Why do banks leave thier doors wide open all day but then chain thier pens to the desk ?

Question

Why do banks leave thier doors wide open all day but then chain thier pens to the desk ?

Answer 1

its because pens are easier to steal then whole banks.

Answer 2

Otherwise people would walk away with them (accidently!)?

Answer 3

It's the same principle as a lobster trap.

Answer 4

That's why they chain their pens...wink.

Answer 5

lol u have a point there!

Answer 6

People steal pens, not doors.

Answer 7

It's not because of their value; it's so other customers aren't inconvenienced by their absence.

(Except that they they never work anyway!)

Barclays just put a big box of cheap biros out for you to help yourself.

Answer 8

Same reason they put the money in a locked area, because things small enough to carry off will be unless they are secured.