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¿Question #808?
EndersGame: Why do they put locks on the doors of stores that are open 24/7?

Woelf: For times when they do need to lock the store.
DoctorMikeReddy: Because they aren't open 365/365
the manatee: Because if there was some sort of emergency, they'd need to shut (and lock) the doors.
Cygnus2112: in case they have to go to the bathroom quick
hellium: Can you buy external doors for stores without locks?
Hobbespm: Staff sometimes need to go poop.
sludgemariner: So they can keep you out
Polgara: in case they have to close for some reason
catosulla: In case of robbery
XanderF: It's a Freemason conspiracy, I assure you.
Darilian: What do you do when the power goes off? Leave the doors open? Its for contingencies, you idiot.
unixrevolution: For holidays and emergency closings
gantrell: some dont
Geosmores: They do not
Chris Page: It's for that extra hour of daylight savings time.
TMuscle: Because they think intruders will invade them at night.
Der Ubermolch: Government regulation, most likely. Or maybe the doors don't come without locks. Who would buy doors without locks?
DHEK: Because they might need to close up during certain situations. Perhaps on mandatory holidays or maybe during unforseen situations that force the store to close.
themagni: For robberies, bathroom breaks, and cleaning.
Chad Jensen: boy, haven't seen that question in a spam email in a while...
eddyspaghetti: In case of robbery. They close to clean up the place.
NeoSkywalker: Potty break.
Brentoon: holidays..nice question thought
POvidiusNaso: It's probably some kind of building code thing.
Timicus: So you can't interrupt their 2-liter soda bowling.
rawdawg: why do you drive in a parkway and park in a driveway?
skot72: Just in case they need to close down for something
greglios: So they can lock the store when it's closed.
Favre4MVP: Maybe that means that they're open 24 days a month for 7 hours at a time.
dmomo: To make folk like yourself ask questions.
WalkerRedEye: probably for insurance reasons
SisyphusX: Christmas.
arkibet: because they have to lock them when moving large amounts of cash or refilling an ATM machine that may be inside.
jasta6: Good question.................................
Dale of the Bow: Why do you take a dump-not leave one?
Dorque: So the clerk can go pee.
CunningGabe: So they can lock up for leap seconds.
WatchmanX2000: apart from meeting code requirements, because they will close and lock up at some point
kuchick: some retail establishments close on national holidays.
KDSN: To prevent Looters!!!!!!
Platinum Dragon: Public holidays.
MochaKimono: To keep the elephants out.
Joanna Olsen: For emergency ... suppose you work in such a store and you are alone and you absolutely have to leave ...
bigbadsteve: to mess with our minds
LemonyFresh: It would probably be more expensive to buy a door that didn't come with a lock.
confuse_a_cat: Emergencies, like a Code Adam or if it becomes the scene of a crime
Loquutus: Have you ever really watched them to make sure they're open 24/7? I think if there are locks on the doors, they're lying to you.
ZombyDawg: Potty breaks and Christmas
Yollege: They scare the aliens away.
TaliaIsabelle: Holidays
GrandpaDave: Just incase.
Ludocrazy: Sometimes they do have to close.
Reloaded: bathroom breaks... :)
erli: For when they are closed on holidays?
CharlieWonka: To keep shoppers in.
Hudstone: so the cashier can lock up and take a dump when necessary
Rukasu: In case of an emergency. You never know when zombies might attack.
Bergbau: If they happen to go bankruptcy?
puffinge: so they can lock customers in and still claim to be open
Mike A: To keep out The Birds. Dang, that movie was creepy.
Cavedog_pdx: It beats having to install them after going out of business or becoming the scene of a crime.
bluebehir: Why are you asking this of me? I have never owned a store that is open 24/7!
ronster0: to stop the polish thieves
xlorp: For daylight savings days and leap year.
Lord_Prussian: Hurricanes
Bearcat89: To make people ask asinine questions like this.
Brother Narsis: if you have to ask you don't need to know
jimchris: Find out by working in one.
skrutsch: It's obvious, isn't it?
scriptorum: 24/7 is a lie.
rawk: there to stupid to think about
Randy Cox: Because, some day, they might just take a holiday. And think how hard it would be to find a locksmith on Christmas Day.
gnomehome: For leap-seconds.
Malacoda: In case of zombie holocaust
Cromaa: So Gallagher would have at least one funny joke to tell.
DenverWolf: GOOD QUESTION
AlorielLelyn: Because they aren't open 365 days a year?
JoeCthulhu: why not
sdownin: Building codes. Yet more evidence of your government in action.
Blackwind: cause it's not 365
Bluenose: It's to do with that Gregorain calender thingy. It'll sort itself out in 2321
darthcliff: To keep the employees in
djlg: 24/7 doesn't mean they're always open (they might close a couple of days a year).
dakarp: Actually, there was a store where I used to live that didn't have locks because of that, and they had to install them when the decided to close for some holiday.
m_r_tyler: So they can lock out the silly question man if you happen to approach their store.
geberus: Keep the cops out
BobDodgerBlue: Holidays
Eric Haas: For the same reason they put Braille instructions on drive-through ATMs.
dietevil: So that you can think of more random questions
fsumarc: so the clerk can take a bathroom break at 3:30am
Flyspeck23: Because they can.
manowarplayer: Why does my height vary depending on which convienence store door I go through?
netfilterz: Soon we will move from that stupid 7 day week to something more suited to the decimal system, so then those shops will be closed 3 days a week... Ask a stupid question... ;-)))
louiseh: Because over here they close them on Bank Holidays.
Claytonius Maximus: So after they get robbed, they can keep the lookieloos away from the crime scene.
PghArch: Because they aren't really.
Shakar: In case the salesperson need to go to the bathroom and (s)he is alone, he close the store for a couple of minutes or more.
chaddyboy_2000: The boss needs extra keys to feel important.
ValJor: Do they? Have you checked? Or are you just perpetuating a joke that was funny the first time it was told but is no longer funny at all?
CDRodeffer: For inventory and cleaning
snoozefest: for leap year?
Debate: In case the power goes out or someone has to rush off for an emergency.
CortexBomb: Generally because even stores that are 24/7 close for holidays like christmas
richardolen2: Because they're HILARIOUS.
skelebone: Just becuase the business is open all the time, that doesn't mean there will never be a reason to secure the building.
queequeg: prevent looting during blsckouts
jttm: For the robbers to barricade themselves in.