wire rope bunnings free sample

This is a plastic-coated steel wire rope, which can prolong the service life compared with the non-plastic-coated one; and you can choose a variety of beautiful colors; (Red,Pink etc) You can also chose hot sale color of Black and White.There are good wear resistance and corrosion resistance in this products.

PU: pu plastic-coated product is highly recommended, with high wear resistance and softness, and stable performance. It is suitable for ropes for fitness equipment, ropes for pulleys, etc. If you have enough budget, please look at this~

The Coronavirus pandemic has created a huge demand for sneeze screens. In many offices, shops, bars, and hairdressers a hanging sneeze screen is both an economic and effective solution. We produce our own range of hanging sneeze screens. Moreover, we have assisted countless sign companies, shopfitters, and industrial curtain manufacturers with wires, fittings, and components for hanging perspex screens as well as many other ingenious designs of suspended clear plastic sneeze guards. In this case, we do not supply the plastic panels, we supply the wires and fittings to hang plastic sourced elsewhere.

Materials suspended using our fittings include rigid acrylic and polycarbonate, semi-rigid PET, and flexible screens made from PVC and other types of clear plastic. Our solutions encompass fittings to attach to the ceiling - plasterboard, ceiling grids, magnetic components, and fittings to loop over roof trusses or trunking. At the lower end of the wire, we offer an array of neat fittings, clamps, and hooks each with in-built fingertip height adjustment. In summary, in this section, you will find ways to hang sneeze screens of every type from virtually any ceiling.

Hanging wires or suspension cables, hook fittings or sign panel grippers, ceiling or bulkhead anchor points. The sign hanging hardware can be purchased in sets or as individual wire rope components for mix and match convenience.

Adjustable cables, frame hanging wire or fittings which provide for fine height adjustment are an essential feature of picture hanging systems or any poster hanging kit. Signs must be displayed dead level and poster hanging arrays must be perfectly aligned. An adjustable hook at the bottom of the wire or a cable holder incorporating a clutch mechanism mounted on the ceiling is a vital element of any hanging system.

Our wire hanging display fittings are also used for lighting systems, shopfitting, visual merchandising, art galleries, suspending cable trays, and other mechanical and electrical services.

Display fixtures and fittings for suspending signage are available as a convenient sign hanging kits or as individual components. The different sign hanging kits have been carefully assembled to suit differing circumstances: screw-to-ceiling versions, magnet attachment wire fittings, fittings to hang signs from suspended ceilings. These are also referred to as false ceilings or grid ceilings, and we have the hardware to attach easily and reliably to standard ceiling grids.

There are several ways to hang posters - the choice will depend on the size and weight of the poster and the type of ceiling. For smaller lightweight posters POS-type fittings are a perfect low-cost answer. The range of POS hanging systems includes adhesive ceiling buttons and double-ended hooks which latch onto our poster bars. Wire POS hooks can also be supplied in a style that is easily stretched to the required length (Jet Set wires).

Sign supplies for suspending signs include wire rope or cables; wipe rope accessories such as wire rope hooks and various ceiling fittings. These can be anchors which screw to the ceiling, magnetic wire end fixings and suspended ceiling fixings.

Unless the hanging signs are really heavy 1.2mm cable with 7x7 construction or a 1.5mm wire display system is perfectly adequate. Each cable and the associated wire fittings will support a weight of 10kg with a considerable margin of safety. These wires look inconspicuous but they are capable of taking a significant load. Galvanised steel wire is generally supplied but the components can equally be used with stainless steel cables. Wire end fixing points are reliably engineered.

This cable hanging kit for directory signs is an excellent display system for businesses and offices. Suspended from the ceiling with nylon-coated wire, the sign hardware is an affordable yet stylish way to mount important information for all to see. Such applications include signs for directories, way-finding, designations, entrance lobbies, and much more. Just like a hanging light fixture, these types of sign mounts are desirable due to their freedom of placement. Display the cable hanging kit with chrome finish above entrances, in hallways, or at important locations to help designate an area.

A common method of espaliering fruit trees uses wooden posts, turnbuckles, thimbles and wire. The fittings can be nickel plated, galvanised or stainless steel. The turnbuckles have as end connectors, metallic jaws, hooks or eyes, as shown below. I usually utilise turnbuckles with an eye one end and hook the other. The system is known as a catenary wire installation.

The catenary supports tree branches while they are being espalier-trained. Eventually the branches intertwine and support themselves, making it possible to remove the wires.

Wire rope grips (2 of) positioned on the twisted wire, one at thimble end, one 50mm from the other end, and tightened, using nut spanner or multigrips

The wire run to the other post, which is also fitted with eye screw, thimble, turnbuckle and rope grips. Wire pulled taut onto thimble, and lightly tightened by pulling and then fitting via wire rope grips (2 off). Turnbuckle set up initially with adjustment threads open (turnbuckle is slack with no tension). Initial tension is by pulling only. Once initial tension is set up and all fittings tightened, the turnbuckle can be adjusted (by hand) to apply tension to the wire.

Wire rope grips (2 off) positioned on the twisted wire, one at thimble end, one 50mm from the other end, and tightened, using nut spanner or multigrips

The wire run to the other post, which is also fitted with eye bolt, thimble, turnbuckle and rope grips. Wire pulled taut onto thimble, and lightly tightened by pulling and then fitting via wire rope grips (2 off). Turnbuckle set up initially with adjustment threads open (turnbuckle is slack with no tension). Initial tension is by pulling only.

*You may need to re-tighten your wire every now and again – this is quite simply done by adjusting the wire in the thimble and re-tightening the rope grips.

A basic wire plant support kit allows you to easily form a wide range of ambitious plant training layouts to your own design (say from Bunnings). Fittings supplied are designed to work together and are manufactured from high quality long lasting stainless or galvanised steel making it perfect for your garden or any outdoor application.

at all Bunnings stores, but may be ordered. Plants are decorative only. Take care when selecting and positioning indoor plants as some can be poisonous. 

vinegar, $2.92/2L, I/N: 4460483. 10 Simple Green air-con cleaner, $16/750ml, I/N: 4470552. Some products are not available at all Bunnings stores, but

ABS LED light DC ceiling fan with remote in Matt Black, $379, I/N: 0216741. Some products are not available at all Bunnings stores, but may be ordered.

‘Novo’ small battery charcoal spit roaster, $84.90, I/N: 3171249. 25 Inkbird ‘IBT-4XS’ 4 probe smart wireless barbecue thermometer, $89, I/N: 0149046.

with Alexa in Charcoal, I/N: 0116369. 76 Gardena smart flow water meter, $44.90, I/N: 0057131. 77 Brilliant ‘Colombo’ white LED desk lamp with wireless phone

ABOVE Woolly bush plant in Pinnacle 15L metal bucket, $16, I/N: 4460519 (plant sold separately). Lytworx battery operated copper wire micro LED twinkle lights

THIS METHOD SHOULD NEVER BE USED ON WIRE ROPE INTENDED FOR LIFTING PURPOSES. THE RESULT SHOULD BE ADEQUATELY TESTED WITH AN INTENDED LOAD UNDER CONTROLLED CONDITIONS WHILE HORIZONTAL BEFORE USING IT IN THE FIELD.

Part of the popularity of American hardware stores is the range of services they provide. Most retail outlets only sell goods, while some hardware stores custom-make or repair a large variety of household items. It is common for a hardware store in the U.S. to repair broken windows and screens, repair power equipment such as lawn mowers, re-key entry locks, make copies of house keys and car keys, re-wire lamps and vacuum cleaners, sharpen knives and cutting tools, make minor repairs to faucet and shower parts, repair kerosene heaters and cut and thread plumbing pipe to sketch.

In the United Kingdom, hardware stores can be known as DIY stores and home improvement stores. British retail chains include B&Q, Homebase, and Wickes. Australian hardware chain Bunnings opened their first shop in St Albans in February 2017 and planned to convert several other Homebase shops into pilot Bunnings shops after acquiring them in February 2016.

Indian hardware stores are similar to hardware stores around the world, offering products from several categories such as plumbing, machinery, household, gardening, manufacturing, cobbler, carpenter, and electrical. Commonly found items in a typical Indian hardware store include: PVC pipes, taps, paints, hand pump, nut, bolts, pots, broom, wiper, lock, bulb and lights, wires, paint, drums, knife, bottle, jars, plastic, rubber, thread, rope, bucket, jug, glass, tub, screw, hammer, hanger, net and door lockers.

In Australia hardware stores specialise in Home Décor and include large selections of paint. There are three major hardware companies in Australia: Bunnings Warehouse, Mitre 10, and Danks (Home Timber & Hardware). Danks is a retailers" co-operative and has many banners which store owners trade under.

Since the acquisition of Bunnings by Wesfarmers in 1994, the big-box store concept has changed how new hardware stores are built. In 2004, Mitre 10 built its first supercentre Mitre 10 "MEGA" with an average store size of 13,500 m2. These were later either closed or turned into large-concept Mitre 10 stores. In 2011 Masters Home Improvement entered the market and has since opened more than 49 stores, with an average footprint of 13,500 m2. Masters Home Improvement, which was the second-largest hardware chain in Australia, closed in December 2016.

Bunnings also operates in New Zealand, competing against Mitre 10 New Zealand and Hammer Hardware. The Australian Bunnings Warehouse and Mitre 10 Mega format have also been introduced to New Zealand.

A common method of espaliering fruit trees uses wooden posts, turnbuckles, thimbles and wire. The fittings can be nickel plated, galvanised or stainless steel. The turnbuckles have as end connectors, metallic jaws, hooks or eyes, as shown below. I usually utilise turnbuckles with an eye one end and hook the other. The system is known as a catenary wire installation.

The catenary supports tree branches while they are being espalier-trained. Eventually the branches intertwine and support themselves, making it possible to remove the wires.

Wire rope grips (2 of) positioned on the twisted wire, one at thimble end, one 50mm from the other end, and tightened, using nut spanner or multigrips

The wire run to the other post, which is also fitted with eye screw, thimble, turnbuckle and rope grips. Wire pulled taut onto thimble, and lightly tightened by pulling and then fitting via wire rope grips (2 off). Turnbuckle set up initially with adjustment threads open (turnbuckle is slack with no tension). Initial tension is by pulling only. Once initial tension is set up and all fittings tightened, the turnbuckle can be adjusted (by hand) to apply tension to the wire.

Wire rope grips (2 off) positioned on the twisted wire, one at thimble end, one 50mm from the other end, and tightened, using nut spanner or multigrips

The wire run to the other post, which is also fitted with eye bolt, thimble, turnbuckle and rope grips. Wire pulled taut onto thimble, and lightly tightened by pulling and then fitting via wire rope grips (2 off). Turnbuckle set up initially with adjustment threads open (turnbuckle is slack with no tension). Initial tension is by pulling only.

*You may need to re-tighten your wire every now and again – this is quite simply done by adjusting the wire in the thimble and re-tightening the rope grips.

A basic wire plant support kit allows you to easily form a wide range of ambitious plant training layouts to your own design (say from Bunnings). Fittings supplied are designed to work together and are manufactured from high quality long lasting stainless or galvanised steel making it perfect for your garden or any outdoor application.

Basic plastic clothesline has the advantage of being waterproof and cleanable (you can wipe off the inevitable mildew). With wire and fiber reinforcement, it is stretch-resistant—and it’s cheap. You can find a 100-foot roll for less than $4. However, it is thin, which means that it will be harder for you to grip, and the clothespin is not going to hold as tightly as on a thicker line.

I/N: 3170908. 8 Marquee iron wire coffee table in White, $49, I/N: 0097859. 9 Perma Products 6 brushed nickel hooks white board hat and coat rack, $31.98,

Marquee ‘Cape Cod’ timber chairs in White Wash, $125 each, I/N: 0109209. Mojo ‘Tropez’ 420mm x 420mm x 50mm striped outdoor comfort cushions, $9.98 each,

LED festive solar rope light in Cool White, $35, I/N: 4352031. Lytworx colour changing LED flameless candle set with remote, $24.50/pack of 3, I/N: 4352192. (In garden

LED low voltage fairy lights in White, $50/1200 lights (59.9m), I/N: 0104247. All other products, stylist’s own. Some products are not available at all Bunnings stores, but

colour changing mini ball lights, as before. All other products, stylist ’s own. Some products are not available at all Bunnings stores, but may be ordered. 

fairy lights, $35/pack of 100, I/N: 0182159. All other products, stylist’s own. Some products are not available all Bunnings stores, but may be ordered.

2. Tidy up the yard. Snakes might choose to live on your property or simply travel through, according to AWR. You want to make your property as inhospitable as possible, so concentrate on ridding it of any places snakes would consider good spots to hide. Remove debris, from piles of boards, tin, sticks and leaves to flat boats on the ground and piles of bricks or stone, AWR advised, and keep vegetation cut back.

Now it is probably that the same rope has been used for the last couple of years and has been exposed to the sun but if it had happened about 10 minutes earlier when I was having a kip we could have been blow out into Lake King or worse.

I have about four miles of that rope, some of it ties up trees and is exposed all the time, I am amazed how much strength it retains even after a few years.in the open, although I admit to having some on the boat, I never use it in mission critical positions. The only time that stuff has parted on me, I had it doubled and I was trying pull the van out of the yard.

I had a single bow painter a bit longer than the boat with a snap hook on the end which I found very useful when sailing solo, so when I saw white nylon rope at Bunnings cheap one day I bought some more and another snap hook.

Two summers later, I launched at King St, Paynesville while holding a bow line. The boat reached the end of the line and just kept going. The line broke so easily it was no more than a gentle tug, followed by a disbelieving stare and a sprint down the jetty with a boat hook. The sample you see in the photo is from the same rope and is indicative of the condition it was in; the top and middle images are the same section of rope before and after twisting by hand. It simply disintegrates. The older painter with rope from Whitworth"s or Discount Seamart in Melbourne had already lasted far longer and was still sound.

Bunnings rope may look the part, but it"s not the same. For Joe average tying a bunch of branches into his 6x4 trailer twice a year it"s fine but without UV stabilisers, it"s got no place on a boat.

MargGannet wrote:Think that the rope from Bunnings falls into the same category and the blue and yellow stuff that I see around... don"t trust it too far!

I"ve always known the blue and yellow stuff as "Telecom rope" or "Telstra rope"; Telstra buys vast amounts of it for pulling cable bundles down pipes, with a strict one use only policy, so there tends to be a fair bit of it floating about. I have a friend who uses it extensively in the garden and I"ve never seen it suffer any sign of UV damage. It is a bit on the thin side though, and it"s not like any yacht owner should be suffering a shortage of retired good quality ropes.

I was looking for some plywood and looked at some marked "Premium Plywood A/B Grade" I went through a dozen sheets and NONE met the criteria of A/B plywood to the standard, full of surface defects and holes, I grabbed the wood "Expert" and showed him and told him they should be removed as they cant sell it as A/B grade because its not, 10 minutes later I go back and he has restacked it on the shelf, this is just one example of quality issues I have had with Bunnings and I always go back to find the defective items stacked back on the shelf for some sucker to buy.

I got some bunnings stuff that looked and felt like double braid, but after experiencing some of the colour stuff that I used to tie down stuff in the yard for cyclone season, I decided it was:

Bunnings seem to keep a large range of the manufacturers rope products and some is rated for trailer / truck tie down use, I was temped to but some of the floating rope they had, thought that may be handy on the boat, once again made by the same company

Their ocky straps are exactly the same - 6mths not even in direct sun and they are rubbish. I had the rope disintegrate just in the boot of my L"cruiser.

just thought I would throw in what I learnt on a extended boat handling and training course at work. 1) never ever use nylon rope for use as a line for tying off boats. They normally are not designed for that purpose as they tend to slip when under pressure or can tighten up on a cleat to the point that it cannot be undone. Most nylon ropes are not UV stabilised and will break down losing their strength over time. 2) I see many boaters using the old telecom rope, you know the one, blue and yellow or rope using on washing lines. While they are strong they are not designed for this use and will break when you don"t want it to. 3) If for some reason you are holding onto a nylon rope when it is pulled suddenly through your hand you are going to get quite a rope burn due to the friction in these type of lines.

Before anyone mentions that they have seen mooring lines or anchor ropes made of nylon I will say that these items are normally made for the marine industry and sold through marine outlets. They are specifically designed to be UV resistant and be able to stretch to take the shock loads associated with mooring and anchoring. They are not designed to tie off a boat as the bitter end could slip if not bound in a loop or spliced permanently.

I just rang the manufacturer of Bunnings rope "Grunt Products" and asked them outright if any of their ropes were UV stabilized, they told me outright No, then I asked "but you list Marine rope, water ski and truck rope, as they are for outdoor use they would have to be UV stabilized", the lady got VERY defensive and said she would have to get someone to call me back!!

Make of that what you will, maybe they thought I was fishing for info so I could sue them if their "Marine or Truck" rope broke down due to UV and something went crash.

back again, Furstin is quite right in saying that the black lines have little give in them. In saying that I am of the opinion that all lines whether they have a bit of stretch still put a lot of pull on your boat. As I was talking rope I did not mention that when I tie my boat to I use springers to take a lot of the strain and also have rubber snubbers on my lines to take the initial load if the wind gets up or from the passing wash. I also use a snubber on my anchor line.

Could have shortened this…. moron goes to Bunnings with no clue. Doesn’t realise that they have different staff for different areas and general staff for all. Whinges about incompetence yet has to ask staff questions….

It is from my observation that Bunnings routinely employ the least experienced staff for the job and persons who have no experience in customer service.

Bunnings is just as bad in New Zealand. Paid for two sets of ceramic taps they had none in store took 3 days to get from another store. Soon found out they were not ceramic, they said not a problem they will get me some inserts for the 4 taps so I can fix them as long as I take the other inserts back. that was another 2 days. First time I have ever had to repair new taps. Not sure if I should take the other parts back to them not like I will ever shop there again.

Right, I myself am an employee of bunnings in tamworth nsw. I am a 57 year old bloke who grew up on a farm. I recently have been employed by bunnings and whilst in the early stages of training, 16 teenagers joined the team. Then along with me have had the words teamwork and respect driven into us! There is a regular training regime at every store and annual appraisals. I am sorry to hear about your experiences and hope you see the bright side to bunnings

As for the chains Bunnings, Masters, Magnet Mart, I treat them all with the same attitude.. They are stupid until proven otherwise, I Google info beforehand or talk to people that know and only go there to buy said items, along with the time to wander the isles until I find which illogical place they have put it, or which place the night fill person decided was the best place to put it, cause behind the actual label doesn’t seem to be the correct place. And with this attitude I have no issues, well very few, cause sometimes they even drop below my already low expectations.

They sell metric nuts and bolts but only sell imperial size washers to fit the nuts and bolts. Washers are either to big and loose or too small and don’t fit. I asked the salesman why this was the case , he said that’s the way Bunnings does it.

I loathe how Bunnings (Fyshwick) has a door greeter, who stands there while people stand in loooong lines. Shops who let their customers stand in long lines have no respect for their customers.

They sell metric nuts and bolts but only sell imperial size washers to fit the nuts and bolts. Washers are either to big and loose or too small and don’t fit. I asked the salesman why this was the case , he said that’s the way Bunnings does it.

Op, I sympathise with you & understand how frustrating it can be to shop at places like Bunnings. My advice, don’t ever go into any major retail store with the expectation that they’re there to do anything else other than to have you spend money.

As per other posts here – it really depends on when you go in. Late weekday evenings are pretty good for getting help but not if you want to be left alone to think about how you will complete a project or just have a browse for ideas (then they all seem to want to offer help). Bunnings is also good for specialty orders via the net.

I quite enjoy bunnings actually. All things considered, it is an improvement over a few decades ago when it didn’t exist. Back then, it wasn’t realistic to try to acquire a nice garage full of tools and do a lot of decent home renovating for normal people. Today, many many more can afford decent tools and equipment. It’s also down to an increase in overall prosperity, but bunnings played a part for hardware.

I agree that it is sad that you can’t go in and ask a question, but realistically if there was a store selling your tools for $40 instead of $25, you are NOT going to pay $15 for a question or two to be answered. At most you would ask the question and then go nextdoor to buy it at bunnings. So it is inevitable.

Op, I sympathise with you & understand how frustrating it can be to shop at places like Bunnings. My advice, don’t ever go into any major retail store with the expectation that they’re there to do anything else other than to have you spend money.

Op, I sympathise with you & understand how frustrating it can be to shop at places like Bunnings. My advice, don’t ever go into any major retail store with the expectation that they’re there to do anything else other than to have you spend money.

Tell me something I do not know about Bunnings and their staff!!!!!!!!!!! I am a sales rep and have been accosted by many a customer asking for help I do not mind helping one or two people but when I have ten standing around me asking questions its a bit hard to get my work done. I do not wear a Red shirt Nor one of those hideous Green aprons…………. UGH!!!!

And when I go off to find a team member most of the team members sigh and say okay I will be there in a minute!!!!!!!!!!!! OMG that is your job get off your backside and go and serve!!!!!!!!!!! You work in retail why not do your job properly. (I love selling my own product to customers very proud of the quality of the product) Just wish the team members thought the same of their wonderful customers who purchase my products.

Seriously though, I can’t stand Bunnings. They employ so many useless dopes and only a couple of dudes who know their trade. And what is with the middle aged woman who says ‘Hello” and “goodbye” at the door .. is that some kind of cult thing? It’s creepy.

Op, I sympathise with you & understand how frustrating it can be to shop at places like Bunnings. My advice, don’t ever go into any major retail store with the expectation that they’re there to do anything else other than to have you spend money.

Seriously though, I can’t stand Bunnings. They employ so many useless dopes and only a couple of dudes who know their trade. And what is with the middle aged woman who says ‘Hello” and “goodbye” at the door .. is that some kind of cult thing? It’s creepy.

It must be pretty hard to decide what in Bunnings needs to be out of reach and what doesn’t. Pretty much everything in the store is either, sharp, poisonous, heavy, etc. Can’t put everything on a top shelf.

It must be pretty hard to decide what in Bunnings needs to be out of reach and what doesn’t. Pretty much everything in the store is either, sharp, poisonous, heavy, etc. Can’t put everything on a top shelf.

It must be pretty hard to decide what in Bunnings needs to be out of reach and what doesn’t. Pretty much everything in the store is either, sharp, poisonous, heavy, etc. Can’t put everything on a top shelf.

I was eagerly awaiting the opening of Masters but found their customer service to be the same. They don’t care about their customers and either does their head office just like Bunnings so now I buy all of my gardening supplies from a nursery and pay more.

I was in Bunnings in Tuggers a while ago during the week and pointed out to the young in the aisle who had been helping me that they should move the rat bait out of the reach of small children to ensure thy we’re complying with regulations. I also suggested that he move the pool chemicals in the same way just to do a better job, especially as the containers were not child proof. I explained to him that I work in the area of chemical compliance and that I just can’t help but notice these things, especially as I have a young child myself. A few months later the products were moved.

In my experience to date, Bunnings are not interested in anything but getting people through the door, and showing us that they are good community citizens by putting on sausage sizzles and providing cardboard boxes. Poisoning of a young child or other type of incident would certainly wreck that image. I once had a young perso from Bunnings call me at work to ask how to treat scheduled poisons and claiming to have been asked by their OHS committee to go find….it was scary how much she didn’t know and that they had not gone straight to the health dept for further information. It’s truly woeful….and this is where people take the whole family to hang out at the weekend.

I was in Bunnings in Tuggers a while ago during the week and pointed out to the young in the aisle who had been helping me that they should move the rat bait out of the reach of small children to ensure thy we’re complying with regulations. I also suggested that he move the pool chemicals in the same way just to do a better job, especially as the containers were not child proof. I explained to him that I work in the area of chemical compliance and that I just can’t help but notice these things, especially as I have a young child myself. A few months later the products were moved.

In my experience to date, Bunnings are not interested in anything but getting people through the door, and showing us that they are good community citizens by putting on sausage sizzles and providing cardboard boxes. Poisoning of a young child or other type of incident would certainly wreck that image. I once had a young perso from Bunnings call me at work to ask how to treat scheduled poisons and claiming to have been asked by their OHS committee to go find….it was scary how much she didn’t know and that they had not gone straight to the health dept for further information. It’s truly woeful….and this is where people take the whole family to hang out at the weekend.

I was eagerly awaiting the opening of Masters but found their customer service to be the same. They don’t care about their customers and either does their head office just like Bunnings so now I buy all of my gardening supplies from a nursery and pay more.

What a wonderfully silly comment. Last time I checked, most of the tools in Bunnings are not Bunnings branded, and are made in the same sweatshops, labelled with the same brands, as you’ll find them in the other stores.

However, the management of Bunnings seems to delight in putting certain items in completely random, unrelated sections. This forces you to walk all over the place looking for said item.

I always find Bunnings hysterically funny – my warped and twisted sense of humour displaying itself I guess, or else I am just getting so jaded I can’t get angry about stupidity anymore.

Bunnings got rid of all the reputable brands of potting mix etc and replaced them with their own inferior mould creating products that you have to add to in order to get decent results and drainage.

I was eagerly awaiting the opening of Masters but found their customer service to be the same. They don’t care about their customers and either does their head office just like Bunnings so now I buy all of my gardening supplies from a nursery and pay more.

I’m used to Bunnings staff knowing nothing, Magnetmart staff standing around chatting rather than helping and the one time i went to Masters, staff actually running away rather that help.

The trick with Bunnings is to go there on a weekday when the staff average age and IQ is slightly higher than the mid-teens, which is what you get on the weekend.

I tend to think of Bunnings (in particular) as a supermarket with different stuff – great if you know what you want and where to find it; pretty ordinary if you need help.

We used to have smaller, more helpful hardware stores. Unfortunately, they couldn’t compete with Bunnings and Magnet Mart on price, so many pulled down the shutters and went off on their way.

I wouldn’t be surprised if you trawled back through the Riot Act archives and found readers complaining about how much more expensive the gear was from the smaller shops, and therefore they would only be shopping at the big box stores. Best place in Tuggeranong used to be the small hardware and garden centre at Calwell; that shut down within a year of Bunnings opening.

I’ve always hated Bunnings, they have maybe one or two floor staff with any sort of knowledge and willingness to help, and the rest are totally useless and seem to run the other way when they see someone looking for help.

The trick with Bunnings is to go there on a weekday when the staff average age and IQ is slightly higher than the mid-teens, which is what you get on the weekend.

You’ll be pleased to hear that we now have Masters Hardware, however their customer service is no better than Bunnings, which has often been the cause of some blood-boiling moments for me as well.