Bunnings protest over sausage safety rule
A visit to Bunnings Warehouse is a quintessential Aussie experience.
Most Australians would argue that half the fun is tucking into a snag while you shop for tools. But the hardware chain had customers up in arms when they changed the way their hot dogs are assembled.
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Bunnings Warehouse management confirmed that to avoid potential safety risks, their onions would sit at the bottom of the bun. The company's concern was that the onion would slip out and create a safety hazard for customers.
“Safety is always our No 1 priority and we recently introduced a suggestion that onion be placed underneath sausages to help prevent the onion from falling out and creating a slipping hazard” said Bunnings’ chief operating officer, Debbie Poole.
Australia swiftly responded to the sausage shake up in the only way they know how, by voicing their outrage on social media. However, customers are not done with expressing how disgruntled they are by this change.
A Facebook event has now been arranged at a Bunnings store in Sydney, whereby attendees plan on throwing onions on the ground in protest.
The event, titled "Throwing your onion on the ground at Bunnings and then slipping" is slated to occur on the December 15th at the Chatswood location.
"Protest this disgrace of REORDERING the snags at Bunnings by throwing your onion on the ground and slipping on it" the description reads.
The event has already amassed 8000 attendees, and will most likely get out of hand.
See below for some of the reactions to the original decision to place the onion on the bottom.
Other social media commentators believed that the sausage saga called for an angry protest, and their dream has come to fruition.
Bunnings have stressed that the onion switch wouldn't effect the overall tasting experience. But that's not enough for fans to put this matter to bed.
