Amazon.com : ZXHQ Diary with Lock, A5 Journal with Built-in Lock, 180° Lay Flat, Journal for Men & Women, Personal Planner Organizer, 220 Pages 120Gsm Paper, 5.9 x 8.5inch Premium Gray : Office Products

I ordered this due to wanting to keep my Apothecary Recipes and Journaling private. Great value. At first it was a bit tricky to figure out how to reset the code however I did get it by accident. You have to go the opposite direction per a step in the instruction's if you purchase you will understand after reading it.

The book itself is beautiful, I don't know maybe I got a lemon though. It's neat the way that it's made, but the glue that holds the covers and lock is separating on mine with very minimal use so far. I can't speak to the locking as I wasn't concerned with anyone reading it and never set a code. It was enough for me that it just latched shut. With the glue detaching like that though even if the lock was set it wouldn't be difficult to get inside it if someone really wanted to.

I really loved the thought of an impenetrable diary to write my most vile deep dark secrets in without fear of them being seen by any eyes other than my own. Cue this diary book up please. And then it came with the typically serviceable quality and design one expects nowadays, but oh woe do pay attention to the finer details in the product description. Somewhere, deeply embedded either in the ad itself or as a business reply to a customer complaint it does say that in the realm of protecting the book's innards accessing the passcode lock may prove difficult.I followed the instructions for setting my own passcode EXACTLY as the instructions are written. Because it is obvious that the author of said instructions is not a native user of the English language there were some areas of questionable commands and explanations in those instructions but I plowed forward. And voila- the diary opened up with my new passcode!That first time.The second time... nope. Multiple attempts... nope. The only thing that had changed from that first successful application to all further tries was the slow frustrating passage of time.I had to write to the seller for instructions on how to RESET the passcode because what was listed in the directions I had proved useless. It was here that the true demon side of this journal came forward. NOT EVEN THE MAKERS KNOW HOW TO RESET THE CURSED BOOK! The reps I exchanged messages with were as inept at explaining the process as the original set of directions were.I finally managed to open the thing without having to resort to a crowbar but listen. Save yourself the hassle and either buy a different product from a different seller or get an old fashioned lock/key design and risk losing the key. Unless you want to subject yourself to various Wiley Coyote plots to break into your own bought and paid for journal this product is a hot mess.

Very pretty and clearly an item of quality. Item was on sale and well worth the money.