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 1: 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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blodefood says: Feb 19, 2012. 8:38 PM
Useful to a point. Now can you make an ible on how to stop people from stealing your pens?
pablo6674 says: Mar 17, 2011. 4:30 PM
this is stupid because what if somebody tries to use it then they will probably take it apart or throw it away
woodstockbirdy says: Jul 18, 2010. 4:25 PM
Cool design just like mine except my will still write like a regular pen. Check it out!!
chuck_29 says: Mar 10, 2010. 4:55 PM
what if it gets thrown away?
armorwaxer says: Sep 24, 2007. 5:10 PM
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)
allenmt says: Dec 27, 2009. 6:15 PM
 post it dude that seems awsome
acdc1226 says: Jul 8, 2009. 4:41 AM
i like the idea
shockwave603 says: Oct 13, 2008. 3:25 PM
can you make the instructable on how to make notes come out of the pen when you click it?
OrtBoy says: May 13, 2008. 5:37 AM
That sounds awesome
w00ty32 says: Nov 19, 2007. 2:00 PM
awsome post it dude!
Brennn10 (author) says: Sep 24, 2007. 5:11 PM
Thats an awesome idea, definitely post it!
armorwaxer says: Sep 25, 2007. 3:34 PM
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!
Guard13007 says: Nov 29, 2010. 10:02 PM
How's the Instructable coming?
Saturn V says: Aug 4, 2010. 6:36 PM
3 days to a week?, more loke three years to a decade. You haven't made it, and it's been three years!!!
acdc1226 says: Jul 8, 2009. 4:42 AM
what do you call it??
PetervG says: Mar 14, 2007. 11:16 PM
But then if it's a pen, people won't care much about it and it might get thrown out!
chooseausername says: Mar 15, 2007. 5:26 AM
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 ...
acdc1226 says: Jul 8, 2009. 4:48 AM
good idea!
acdc1226 says: Jul 7, 2009. 1:13 PM
dude how did you fold the money?
Brennn10 (author) says: Jul 7, 2009. 2:28 PM
I folded it in half a couple times and then rolled it up.
acdc1226 says: Jul 8, 2009. 4:39 AM
thanks
jeradhoy424 says: May 12, 2008. 6:52 PM
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Brennn10 (author) says: May 13, 2008. 3:50 AM
If you have got nothing polite to say, don't say it at all.
ReCreate says: Jun 5, 2009. 8:39 PM
amen
RedFlash says: Jun 20, 2009. 9:21 PM
hahahahaha lol
ReCreate says: Jun 20, 2009. 10:32 PM
?
HardCoreHacker says: Feb 27, 2008. 12:41 PM
what if it wont come out
ReCreate says: Jun 5, 2009. 8:39 PM
someone will get frustrated.
Sunbanks says: Aug 12, 2007. 4:36 PM
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
Sunbanks says: May 25, 2008. 5:01 PM
It's so weird to re-read posts I made a long time ago... I spelled "burglars" wrong...
hcold says: Nov 30, 2007. 9:12 PM
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.
pocketwatch says: Nov 15, 2007. 11:26 PM
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.
HurdyGurdyMan says: Jun 10, 2007. 5:29 AM
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.
sumplesnoob says: Mar 24, 2007. 8:25 PM
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."
Brennn10 (author) says: Mar 25, 2007. 8:54 AM
Now, if you knew the pen didn't work and had money in it, why did you give it to your friend?
sumplesnoob says: Mar 25, 2007. 11:01 AM
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.
IlluminatedAntichrist says: Mar 15, 2007. 6:34 PM
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!
PYROMan1 says: Mar 22, 2007. 9:18 AM
also those pens that you clike and the say something could work well
chooseausername says: Mar 16, 2007. 5:39 AM
you could also hide the answers into your brain ... unless you're afraid to forget where you hidden them ... ;-)
ninjaman says: Mar 16, 2007. 6:29 PM
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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