Why do banks leave the door wide open but the pens chained to the counter?

...............good question...........pens, do need to be chained down..........

duh its not like you can take the door without someone noticing, but a pen is different

you cant stick the bank in your purse or pocket by mistake of course

Because people tend to steal them more often than they try to steal money and it's too expensive to prosecute someone for a stolen pen. Plus, they'd have to be constantly looking for a pen.

You can't stuff a bank in your pocket as easily as you can a pen.

Liars...!!!

my bank has a canister of pens...no single pen on a chain

It's harder to walk away with a door than a pen. lol

IDK

I know, it doesn't make sense

To let in their clients and the purpose is writing statements, signing cheques among others and then you move out through those open doors rather than sitting there
" business ."

I'm not sure. I wish they had that at my work though. Everyone always steals my pens, and leave me with the old, cheap ones! lol

Because the pin is mightier than the sword

The one I go to their pens are thick and heavy; prolly cost them a "mint" to have there.
I used one once and the thing WAS heavy for a pen. Ha, they want to protect their "investments", don't they????
=D

even pens at home disappear. they must be chained so they don't escape to the place my home pens go to. people have nothing to do with it.

The same reason they do in government offices, Democrats steal them.

Because even security people steel the pens.

Because you can't put a bank in your pocket.

Nobody steals a pen but they will rob or fleece the bank.

because the pens would be too easily to take, even if you don't realize that you are doing it, putting it in your purse, and then later on wonder where the hell you got that pen from, banks won't put money out on the counter for you to accidently take, too bad too, ha ha ha

Running out of pens costs banks money as customers can't sign checks or documents if there are no pens. In the past, you couldn't just go out and buy a box of cheap pens and even if you could, you could lose every single one on an average day if you just kept handing out pens to everyone who walked in the door.

The pens you see chained to the counter also tend to be a higher quality pen that's guaranteed to write every time until it's almost out of ink where the cheaper pens you often have to buy a pack just to find one that will write more than a few times before the tip clogs or it just stops writing.

Most pens you find chained to the counter cost a lot more as I actually have one that I bought direct from the supplier and it cost me $29.78... but it's never failed to write and refills cost about as much as a pack of cheap pens so it's a much better buy but it's not something you're going to want to replace every day because peeps keep walking out the door with them.

seriously? because customers don't enter through the pens.

They care more for pens then your money

Because Geitner is not the Secretary of Bic . . .

it's the banks way of slowly killing the poor public who has to use that "public" utensil

to keep the pens safe

Because it's easy to walk off with pens. Doors are a lot harder to hide. :D

The economy has determined the answer

What are you talking about,I can't ever find a working pen,I've always gotta use my own!And have you been watching the news,"bank robberies are up!"LOL

The doors are attached by hinges. They cannot be removed either.

Pens are not insured, but the money is? (Laugh track)

so people don't steal the pens though some don't do it intentionally pens are stolen

pens chained as people are stupid and walk off with them doors open so you can walk in and try to steal the pens, meanwhile they steal 10 dollar service charge on accts or 5 dollar cash check fees, steal all you can, get their trash cans and chairs.

We don't have that problem at my bank. They're costantly giving pens away....along with lollipops!

Because stupidity is trendy these days.

If you were to put a box of pens out every day they would be empty every day. People cant run off with the doors.

Those pens are extremely valuable, don'tcha know?

The banks want you to deposit everything, but withdraw nothing! We need a 21st century Jesse James to teach the banks a lesson (I am talking about the Jesse James who died in 1882, and not the one who broke the heart of Sandra Bullock)!

Actually, The CHASE branch closest to where I work has access controlled doors a person goes inside and must wait for the outer door to close before you can open the inner door. and if an alarm is set off all the doors auto lock! if the place blows up , your all f*cked! just one more reason I will have nothing to do with CHASE.

The pens are not connected to an alarm & people do take the pens.