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by constance mira on May 14th, 2005

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Why do businesses that are open 24 hours have locks on their doors?

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  • by Symbeline on October 14th, 2009

    Symbeline

    Marauding activists.

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  • by Route 66Truckerman on January 29th, 2009

    Route 66Truckerman

    So when they see us coming,they can lock the doors,turn off the lights & duck underneath the counter!!!

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  • by Mars Jenkar on January 29th, 2009

    Mars Jenkar

    Some of them might close for specific reasons...holidays, police investigations, out of business, etc.

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  • by Sosueme on January 29th, 2009

    Sosueme

    Don't have an answer, but great question!!

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  • by Fox Happy on January 3rd, 2008

    Fox Happy

    Because they close on holidays.

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  • by Alonzo Garbonzo on June 14th, 2005

    Alonzo Garbonzo

    If you build a retail establishment and lease it to a business, you will put a lock on the door even if it is a 24-hour operation. The next tenant might have limited hours. If you own a business that operates 24 hours you might decide to reduce hours in order to cut expenses. In that case, having locks on the doors will come in handy.

    Only a few businesses, such as the famous restaurant "The Pantry" in LA, have doors without locks.

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  • by Seeya says Dont Ever Give Up on October 15th, 2009

    Seeya says Dont Ever Give Up

    because we as a country lost our morals thru negligence, elected servents, educators, and most importantly our family values.

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  • by Robertd903 on February 3rd, 2009

    Robertd903

    HELLO?!?!?!? 24/7 MEANS open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Now, WHEN is there extra time?!?!?

    If an establishment is CLOSED for ANY length of time, (in other words, ANY length of time)--it is NOT by definition open 24/7!!!!!!

    That's like me saying that I work SEVEN days a week--but I'm off on the weekends!!!!!!!!!!

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  • by CT on February 1st, 2009

    CT

    They are closed for holidays??

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  • by Blackberry. on February 1st, 2009

    Blackberry.

    Businesses do remodel you know....They shut down if there was a crime there or something.

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  • by witt on February 1st, 2009

    witt

    even a store that is open 24 hours a day, will often close once, twice maybe even three times in any given year to renovate, clean, install new fixtures, and or additions, etc. Plus if there were an emergency you wouldn't want to have to leave the store unattended

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  • by Oddball on February 1st, 2009

    Oddball

    Because there are time when the facility must be locked down. For example: the facility should be locked immediately after a robbery or when, if it only has a single employee, they must go to the restroom or other area of the facility where they cannot see customers entering and leaving.

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  • by CouldBe on February 1st, 2009

    CouldBe

    Even 24 hour shops sometimes close, maybe for Christmas for example. And what if power or water is lost for an extended period and the utiliy company says it'll take hours to repair.There's no point in staying open, so then lock the doors. Interesting question.

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  • by Rollie on January 31st, 2009

    Rollie

    Mall and City rules. All shops must be lockable.

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  • by Theby on January 30th, 2009

    Theby

    For when the poor buggers who work there want to go to the toilet.

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  • by CatLover-The Original is Proudly Canadian on January 30th, 2009

    CatLover-The Original is Proudly Canadian

    The locks were probably left from a previous owner

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  • by extinct on January 30th, 2009

    extinct

    Coz.if i am the only one working there at the time and i need to take a crap,well i dont care about the thousands of dollars worth of stuff that people can hook but really it would be nice to take a dump in peace as opposed to pieces. : )

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  • by John on January 29th, 2009

    John

    Many some of them werent open 24/7 5-10 years ago?

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  • by Discipline on January 29th, 2009

    Discipline

    Just in case everyone outside the shop turns into vampires.

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  • by Miss Anubis loves this season on January 3rd, 2008

    Miss Anubis loves this season

    Christmas & New Years when they do close....

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  • by Olero on January 3rd, 2008

    Olero

    In case there's a fire or they close down

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  • by Voodoo on November 18th, 2007

    Voodoo

    1)Maybe they shut for some holidays, or staff shortage.
    2)Doors often come with locks provided.

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  • by SABOTEUR on November 18th, 2007

    SABOTEUR

    In case of emergency?

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  • by Andy Is Wicked Married to Penal Colony on June 15th, 2005

    Andy Is Wicked Married to Penal Colony

    In case they need to lock the doors of course. . .

    There are many reasons why they might need to actually close and thus lock the doors. A couple of examples:

    -Weather related problems (think hurricane season in FL)

    -Holidays, inventory days, or repair/remodeling

    Open 24 hours doesn't always mean they are also open 365 days a year :)

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  • by hazmat_matrix on May 17th, 2005

    hazmat_matrix

    Suppose you were an attendent at one of these Places. If you were the only one on duty and had a family emergency, and could,t get a hold of anyone, what would you do? I supposer there are other answers too.

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  • by Mustache Wonder on April 24th, 2008

    Mustache Wonder

    Holidays and when the solo sales attendant has to go potty.

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  • by ChandaDiane - est. 1975 on April 24th, 2008

    ChandaDiane - est. 1975

    If there is a report of a missing child, they may lock the doors.

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  • by Wide Awake @ has closing date woo hoo on April 24th, 2008

    Wide Awake @ has closing date woo hoo

    Because occasionally they need to close for a few minutes to clean, or accept cash from an armored car.

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  • by Ec-nal Licensed Bootie Inspector on November 15th, 2008

    Ec-nal Licensed Bootie Inspector

    For use when closing for unforeseen circumstances (power outages etc.) yo...

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  • by philosopher-saint on October 14th, 2009

    philosopher-saint

    Time and tide?
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    *Nothing* lasts forever.
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    ;-)

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  • by AnonymousGirl on January 3rd, 2008

    AnonymousGirl

    There is a gas station near my house that is locked after a certain time, even though it is open 24 hours. I think it is to protect the cashier or something. It's probably also mandatory by law. There are sometimes also holidays like Christmas where the store is actually closed, even if it would be open for 24 hours on a regular day. Why leave it unlocked then? That would be an attraction for shoplifters.

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  • by sickofgames on February 1st, 2009

    sickofgames

    brothel

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  • by Individas on February 1st, 2009

    Individas

    The fact that they work 24/7 normally doesn't mean they don't have holidays or occasional short brakes.

    Not to mention - most doors have locks, even ones that don't need them...

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  • by Mastodon on November 15th, 2008

    Mastodon

    Because there are occasions they do have to close such as hurricanes, tornadoes, blizzards, floods, and blackouts. You don't want those looters having a field day do you.

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