How Bunnings Took Over Australia

**PG2** · 18-02-2025, 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by OneMadMan

Yes, nodding in agreement... BUT..

There is a minimum spend. The last fastening shop I visited (about 6 months ago) had a minimum spend of $75. I needed one of these:

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Did the 'bolt shop' have one? Yes.

How much was it?

$75.. for a 20mm female to female hex nut.. Seriously?

So what's a man to do?

I went "on the line" to get it. I did, and yes, it was in AU, Victoria as it turns out.. and it cost me twelve gorillas... $1.50 for the hex adapter, and the rest in postage.. for the odd size velcro sanding pad to restore the headlights on the FG.. instead of becoming 'Arnie' doing it in 4 stages by hand. Blah blah blah.

Yes, 'bolt / fastening shops' serve their purpose... for the OWNERS, not the customers.

Every business is at the end of the day for the owner.

$75 minimum spend? I am not saying that this is not true but I have never heard of anything like that before. Which shop was it? You are not defaming them by simply posting up the fact that they have a minimum spend.