought either of these appliances might make it easier for him to get some of his own meals and would save him some money on food.
We’re staying at an AirBnB which is not far from him so it’s very convenient. The photo shows the door latch. We hadn’t seen one like it before. The little buttons are numbered. Our hosts sent the code in an email and it’s very easy to just push the buttons and open the door. Of course, you have to push the right buttons!
I hadn’t seen these before but it beats a key hidden under the doormat or a pot plant. Are they common in your country?
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26 responses
@Ineeddentures (11433)
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20 Jul
Oh we went to a hotel with the wee numbers on the door like that..
It was the first time I had seen one
Quite good though unless one forgets the code
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@Ineeddentures (11433)
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20 Jul
@JudyEv
Lol
I would need Yvonne to remember it
I would forget
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@JudyEv (359044)
• Rockingham, Australia
20 Jul
@Ineeddentures Must be a male thing! lol
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@FourWalls (76934)
• United States
20 Jul
We have locks with numbers but not in the latch itself.
I love my slow cooker. I make soup all winter long with it!
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@JudyEv (359044)
• Rockingham, Australia
21 Jul
@Treborika That's true. He will be able to make quite a few different meals.
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@Vikingswest1 (7043)
• United States
20 Jul
Many of the new locksets are like this. I have an old fashioned key.
If I went to an AirBnB and had to get the key from under a pot plant, I'd be tempted to take the pot plant with me when I left. Or at least part of it, lol.
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@wolfgirl569 (119622)
• Marion, Ohio
20 Jul
I have seen them online. Never used one
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@JudyEv (359044)
• Rockingham, Australia
21 Jul
It's very simple to use and saves worrying about a key - or losing it.
@JudyEv (359044)
• Rockingham, Australia
21 Jul
@Treborika This is the first one I've ever seen.
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@Treborika (18070)
• Mombasa, Kenya
20 Jul
They are very appealing to see. They become so common nowadays due to the advancement in technology
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@garymarsh6 (23527)
• United Kingdom
20 Jul
A slow cooker is a brilliant idea. Just place all the ingredients in it turn it on & several hours later it is done!
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@JudyEv (359044)
• Rockingham, Australia
21 Jul
That's what we did with chilli con carne - just added everything and left it for four hours. Mission accomplished.
@Treborika (18070)
• Mombasa, Kenya
20 Jul
It's a very good looking staff so to speak
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@aninditasen (17328)
• Raurkela, India
20 Jul
Such door locks are not common in my city. We still use the key.
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@aninditasen (17328)
• Raurkela, India
15h
@JudyEv Me too. We do have round locks with one locking button but that's not proving to be durable anymore. I had to replace two such locks at home.
@Beestring (15658)
• Hong Kong
20 Jul
Your son will love using the slow cooker. It's convenient.
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@JudyEv (359044)
• Rockingham, Australia
21 Jul
@Treborika He won't need to spend so much money on food perhaps.
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@kareng (78011)
• United States
21 Jul
I have seen similar ones before. I do like them better than keys, as long as they give you the code before arrival. Once had hard time getting in and it was even during check in time. There was nobody in the office! It took us about an hour and a half and several phone calls to connect with someome who could give us the code. Annoying!
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@Fishmomma (11516)
• United States
20 Jul
I haven't seen it before, but its sure safer than a doormat or flowerpot. My crockpot use to get a lot of use, but only in the winter months and its a hot summer now.
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@snowy22315 (193155)
• United States
20 Jul
No,in motels and such there are usually electronic latches
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@1creekgirl (43907)
• United States
20 Jul
I returned my Instant Pot. Just wasn't what I needed. But I like my slow cooker even though I don't use it very often.
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@sw8sincere (5876)
• Philippines
20 Jul
A slow cooker or crock pot is perfect for easy, budget-friendly meals, especially for someone who’s not big on cooking.
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