How can I prevent people from stealing the ink cartriges from the printer at the office? -

Is there some kind of lock I can put?

It would be trivial to mount a clasp-latch and padlock to the outside of most printers such that the door cannot be opened. Since they are almost all plastic cases, I would suggest using epoxy to glue a clasp to the case and a small luggage-style lock. However, if you don t trust the workers, they shouldn t be working there. Figure out why someone is stealing the ink cartridges and fix the real problem.

I somehow can not picture employees stealing ink cartridges. I would go for the staplers.

Put a sign by the printer saying that anyone caught stealing ink cartridges will be fired.

are you paying to replace these cartridges? if not i wouldn t worry about......and if ya do, what are ya going to do about ? .......people steal everything and anything these days, so this just sounds the norm to me..........scott

Get a really big black guy with a baseball bat to guard it...

Lock up the ink cartridges giving only one person the key. That person is responsible for replacing the ink when the ink run out. That person is also responsible for sending back the the old ones for refiles. The also keep a record of how many they purchased and have do not share it with anyone

Install a cheap videocam and catch the cheapskate.

move the printer nearer your desk, put a sign on it.. quot;next person that takes the ink cartridge ,is considered Quitquot;