If there’s one thing that Aussies take seriously, it’s their snags – a lesson that the hardware chain learnt this week when it revealed it had put the policy in place at its iconic sausage sizzles – because pieces of fallen onion had become a “slipping hazard” for its shoppers.
Thousands of angry Aussies swamped social media as the news spread.
“How many people have died or injured slipping on onions at a Bunnings stall?” one person wrote. “Ambos must be stationed at every stall is next on the agenda.”
Even Today Show co-host Karl Stefanovic weighed in, declaring the move would “ruin Australia”.
But plenty of people – including some who’d suffered a slip at the hands of a sanga – saw sense in Bunnings’ decision and the ridiculousness of the response.
“If this is all it takes for you to get upset, medication may be required,” someone wrote on Facebook.
Bunnings says it’s confident the onion recommendation will not affect its customers’ snag experience – and we have to agree. As long as we get our $2 sanga (with onions of course), we’re happy.
Now pass the sauce.
