Says 1,000 combinations, which is the right number
GiveRare TSA-551 combination padlocks, 2-pack
The dial version of the same maker’s keyed lock, at the same price — and the only listing on this shelf that states the combination count correctly.
The same maker sells this lock and its keyed sibling at the same price, which turns the purchase into a clean choice about mechanism — and that is exactly the comparison this hub asks for. Two keyless three-digit padlocks here, against four keyed ones there.
What this listing gets right, and what makes it worth reading on this shelf, is the arithmetic. “Up to 1,000 combinations TSA lock” is precisely what three dials of ten digits give. One listing on this shelf describes the same thing as “hundreds of possible combinations”, which is between three and ten times too few, and another correctly observes that four digits is ten times harder. On a product whose only security claim is a code length, getting the number right is the minimum.
The rest is competently specified: a zinc-coated zinc alloy body, a hardened steel shackle of 0.15 in, a stated 220 lb pull resistance, a two-step reset, and a stated usability through 750-plus airports. The two caveats are the shackle and the marking. At 0.15 in this shackle is a quarter thicker than the maker’s own keyed version, which matters on a small or stiff zip pull. And like all eight American listings on this shelf it says “TSA approved” without confirming the red-diamond indicator that this hub’s buying tip asks for.
Availability
Read on the day this page was built: $8 at the American Amazon shop.
Read from Keepa on the day this page was last revised; stock and price both move without notice.
Prices quoted in this text were read on 2026-10-07. The live price is at the top of the page.
What travelers ask
Why does the combination count matter?
Because it is the whole security claim, and this shelf gets it wrong in both directions. Three dials of ten digits give exactly 1,000 combinations; four give 10,000. This listing says "Up to 1,000 combinations", which is correct. The ZHEGE lock on this shelf says a four-digit lock is "10x harder to crack than 3-digit locks", which is also correct. The Fosmon listing says "hundreds of possible combinations", which understates its own lock by a factor of between three and ten.
Two locks or four?
The same maker sells four keyed locks for the price of these two combination ones, which makes the question purely about mechanism. Four keyed locks share one key, so losing it loses all four; two combination locks can carry two different codes and cannot be lost at all. For a single traveler with two bags, this is the better arrangement; for a family with four, the keyed set is.
Is 0.15 in too thick?
It is at the upper end of what a zip pull will take. The keyed version from the same maker is 0.12 in and the Master Lock cable on this shelf is 3 mm (0.12 in), which is about 0.12 in too — so this shackle is a quarter thicker than either. On most suitcase pulls it will pass; on a small zip, a camera bag or a stiff pull pair it may not, and a cable lock is the answer in that case.
