Our homes are filled with some of our most prized possessions and even more so as the festive season rolls around and we stash gifts for loved ones in cupboards and under the tree. So it's only natural we'd want to keep our house and the valuables inside safe from thieves. But according to former burglars, there are some big safety mistakes we've been making.
These mistakes were revealed in a thread on Reddit, which asked those with a criminal past to share the number one place people should never hide their valuables.
More than 13,000 people commented on the post, here's a look at what some of them had to say.
One person said: "LED lighting is cheap these days.
"If your house is gonna be vacant for a while, consider investing in one of those smart-lighting home automation systems where you can set different rooms to turn on and off at different points in the day. (Kitchen during dinnertime, bedrooms at night, etc.)
"My neighbour did that and it fooled me. I rang his doorbell to ask to borrow a pressure washer wand, with no response. Figured he was with family and wasn't taking any more visitors, but turns out he's been on vacation for the past four days."
Someone else wrote: "Don't leave things out that people can see from outside your home or car.
"If you buy a new TV or computer, break down the box it came in, don't just leave it by your garbage bin."
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