AM PM Locksmith

I called AM PM Locksmith after about 7 other local locksmith companies said they were sending a tech yet no one ever came. After 2 days of waiting to get in to our new home’s mailbox, I called AM PM and they sent someone out right away. The gentleman who helped us was super nice and quick had the right tools to get the job done and knew what he was doing. I would happily recommend them to a friend. I feel as though they are a bit pricey, but our landlord is going to reimburse us so it was worth it after being forced to wait so long!

I decided not to use this company because they kept changing prices. The first person said $ 19 svc call and $ 19 for each rekey. Then a different person called to let me know he was coming but when i verified the pricing he said no, we dont know until we see it. Sounds scammy to me. So no thanks.

Do not use this company for your locksmith needs. We called several days in advance to schedule service. We asked for a quote and I explained in detail what service we needed. I was assured that the technician would meet us on time at the location on the scheduled date and he/​she would be ready to do what I explained we needed. I was never told or advised of any sort of «business policy» wherein you had to confirm the appointment before the appointment. I was told the technician would be there. Bright and early the morning of the appointment I was there ready and waiting for the tech to show. I noticed at 7:10 am that I had a missed call, my phone was on vibrate and I was at a jobsite so did not feel or hear it ring. My appointment was for 7:30. I returned the call. The missed call was from the AMPM assigned technician. He said that he called and since I didn’t answer to confirm he went on to the next job? I said my appointment isn’t even until 7:30, you called at 7:10? He then said that he came to the location and I was not there so he moved on, which was a flat out lie. I’d been at the property since earlier that morning and he had never come by. I said well when can you be out here as I have an appointment, he said well I’ve moved on to the next job so you’ll just have to wait. I asked to speak with a manager and got the same run around. Horrible customer service, I would not recommend this business to anyone.

So I locked myself out of my car on accident and was looking for a quick response time to get back on the road. Fortunately, I was at home and did not have to be stuck in the middle of a parking lot or what not. Spoke with Jeremy the owner, and he actually sent out the dispatch for his technicians and told me it would take 20 – 40 minutes to be there. Unfortunately, 1 hour later I heard nothing so I called and he fiercely apologized because it was a technical malfunction and his technicians didn’t receive the job listing. So, I waited for another hour for someone to come by and they finally came, and it took about 30 seconds to pump a blood pressure cuff like pad behind the window, and then stick a wire to open the lock. Jeremy was responsive to my anger because I had an appointment to make, but he stated I would get a discount. The technician when done quoted me the job for 100 dollars, but that was ridiculous. First, he didn’t give me the quote before starting like Jeremy said he would. I understand that Eran, the locksmith that actually came out, was basically contracted so they get a portion of the cut and AMPM locksmith is essentially the broker, so there was a breakdown in communication between these two guys. Regardless, I used the Unilocal coupon as well and I negotiated the price down to a REASONABLE price that was comparable to the other prices I saw of 70 dollars. Overall, Jeremy the owner (broker) is actually reasonable and is willing to please his customers. I could tell that he wants to continue to work hard at his business and I appreciate that. Best of luck to these guys!

DO NOT GIVE YOUR BUSINESS TO AMPM!
The technician and his manager were verbally rude to us and on top of that we were quoted a certain price to rekey our house and then when the technician showed up he literally tripled the quote. We refused the «service» and then got a nasty call from his manager.
If you need a locksmith DON’T call these guys, go with Locksmith Central.

Here’s the scam… this job looks difficult for some reason so it may cost $ 150 rather than the $ 50 quoted over the phone. After signing off on that the locksmith went out to his truck to get tools and it took less than one minute to have the lock open. Ok, so that was easier than you thought, how much? Still $ 150, that’s our policy. I’m pretty sure he knew what he was doing. And an honest person would have revised the price when it turned out to take so little time and effort.
Reply to Jeremy: On the phone it was $ 15 to come out and $ 35 to unlock. Once he came out it was actually $ 150 because «this will take a while and may require drilling.» Like I said, it was opened in less than one minute and did NOT require any drilling, I do think this is how you do business, looking at some other reviews. A lowball quote and then it gets revised once you’ve put in the time waiting and are into it for $ 15. Had the quote been $ 150 over the phone, I would have called another company.

I called AMPM locksmith at the request of a friend after locking my keys in my car. i somehow managed to drop my keys in the seat as I exited the car. Face palm!
The l lady i spoke with was very nice and assured me that a lock smith would be out quickly to unlock my car. The locksmith arrived fast and got my keys out. I was still able to make it to work on time after all the drama. I highly recommend them!

After getting a notice from the owner i went back and looked over my review. There are several people using the ampm name and it was their bbb listing I found. AMPM at this adress operating under this license has an A and they are indeed accredited. Unfortunately, the number I called was this one. Maybe the work was farmed out to a different company. Even the person above me said she was charged 139.00 $ for a car opening and she thought it was worth it. On this day I drew a bad lot and had a terrible experience. After looking at the other filtered reviews I noticed other people did too. The owner might be a great guy but I didn’t meet him. Hopefully the person I did meet no longer works there or never did. 25 reviews about ¹⁄₃ are terrible. If you do give them a shot, request the owner himself helps you out, his reviews are all positive. I’ll stick with my regular locksmith in El Cajon.

My wife lost the tiny keys to my suitcase and I needed to get my luggage unlocked before my flight leaves tonight!!! I called a few different companies in San Diego and they all said it would take about an hour to two hours just to get my luggage unlocked. I didn’t want to wait that long to pack my clothes and I didn’t want to buy a new suitcase either.
They unlocked my luggage lock pretty fast and I started talking to them about car keys and I had a second car key made for my ford expedition while I was there. They were even able to provide me with an extra remote to my vehicle so I can unlock and lock it without having to use y key! Now my wife and I can have our OWN set of keys. Since I never know where she puts (hides) the key. I would recommend ampm locksmith to anyone who needs keys made for their car or home. I would also recommend that married people get a 2^nd set of keys if you don’t have one already! In case your wife is like mine!
Thanks again ampm for your help and for all of the info you guys provided me with!

After loosing the extra key to my car I decided to have my second key copied.
I thought it was expensive so I did some shopping and found AMPM to give me the best quote. Plus they gave me a flat price instead of a range like some of the companies I called. I actually saved money by going to the AMPM office instead of having them come to me. They just told me to call ahead of time to make sure a locksmith technician would be on site. They duplicated my key fast then they had to program it to my car. There is a deli next door so instead of waiting in there office I went and got lunch while having it programmed.
The only reason I gave it 4 stars was because the technician got there 10minutes after I did. If I ever need more keys or new locks I’ll call them!

OK, so had to find a locksmith to unlock a worker’s car. Called and gave address of where they were, noting to meet out front of the property. This property is hard to miss. 50 minutes later, after being quoted 45 minutes for the locksmith to arrive, nobody has shown up. They had called the worker, and gotten the same info from him, the address and where to meet him. They were on the way. When he had to call them back, the guy said he had tried to call the worker, but the phone went to voice mail. Also said they had tried my number, and was no answer. Odd how my phone was next to me the entire time, in case there was a call with questions or a problem! The guy also said he had driven by the front of the property, but hadn’t seen our worker, he said he was 10 minutes away again, but would double back… Not possible as he was standing out front to make sure he saw when the locksmith arrived. They show up after an –additional– 15 minute wait… and along with the cost of
$ 160.00! Considering how late they were, the price should have been discounted out of courtesy. Will never be using this company again! Find somebody else, if you are in a hurry, or want honest and reliable service! You will not find it here!

I needed to install a high security lock on my door and these guys came out and did they job well and installed a great lock. They are very professional and have very high attention to detail. The price is very reasonable and if i had to do it all again i would call these guys in heartbeat!

I called because we moved into a house in Oceanside, and the mailbox key wouldn’t work (old lock, warped key). Over the phone, I explained that it would have to be drilled and replaced. They told me that it would be around $ 60.00, but no more than $ 75.00. They scheduled the appointment for 2pm. I go out to run errands, and they called saying they needed to move up the appointment to 1:30pm. I skipped a couple of errands and got back before 1:30. I then get a call saying they are running late, and will be there in twenty minutes. Thirty five minutes later the guy shows up. Annoying, but I can get over it. What I can’t get over is that it cost $ 139.00 to replace a stupid little lock that took the guy 10 minutes. There was a $ 65.00 drilling fee that they «forgot» to tell me about over the phone. I would have drilled it myself had I known it would be that much. Changed the appointment twice and were still late, and they charged me MORE THAN DOUBLE the original quote. Should have gone on Unilocal before I called them:(

I think I’m losing brain cells as we speak. Is it age? Is it having a kid? Is it various herbal supplements I’ve tried in the past? I don’t know but whatever the hell it is, caused me to lock my keys in my car after I started it. Yes that’s right, my running car was left in the driveway… locked!
I googled auto locksmith and AM PM Locksmith was the first company to pop up. The dispatcher was nice and efficient and just as he said, in 30 minutes the locksmith arrived. 3 minutes and $ 139 later, he pried open my car door and poof, I was off and running.
Really nice, really efficient, but pricey. I guess when you’re a dork like me, you better be ready to pay for your mistakes.
**I’ve had several Unilocal users PM me and tell me I should edit my review to reflect the inflated prices. I take it they’ve had bad experiences. Well, that wasn’t the case here. They did what they said they would do, in the amount of time they said they would. Now, is $ 139 expensive? Hell yes it is, but I didn’t do my job and ask for a price quote beforehand, and at the moment, I didn’t really care. If you care about getting it cheap, then call around. Do the legwork. I wanted fast and easy, without a creepy, pervy dude delivering the service, and that’s what I got.**