they'll take one look at the presence of a number on it indicating it is the front door key to a block of flats, and refuse point blank
Here too. The trick is to take it to somewhere in a really sketchy part of town.
Also some of the keys need a special machine, and if you go to a place that doesn't have the right machine, they can a) send it away blah blah weeks b) send *you* away and you go find somewhere else that does have the machine.
You run into difficulty when none of the places in the sketchy bits of town have the right machine. At which point you can i) forge the permission letter and go find a key-cutter with the right machine ii) bribe the super iii) see if any of your neighbours have a spare you can borrow while you're waiting for the key to come back, see a) above.
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Date: 2012-08-09 01:16 am (UTC)Here too. The trick is to take it to somewhere in a really sketchy part of town.
Also some of the keys need a special machine, and if you go to a place that doesn't have the right machine, they can a) send it away blah blah weeks b) send *you* away and you go find somewhere else that does have the machine.
You run into difficulty when none of the places in the sketchy bits of town have the right machine. At which point you can i) forge the permission letter and go find a key-cutter with the right machine ii) bribe the super iii) see if any of your neighbours have a spare you can borrow while you're waiting for the key to come back, see a) above.