Freedom1Man
Regular Member
While I can see someone accidentally leaving while forgetting to retrieve their property from the lock box, how many of them don't come back later and get their property (and thus return the key)? Isn't the persons personal property that is locked inside the locker kind of already acting as collateral? The key may cost $150 to replace, but it isn't worth 10 cents even in scrap metal to me. Whatever I locked inside that box would definitely be something I'd want back personally.
But anyhow, that seems like a pretty easy problem to solve:
- Invest in a cheaper to maintain lockbox system. $150 per key sounds ridiculous, I can't imagine that there isn't a cheaper lockbox system out there.
- They could put inventory control tags (like the ones used in retail stores, walk through the doors w/o paying and beep beep beep) on the keys in the form of a small keychain, and then put the "scanner" at the exit from the secured area. So anyone who left the secured area with a key on their person could be identified and given a friendly reminder to visit their lock box.
- They can write their legislators and ask that the court be removed from the list of prohibited places, since it is too much of a financial burden for them to comply with the current law, thus eliminating the need for lock boxes :banana:
Masterlock pad locks are about 10 bucks each at a hardware store, less if you have the correct letter head.