HI ozbargainers,
I am just curious what is the best selling product at bunnings?
UPDATE: in terms of tradie tools
Any input thankful,
Curious minder
Best Selling Product at Bunnings
tradiesunited on 09/02/2017 - 01:02
Last edited 09/02/2017 - 19:08
Last edited 09/02/2017 - 19:08
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NailedNeiled it.
Penrith Bunnings will clear 600-1200 snags on a Saturday depending on the weather. I can't imagine there is anything in store that comes close.
i'll take a guess.
plastic buckets or batteries
whatever it is, it would be something cheap that most people use
Potting mix and those cheap plastic containers
tradie tools?
? the original post didn't say only tradie tools
Back when they charged for plastic bags, they used to be the number 1 seller by far.
Since Bunnings themselves don't profit from the sausage sizzle (in fact they go backwards) I would have to say Bunnings merchandise is pretty popular. We can't keep up with the demand for straw hats and umbrellas especially.
I wouldn't say Bunnings go backwards exactly.
The sausage sizzle is a marketing cost to increase thoroughfare into their stores which will most likely lead to more sales conversions.I think it's more a PR exercise. It shows roots with the community, while also having the stall holders give a weekly visit shoutout to their tribe.
Bunnings don't spend anything on the sausage sizzle. My old cricket team did it once, you pay for and organise pretty much everything and keep the profits. The only thing that bunnings do is provide the equipment and restrict you by enforcing a max price for the sanger and drinks. In case you want to charge $10 or something. Not that they would sell at such a price.
If you are thinking of doing it, my team mates said it was a hard days work and probably wouldn't do it again. They got relatively thick/exy sausages that ate into their profits… Got good feedback though!
The wait list is normally super long also. Mainly rotary clubs or similar. They do it for charity… My team did it to subsidise their end of season trip…hahaha
Bunnings supply the gas and some cleaning consumables.
And the hardware etc. isn't free. Though I expect it is well worth it from the PR angle.
I've done a few sizzles for various schools and sports teams.
Bunnings is probably the worst as they mandate the price of everything, so in order to make a profit you need cheap sausages, cheap bread, cheap onions etc.
For reference, the local butcher will be able to sell you sausages for under $1 each. A slice of bread from a 85c loaf, and about 1/6th of an onion plus sauce etc gets you a cost base of $1.20ish, with a sale price of $2.50.
DON'T butter the bread, offer two slices if you can avoid it, use rolls instead of bread, use expensive sausages, offer vegetarian options (unless maybe an egg).If you do a school fete or similar where you can charge $3.50 for the goods, you can go a little more up market. Bacon and eggs are a possibility here. And try getting donations for a cake stall too, they do better as the day wears on.
Bunnings supply the gas and some cleaning consumables.
And the hardware etc. isn't free. Though I expect it is well worth it from the PR angle.Yes I suppose you are technically correct, those aren't free. What I meant to refer to is the actual product being sold (i.e. the bread, sausages, onions, drinks etc). This thread was about products that Bunnings sell, essentially I'm arguing that technically they are not selling the sangers.
We have a sausage sizzle every day of the week which is $20 of gas every weekday and up to $40 on the weekend days. After speaking to my colleagues today we think that for non-tradies the most popular purchase that is not seasonal (such as fans) are light bulbs.
I see heaps of their three piece outdoor settings around the place…
https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/176225
I would also guess those $12 pedestal fans which they seem to have at the front entrance a lot of the time.
In case anyone is curious, the Supercheap Auto website does let you sort all products by popularity, although it may be sorting by view count rather than number of purchases:
http://www.supercheapauto.com.au/products/?pageSize=24&sort=…
The top Google searches for Bunnings include paint, timber, bbq and kitchen.
tradie tools?
But that wasn't your original question. Most of the tools bunnings sells are probably sold to home consumers and DIYers rather than tradies. Pretty sure tradies mostly get their power tools from those specialist tool shops.
Here's a tool retailer that lets you sort results by popularity:
Having been a regular a bunnings for several years, and purchased plenty of different items I'd say that one of the items I've bought in the last 12 months has been the most popular item they sell. I have no idea which one though.
Their product range is so big that I suspect they have lots of good sellers in lots of different categories, but no one thing that stands out.
Are you including tradies purchasing for business in your question, or just DIYers?
tradies purchase for business mostly
Lots of tradies avoid the big green shed because they can get a better discount and/or better products from other specialist suppliers. Seems to be the consensus on another forum.
Sleepers, there's always people buying them.
Sausages.