Ask MetaFilter questions tagged with valuables

"We Are Not Responsible For Lost Or Stolen Valuables." Really?

hamsterdam — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 11:25:22 -0800

Do signs that say "We Are Not Responsible for Lost or Stolen Valuables" actually provide any legal protection? These signs are all over the place, and sometimes they seem to be demonstrably false, e.g. if I valet park my car isn't it assumed that the valet is responsible for the security of my car and all the valuables inside of it?

Do these disclaimer signs really give restaurants/bars/parking lots etc. any amount of legal protection? My feeling is that they don't, and that they're simply more of a reminder in the vein of "Hey, watch your stuff!" but maybe I'm wrong.

I am in the United States but curious about other countries as well.

Do burglars read AskMeFi?

DB Cooper — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 11:09:19 -0800

What is your most ingenious hiding place for valuables? I am looking for suggestions for where to hide items such as cash, jewelry, spare car keys, etc. I know about hollowed-out books and fake cans of shaving cream, but I would like to hear some other creative examples that are not so well-known.

shipping valuables

Sara Anne — Tue, 28 Feb 2006 20:11:55 -0800

My mom left her jewelry behind at my sis's house in VA. What's the best way to get it back to NM? There's $1000+ worth of jewels, so we don't need a courier-with-briefcase-handcuffed-to-his-wrist level of security, but we're not sure we want to entrust it to FedEx. Is there a better way?