Thread: Bunnings security

I was in bunnies this mornin at 7.30 and the same security message was broadcast.

All 4 customers in the shop were standing in line waiting for the one check out to get to it, while 20 employees were busying themselves at the cash register doing nothing.

Al

I've heard the same message in a few stores.
Just makes me think of who bought the same package - not shoplifting.

Maybe WE should rush to the targeted aisle and then ask where's the security - are we safe

They're a bit like car and burglar alarms - who cares

I went to the new Bunnings in Epping Vic very early this morning.

I along with 2 other guys were the first customers there, no other customer turned up all the time I was there, over half an hour.

Within 5 minutes of walking into the store I heard, "security to gate 5"......"security acknowledged".

I cracked up , 3 guys (customers) in the whole store and 30 staff.

Owwhhh hang on.......its the staff doing all the thieving.....

I though of this thread as soon as I heard the "security" warning.

Just an aside, all the stores have the same guy doing security.

Al

The bad side of me wants to run upstairs and steal the voice tape

Originally Posted by Groggy

The bad side of me wants to run upstairs and steal the voice tape

Its a voice tape?

Al

Margo used to be a Coles mole. When they had a security alert, they would announce over the PA, "Mr. Sneed to isle 3 please.".

I kind of liked it.

I think the security message must be pre-recorded as part of their back ground music and the ads that they broadcast.

Chris

A friend of mine who is an ex copper had a job at Big W as a security officer. He spent more time catching staff that were stealing goods from the store than he did chasing customers from outside.

Apropos of Bunnies and their security, what really cheeses me off is the "docket Inspector" that you have to dodge on your way out.

I mean, the insinuation is that you're thieving.

I know that the grunt is only doing their job but I swear that one day I'm going to tell them to shove their bloody clipboard where the sun don't shine.

Originally Posted by craigb

I know that the grunt is only doing their job but I swear that one day I'm going to tell them to shove their bloody clipboard where the sun don't shine.

Look Craig, you've got to see it from their point of view. If you saw you walking out of a Bunnings store would you stop them and make sure you're not stealing anything? I certainly would.

Originally Posted by craigb

Apropos of Bunnies and their security, what really cheeses me off is the "docket Inspector" that you have to dodge on your way out.

I mean, the insinuation is that you're thieving.

I know that the grunt is only doing their job but I swear that one day I'm going to tell them to shove their bloody clipboard where the sun don't shine.

What bugs me is that they see you go through the check out 2 feet away, yet they still have to check the docket.

Al

What bugs me is that they see you go through the check out 2 feet away, yet they still have to check the docket.

I have no affiliation to Bunnings (unless they buy us out), but I work in retail, and it basically comes down to covering my own as...., err job.

We get told that we have to ask a specific question, or check in bags, or whatever.
It is probably more of an annoyance to the customer that you serve every morning, and have to ask the standard equivelant question of "would you like fries with that?" every morning, when you know that he has not, and will not ever have "fries"
We also have random mystery shoppers, that will check out a number of things, as well as if we ask for "fries".
If we forget to ask if they have "fries", or any of the other required points, the report percentage goes down, and management isnt impressed.

Basically it comes down to being the nice little robot that the company wants.

Hi guys

Originally Posted by Skew ChiDAMN!!

Don't wannabe an alarmist, but:

http://www.theage.com.au/news/nation...788057051.html

...and I know for a fact that certain guvmint records are accessible by commercial interests.

Im not surprised. All part of the War of Terror I suppose.

Sebastiaan

G'day,

A few times I've gone into Bunnies to get some bolts or whatever with a bolt to match it to, I ask the girl at the front if she can put a sticker on it. Sometimes she'll tell me. "Nah, it's OK, don't worry about it.", orthertimes I'll get one.

Then the thing comes over the PA, "Security check... " I find my bolts then stick mine in my pocket - well it's mine and got a sticker to say it, or I was told "no need for a sticker, we trust you"

So, even though my ugly mug has trust me writen all over it, 6 day growth hanging off my mug and shed garb on, I'll wait for the day when I get challenged, or so I thought until I read this stuff. Damn it.

Scooter, when you knock off from Bunnies we need you to come in here and set this straight for us. Probably can't though I supppose. He's proabaly gone to management and said look I know a bunch of shifty blokes, and when I see them come in the store can I do, "Security check on aisle 6" Has a chuckle to himself as Al or some other shifty bloke like me pockets his bolt with a sticker on it.

Then Scooter responds, "Security acknowledged, Al (or Waldo) put that down!"

I get to go into lots of different chain stores to do work on their computers & wide area networking.
I can tell you now that some of them can't even afford the recorded message & the poor old checkout chick has to remember to do it every 15 minutes.
Others (the rich ones) have a fair dinkum security room with security guards, CCTV monitors & they don't bother with the announcments.... the unmarked guards on the floor get a radio call & the silly punter gets a tap on the sholder & an escort to an unmarked side door that leads to a waiting room.

Most of the PA announcements are bluff BUT.... sometimes, you are being watched very very closely & you don't even know it.