Pen on a chain
One of the most annoying things ever - pens on chains. You'd think with the amount of money banks make from our money, the least they could do would be to let us use a normal biro.

Writing with them is a joke;.I've lost count of the number of times I've tried to stretch the little chain just a bit further so I could sign my name properly, without having to hold the pen at a weird angle

Anyway, I still managed to steal one. I levered the whole pen, chain and stand included, from the counter, leaving just a black sticky pad in it's place.

Take that, banks.
(Monkey the Chicken Twitter: death_stairs, Wed 22 Jul 2009, 14:43, 6 replies)

I find the most recent Barclays solution even more obnoxious.
They have pens for the taking, each bearing the legend "I'm on loan from Barclays Bank".

Twee, no?
(ThomsonsPier consumes, Wed 22 Jul 2009, 14:52, closed)

Staff a my local
mobile phone shop, the name of which rhymes with bartone hairmouse, appears to use Barcalys as their writing implement provider.
(ToysForBigBoys would spread her legs for Nick Clegg., Wed 22 Jul 2009, 15:14, closed)

twunts
why is it that Argos - purveyors of mass produced tat and classy jewellery can afford to have million of tiny pens for us to use and steal, but billion dollar global corporations tie them down?
(cornishbob is going to hell on, Thu 23 Jul 2009, 9:44, closed)

Perhaps...
...they're secretly funded by bookmakers.
(SonoraAeroClub "OH SWEET HELEN OF BALLS!", Thu 23 Jul 2009, 11:24, closed)

Lefty
Try being left handed, when the things are bolted to the right hand side of the counter.
( Weejock, Thu 23 Jul 2009, 10:00, closed)

Steal all the pens...
...and swap them for IKEA pencils. See how they like THEM apples.
( Scaryduck LIKES EGG, Thu 23 Jul 2009, 10:58, closed)