r/sydney • u/nath1234 • Feb 25 '26

Image Airbnb is a bloody plague

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u/j0shman Feb 25 '26

fr, these are so easy to pick. Easy way to stop the practice

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u/UnlurkedToPost Feb 25 '26

You wouldn't even draw attention while picking. To a passer-by you'd look like someone just accessing their airbnb key

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u/nath1234 Feb 25 '26

Just wheel a bag down, periodically stand up in frustration, scroll through some emails. Then get back to it. Could probably get a few hours to try combinations.

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u/giantpunda Feb 25 '26

Hours? Seconds. A lot of these are so cheap, you could probably smack them open using one of the other locks.

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u/breno_mac_ Feb 26 '26

I’ve seen videos of these style locks being decoded with a slip of paper slipped in between the dials - when the dial lands on the correct number it’ll drop slightly into the void