"Not sure what I was expecting, I think something amazing for a tiny price considering I never actually paid for a plain old key ring in my life. Essentially as many have noted, this is one slightly larger ring with four smaller rings attached. The claim to fame is the "innovative" way that it has a "bump" that allows you to press on the ring and expand it on the end so you don't need to crack and tear a fingernail trying to add or remove keys. The pro on that is the idea actually works, without doing a video it is hard to just explain but the larger ring does have this feature so you can squeeze it and slide the smaller rings on it without damaging your fingernails. It is pretty neat. But the downside, the smaller rings (where you actually put the keys) don't have that feature. The design would make it hard on the smaller rings so actually adding keys requires you to...damage your fingernails. Now the plus is, if you use the rings to section your keys so that they are on the little rings in a logical way it still has a useful purpose. For example, if you put just the car key on one small ring, then when you use valet or drop your car at the shop you can remove and reattach the key using the smaller ring and use the handy squeeze technique as intended. But if you say use these as I think many would by putting say your house and car keys on one, work keys on another and little store fobs on another then it defeats the purpose because you are handing your house keys to the valet or auto shop unless you work it off the small ring. I purchased 2 sets for about $14. and planned to upgrade both my and my wife's key rings. It did work for me. Mine is now far less bulky using this but more so because I just couldn't remember what the heck a bunch of keys were for so they are now in a drawer and my key ring is a lot lighter. On the other hand, I thought my wife would want a small key ring. I will never fully understand women, I guess I shouldn't try. Seems she uses a large carabineer and the clip allows her to more easily find her keys in a (very) large purse. So I give this between three and four stars. Decent, but a medium step up form a free key ring. Not a game changer in book."
FreeKey System (Compare Deals from $7.85)
"You're probably looking at this free key system for one or two reasons.... One, you've spent way too much time fighting with keys over the years, or two, this company has mounted a very good ad campaign and you want to see what all the hype is about. It was both of these reasons that brought me to amazon in search of the free key system. The first thing you should know is that after purchasing my first, I came back and purchased 3 more. Is it perfect? No, not at all. I think their engineers need to come up with the freekey ii system based on user reviews and complaints. So here is my take on the highs and lows. Highs: - very clever design - keeps its promise of making keys super easy to put on and take off while holding them securely on the ring once they are there - light weight - three little rings for attaching keys and other things that have a smaller opening - decent enough price (if you can get it for under ten dollars) for what it is and what it does Lows: - I prefer my metal gadgets to have more curved edges. The edges on this are a bit more severe. Especially the littler rings - the main ring should be offered in a couple of different sizes.... for my purposes this ring could be smaller in circumference - the littler rings feel a bit flimsy. They probably aren't, but I don't fully trust them. BOTTOM LINE: If you are looking for an easier way to put keys on and take them off your key ring, I think this will do the job very well. It is a bit awkward for some of the more modern oversized car keys, particularly the bluetooth keys. The designers have a great concept and I would love to see them expand the line. Overall I recommend this as one of the better solutions I've found for the pesky key problems"
"I'm a bit of a nerd, and I love clever products, especially clever products that are well made. This product fits both of those bills. Nicely finished steel, sturdy, the right amount of spring to it - and it has the trick up its sleeve that you already know about by this point. That trick works well, too - adding and removing items to the FreeKey is quite effortless. I am also a bit of a minimalist, however, and very conscious about the amount of space my everyday objects consume. Adding bulk needs to add a great deal of value, and for me, this ratio just doesn't pay off with the FreeKey. The ring is quite large, considerably larger than the split ring I used before. I assume because of the flat/thick nature of the ring, items tend to sit on it at weird angles also, and the end result is that once the ring is populated, it feels even larger. It just became too unwieldy in my pocket. I might figure out a use for it other than my everyday keys (like for swapping on/off keys to the houses of friends/family that I don't need every day), and I'm not going to deny that it's a decent product. But the size makes it impractical for me, and I can't give it more than three stars. I do rather like the smaller rings that come with it as well. They're normal split rings, only flat. These might actually see more use by me than the FreeKey itself. Notable, however, is that they don't have the tightest 'spring' to them when compared to traditional split rings."
"Pros: The main key ring is a nice size and is very easy to use. So handy since I tend to remove and add keys to my ring frequently. The 3 smaller rings it comes with slide on and off easy and you can buy additional ones, though most small rings will fit this as well. It's a sturdy product and with about a year of very frequent use is showing no signs of wear that I can see. I have read the bulk of the ring is the other main complaint, though I only have 5-6 keys on it, my car key is larger than the rest, which is annoying. I don't see how this is any more bulky than any typical key ring system though. So I wouldn't take stars away for that personally. Cons: The smaller rings it comes with are not the same style as the main keyring and are not easy to remove. They are not particularly difficult and the flat shape seems to make them easier than some key rings I've used prior, but they are still not the same. No other complaints and I would recommend this or a similar product to anyone who commonly removes or adds keys, it's just so much quicker and easier. I don't know how some people manage to write so much on such a simple product, but I believe I covered the highlights here. Hope it's helped your decision."
"Parts of this key ring are fine, but it has a few small issues that irritate me. First, the main key ring is so large that the large ends of keys can slide back through it, this most often results in them locking inside in a bulky and strange angle, stabbing you when pressure is applied. Also, the small ends of the keys sometimes slide into the smaller rings, making a tangled mess that turns into a caltrop in your pocket and can take some time to untangle. The other issue is that the ends of the large ring are not finished well, and they are constantly tearing at my pockets because they are sharp and jagged. I've had them eventually cut holes in several pockets, get tangled in loose threads (of their own making) and be hard to take out of my pocket. They've even cut me a few times. I did eventually take a file and polish them down, but it doesn't seem like I should have to finish making the product for FreeKey. If you hang your keys from a pocket or belt loop, or just carry them around on the time, they're likely fine. The coils themselves seem well made and I've yet to ever have them work their way off of the key ring. they are also easy to remove and add thanks to the release system. I'm not sure it's overall worth it when you get as many of the older style key rings for free, and they do almost as good of a job."
"A one-star review is rather unfair for this well made product. But it's a keyring; of course it does what it is supposed to do; even a piece of twine is adequate for this intended purpose. While my gripes are minor, and others will disagree with them, they should be noted. The bent metal in the middle of the keyring results in a nice and easy way to remove keys. But I would much prefer it not be bent and wind up being a little harder. This isn't a complaint against the product, but a complaint against the company for not producing a similar ring without the feature. Let's face it; is anyone out there really removing a key so often that this is required? This keyring has a very large diameter. Rather than making my key assortment look more organized, it results in everything looking janitor-ish. This ring would be better served by 50-75% of its current size. The flat metal itself is very wide. A key fob will not fit correctly on it (it fits, but does not easily move around). Instead, the fob needs to take up one of the smaller rings. This isn't really that big a deal, but it does mean that the product is only 75% as useful as expected. The smaller rings are rather expensive, and now I need to order a new set. In the end, I do recommend this keyring (and additional small ring set). It works. It looks nice. I just wish the company would make another size ring between the large and the small without the easy-open function. In the end, I might just get rid of this keyring and use only the smaller ones."
"This is probably the most expensive keyring I've ever seen, though it still isn't exhorbitant in cost. It does do a fine job of making it easy to pull rings off the main keyring, and it looks nice to boot. I wouldn't call it 'quick release,' and still use mini carabiner clips for that, but it's a sight less of a pain to get things off than standard keyrings. It isn't very obvious at first sight how this thing works, but once you play with it you can see pretty easily- just squeeze the fat end and the other end levers up, then you can slip the smaller rings through like usual. If you're in the habit of taking a key bunch off and giving it to someone else for a while, this is a good system for that. Or if you just really hate standard keyrings, then go for it. However, if you never take keys off it's obviously not much use- and if you want something that can get off in a moment's notice, it's also not quite there. This is an evolved keyring, but it's still a keyring. Overall, I like it and do seem to add and remove keys with enough frequency to make it worth it."
FreeKey System (Compare Deals from $7.85)
