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WWYD: Pen Stealers

Why do people steal pens? I buy my own pens for work, I like writing in blue, but black is cheaper from the office supplier, so thats what is provided. I buy cheap papermate ones, $.50 for a 12 pack from Wal-Mart. I go through about two packs a month!!!! People steal them all the time! Half the time I notice them put it in a pocket, or purse but I am too chicken to say anything in fear of embarassing them.

Honest, would you say anything, or suck it up and buy more pens Wink

Re: WWYD: Pen Stealers

  • I used to buy sparkly pencils, my old job years ago - it was way easier to do some of the work in pencil.  That way I was always sure who was stealing my pencils.

     I'd say it just kinda a part of life, but it's annoying

  • Start taping your name and number to every pen, maybe they will get a clue.  I've also seen people put a silk flower on the end so they don't "forget" that it doesn't belong to them. Or you could buy pencil toppers/erasers and put them on.  It would make it annoying for you to write with potentially, but you might keep a few more pens!!
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  • you could start making them look like pretty flowers...that way you'll know if one goes missing and who takes it because it's a pain to get all of that floral tape off or make your company buy them....that's what I learned to do

     

  • I used to tape "Lisa's Pen" all over my pens
  • I have gone through 48 pencils and 15 pens since the beginning of the school year, so 2 months. Kids "borrow" them and then I never see them again.
  • People always steal pens!   Dedicate say 5 pens for "other" people to use and glue on pretty flowers.  That way you have certain pens for people to use and keep the rest in a drawer, or keep them at home and only bring in so many at a time.  GL!  
  • Boogers. Get them all over the place and peeps will steer clear and if they don't they get a bonus.
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  • charge a refundable deposit upon return of the pen :)
  • I am a pen stealer.  And a huge pen loser.  I go through anywhere from 2-5 pens a day, picking up, leaving them, losing them, picking more up. I would go to work with 2-3 in my pocket and lose some or all in the course of a day. 

      What I have started to do is bring in silly pens.  I dont lose them, and I dont have any trouble locating in my pocket, and no one takes the silly pens..Right now I have a killer whale (looks like a whale) pen that lights up with a blinky red light and makes whale sounds when the fin is pressed.  NO ONE takes my pen.  NO one else would be SEEN with my pen.  And it makes me a reformed pen stealer, kinda. 

    And when I did/do steal pens, its absolutely not intentional, I totally forget!  Im the chick at the bank that you see hoofing it back in to return the pen. No wonder they usually have strings attached. And I think you should call them on it.  BC I bet they really dont mean to do it either:)

     

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