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Not that I like powderfinger much, but I think one of their songs has a line like "If you're paying peanuts, you'll get monkeys".

Or should that be elephants? Or bananas or something?

Anyway, just be glad you actually found a staff member... last time I went to a bunnings everyone seemed to be on the checkout, or at lunch or elsewhere...

McG - You're only as young as the wife you marry. Did I not tell you that?

True Kinki. You are as young as the woman you feel. If you are a bloke, that is.

"Lower prices are just the beginning......(of the lies)”
I am a builder and have many times been in their stores (for my convenience only) and have overheard advice (if you could call it that) given to customers that has been wrong. I have cut in a couple of times, as this makes me very angry and helps to relieve some of this anger, showing the staff up. (Maybe it will make them lift their game???)
Here are a few facts about Bunnings I would like to share:
Fact1: 2.4 m 55mm plaster cornice.
Bunnings price is over $12. same product from Boral (Not trade discount, Joe Schmo off the street) Under $4.
Fact 2: double power point (HPM 2000) from Bunnings attached to a card to hang up, about $23- $24. Exact product in a plastic bag from TLE Data and Electrical (Not trade discount, joe schmo off the street) Under $6.
“These examples are just the beginning�E..”
Once I asked about the 10% price guarantee and produced a docket from Boral and they refused and said that this was a trade price.
MORE IMPORTANTLY:
Bunning is owned by Wesfarmers. Wesfarmers are the main old growth forest wood-chipping exporter in WA
www.wilderness.org.au/campaigns/corporate/bunnings/

Ahhh�E�E�E�E. I feel better now.
Thanks, Chris

Thanks for sharing that Chris, I will be checking out Boral and TLE next time I need some stuff for home.

Bunnings, Bunnings, Bunnings, Ahh many times I have also overheard wrong advice given to many people, I have then gone up to the persons, and explained the correct product to buy.
I don't like to see people getting ripped off, but I love ripping off Bunnings when they have marked the products with the wrong price etc.

The 10% price match used to be easier, they did beat competitors by 10%, I have one particular incident at Bunnings Auburn, Gasweld had advertised a Ryobi Blower Vac for $389, Bunnings price was $525 (exactly same product). I ran Auburn to confirm the price and if they had it is stock, they replied yes and the price is $525.
Off I went after work to get my blower vac at 10 % less than $389 or so I thought. I picked on off the shelf and wen to the checkout, they scaned it and $525 come up, I pulled out the Gasweld catalogue and said they have it for $389, the response was Oh I will have to call them and confirm if this is the correct price, Well of course it was the correct price as it was in there catalogue which had 3 weeks left of the current prices.

Anyway the girl rang Gasweld at 5.05pm and thay had just turned their computers off, and supposidly could not check if this was correct ????, I assumed they could look in the current brochure, but I assumed wrog as this was too easy.
The Bunny girl told me they could not confirm the price and I would have to come back tomorrow or ring the supervisor as there was nobody here that could authorise the discount.

Incidently the guy on the other checkout knew mw ery well, as I always shop there and said hello, He said just give him the discount as the magazine shows the price, the Bunny girl refused to do this.

Anyway I rang the next day, and was told I would have to come into the shop and show them the brochure, I explained I already did this and they could not do the discount as they could not confirm the price, I offered to Fax them the catalogue to show them the price, as I explained if I turn up at 5.05 pm again then Gasweld would have turned their computer off and I would be in the same position again?.

Bunny girl 2 said she would ring Gasweld to confirm and call me straight back, at 10.00am hung up, I waited until 2.00pm and had not heard, I rang Auburn again and Got Bunny girl No 3, she hung up on me the first time as she was too busy talking about what she was going to do that night (sound familiar) I rang again and she said the girl I neede to speak to was busy on the phone, I said I will wait, I was then hung up on again !!!!, I rang back and weas told the girl I neede to speak to had gone home ( how convenient).
By this time I was really mad, and deterined to get this bloody vac if it was the last thing I did, I rang back and demanded to speak to the manager, they eventually put me through to someon that could understand something rather than what club you were going to that night, and they said you will have to come into the store and we will cnofirm it for you while you wait, I kindly explained again that this would not work then they asked ME to call Gasweld and ave them call Bunnigs and let them know what price they were selling the Blower Vac for, yeah right as if Gasweld are going to call bunings, how stupid.

I went ot the store that night and confronted the Manager and eventually got my 10% discount. whit much anguish, I think they do this to scare the averge joe blo away, as it is too difficult and they will pay the rediculious prices thay ask for the majority of their goods.
THis is only one problem I have had with there 10% price match, If they are not going to honour it then don't ofer the guarantee.

I notic now they stock shitty branded tools eg:GMC, and god knows what other no names they have, this is so they dont have to match the prices as nobody else stocks these obscure brands.

I disagree with them opening up these gigantic stores and closing down the smaller corner hardware stores, the jacking there prices up as there is no competiton for them.

Regards
Greg

Bunnings, Bunnings, Bunnings, Ahh many times I have also overheard wrong advice given to many people, I have then gone up to the persons, and explained the correct product to buy.
I don't like to see people getting ripped off, but I love ripping off Bunnings when they have marked the products with the wrong price etc.

The 10% price match used to be easier, they did beat competitors by 10%, I have one particular incident at Bunnings Auburn, Gasweld had advertised a Ryobi Blower Vac for $389, Bunnings price was $525 (exactly same product). I ran Auburn to confirm the price and if they had it is stock, they replied yes and the price is $525.
Off I went after work to get my blower vac at 10 % less than $389 or so I thought. I picked on off the shelf and wen to the checkout, they scaned it and $525 come up, I pulled out the Gasweld catalogue and said they have it for $389, the response was Oh I will have to call them and confirm if this is the correct price, Well of course it was the correct price as it was in there catalogue which had 3 weeks left of the current prices.

Anyway the girl rang Gasweld at 5.05pm and thay had just turned their computers off, and supposidly could not check if this was correct ????, I assumed they could look in the current brochure, but I assumed wrog as this was too easy.
The Bunny girl told me they could not confirm the price and I would have to come back tomorrow or ring the supervisor as there was nobody here that could authorise the discount.

Incidently the guy on the other checkout knew mw ery well, as I always shop there and said hello, He said just give him the discount as the magazine shows the price, the Bunny girl refused to do this.

Anyway I rang the next day, and was told I would have to come into the shop and show them the brochure, I explained I already did this and they could not do the discount as they could not confirm the price, I offered to Fax them the catalogue to show them the price, as I explained if I turn up at 5.05 pm again then Gasweld would have turned their computer off and I would be in the same position again?.

Bunny girl 2 said she would ring Gasweld to confirm and call me straight back, at 10.00am hung up, I waited until 2.00pm and had not heard, I rang Auburn again and Got Bunny girl No 3, she hung up on me the first time as she was too busy talking about what she was going to do that night (sound familiar) I rang again and she said the girl I neede to speak to was busy on the phone, I said I will wait, I was then hung up on again !!!!, I rang back and weas told the girl I neede to speak to had gone home ( how convenient).
By this time I was really mad, and deterined to get this bloody vac if it was the last thing I did, I rang back and demanded to speak to the manager, they eventually put me through to someon that could understand something rather than what club you were going to that night, and they said you will have to come into the store and we will cnofirm it for you while you wait, I kindly explained again that this would not work then they asked ME to call Gasweld and ave them call Bunnigs and let them know what price they were selling the Blower Vac for, yeah right as if Gasweld are going to call bunings, how stupid.

I went ot the store that night and confronted the Manager and eventually got my 10% discount. whit much anguish, I think they do this to scare the averge joe blo away, as it is too difficult and they will pay the rediculious prices thay ask for the majority of their goods.
THis is only one problem I have had with there 10% price match, If they are not going to honour it then don't ofer the guarantee.

I notic now they stock shitty branded tools eg:GMC, and god knows what other no names they have, this is so they dont have to match the prices as nobody else stocks these obscure brands.

I disagree with them opening up these gigantic stores and closing down the smaller corner hardware stores, the jacking there prices up as there is no competiton for them.

Regards
Greg