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Pen Safe

Pen Safe
Do you have a pen that you do not use anymore? Has the ink dried out? Have you found a new pen, and this one is your ex-pen? Do people like to steal your money?

Well this Instructable is right for you! This instructable is a pen safe. It is the epiphany on the "use it again" campaign. No need to throw it out. Put money in it!

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Step 1Items you Need

Items you Need
What do I need?

(1) Pen you do not need anymore
(1) Dollar bill, or paper money you wish to hide from your enemies.

Thata about it!
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Feb 19, 2012. 8:38 PMblodefood says:
Useful to a point. Now can you make an ible on how to stop people from stealing your pens?
Mar 17, 2011. 4:30 PMpablo6674 says:
this is stupid because what if somebody tries to use it then they will probably take it apart or throw it away
Jul 18, 2010. 4:25 PMwoodstockbirdy says:
Cool design just like mine except my will still write like a regular pen. Check it out!!
Mar 10, 2010. 4:55 PMchuck_29 says:
what if it gets thrown away?
Sep 24, 2007. 5:10 PMarmorwaxer says:
we used to hide notes like that but then our teacher found one... and for some strange reason didnt care so we pass note normal in homeroom but in all other classes we found cool ways to do it, i made one when you click it a note comes out,tell if you like the idea i might post an instucktable(i cant spell)
Dec 27, 2009. 6:15 PMallenmt says:
 post it dude that seems awsome
Jul 8, 2009. 4:41 AMacdc1226 says:
i like the idea
Oct 13, 2008. 3:25 PMshockwave603 says:
can you make the instructable on how to make notes come out of the pen when you click it?
May 13, 2008. 5:37 AMOrtBoy says:
That sounds awesome
Nov 19, 2007. 2:00 PMw00ty32 says:
awsome post it dude!
Sep 25, 2007. 3:34 PMarmorwaxer says:
hey i cant seam to find the right kind right this muinute but i have one in my locker so i will post in 3 days to a week!
Nov 29, 2010. 10:02 PMGuard13007 says:
How's the Instructable coming?
Aug 4, 2010. 6:36 PMSaturn V says:
3 days to a week?, more loke three years to a decade. You haven't made it, and it's been three years!!!
Jul 8, 2009. 4:42 AMacdc1226 says:
what do you call it??
Mar 14, 2007. 11:16 PMPetervG says:
But then if it's a pen, people won't care much about it and it might get thrown out!
Mar 15, 2007. 5:26 AMchooseausername says:
Maybe, if you use a slightly more beautifull pen, they wont throw it ... more even if it's wrote "your Alison, with love" or something ... The pen does not work, it's beautifull but not precious, and it's sentimental. So, that should not go to the recycle bin ...
Jul 8, 2009. 4:48 AMacdc1226 says:
good idea!
Jul 7, 2009. 1:13 PMacdc1226 says:
dude how did you fold the money?
Jul 8, 2009. 4:39 AMacdc1226 says:
thanks
May 12, 2008. 6:52 PMjeradhoy424 says:
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Jun 5, 2009. 8:39 PMReCreate says:
amen
Jun 20, 2009. 9:21 PMRedFlash says:
hahahahaha lol
Jun 20, 2009. 10:32 PMReCreate says:
?
Feb 27, 2008. 12:41 PMHardCoreHacker says:
what if it wont come out
Jun 5, 2009. 8:39 PMReCreate says:
someone will get frustrated.
Aug 12, 2007. 4:36 PMSunbanks says:
People steal my pens :( If I put my money in lots of pens and put them in a cup I could keep it safe from burgalers
May 25, 2008. 5:01 PMSunbanks says:
It's so weird to re-read posts I made a long time ago... I spelled "burglars" wrong...
Nov 30, 2007. 9:12 PMhcold says:
It's not really that necessary to take out the ink-bit if you are putting in paper or money is it? Just roll it around, and your hiding place won't be so suspicious because you'll have a pen that works. I've always had one problem with the hidden in plain sight idea, which is that someone might just pick it up and you wouldn't realize, or you threw it out because you didn't remember etc.
Nov 15, 2007. 11:26 PMpocketwatch says:
That is a good idea for stuff you only need for a bit, like notes, but I have lost hundreds more pens than I have lost dollar bills so not the best plan for me.
Jun 10, 2007. 5:29 AMHurdyGurdyMan says:
I still do this, but I never used a clicky top. Those bic pens will always work and you can take them apart easily. You could hide anything from money, notes, cheat sheets, ect.
Mar 24, 2007. 8:25 PMsumplesnoob says:
Great idea, but apparently one of my friends needed to borrow a pen. After asking the next day were my pen was he said, "it didnt work so I threw it away."
Mar 25, 2007. 11:01 AMsumplesnoob says:
I din't give it to my friend, we kind of borrow each others stuff without actually asking. I've known him since fourth grade so it's usualy not a problem... it was my mistake though.
Mar 15, 2007. 6:34 PMIlluminatedAntichrist says:
LOL- People in my class used to do somthing simmilar. We would take those clear thick ones, take a peice of paper and write the answers for an up coming test. While you were writing, you could see the answers on the pen!
Mar 22, 2007. 9:18 AMPYROMan1 says:
also those pens that you clike and the say something could work well
Mar 16, 2007. 5:39 AMchooseausername says:
you could also hide the answers into your brain ... unless you're afraid to forget where you hidden them ... ;-)
Mar 16, 2007. 6:29 PMninjaman says:
nice... one thing I would do is wrap a piece of paper around the ink cartridge of a similar pen. You write a message on the paper, and you still have a usable pen! Just a thought...
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