have yet to go into a Masters store so no idea what they're like, Bunnings I find is ok if you're buying a brand name product, their generic stuff has always been a bit hit and miss but seems to be getting more miss than hit recently
I was in the Mornington Masters store and thought, wow. There's just something about it that makes it look more impressive than Bunnings. I've been becoming a little disillusioned with Bunning of late with things being more expensive and the quality of goods not being as good as they used to be. It's not quite like a cheap $2 shop but some products are.
Up here in Albury/Wodonga there pretty much now is only Bunnings and Dalsens with Home Hardware and Mitre 10 closing some time ago.
I had to buy an aluminium extension ladder and Bunnings had them for $329. Masters had 2 models. They had a cheaper one for $198 which looked the same as the Bunnings one but Masters had an even better model with better more comfortable rungs for $219!!
How can they do it??
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have yet to go into a Masters store so no idea what they're like, Bunnings I find is ok if you're buying a brand name product, their generic stuff has always been a bit hit and miss but seems to be getting more miss than hit recently
Masters????
I have a masters not far from me.
Its all smoke and mirrors, once Bunnings notice a masters nearby the prices are adjusted accordingly.
I noted my local masters carries quality German spanners, they are expensive however they are also similarly priced to Sidchrome, id rather stay with the brand i can get anywhere anytime thanks from any Bunnings or Repco store.
After a while the novelty wears out, they each carry their own brand lines that compete against each other, at the end of the day things start to look the same.
Yep.... Masters (owned by Woolies) are expanding in Australia and Bunnings are their main competitive target.
There's some planning wars happening with where Masters want to build some of their stores.
Bunnings have a con with their 'beat competitors advertised prices by 10%' because Bunnings often have power tools that are exclusive to them.
Eg: a drill may have a slightly different model number by say one digit, which apart from that, would make it identical to models sold in other stores, but because it's not exactly identical... Bunnings don't honour the price guarantee.
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My biggest gripe with Masters are that they only have unmanned checkouts where you have to scan your own stuff then either do your own eftpos or credit card or shove money into a slot and get change from a shute below...bought a $830 stove from masters with cash...Fark...what a pain
Don't they also have "Maccas" in Masters stores
Not my one in Meadow heights (that i have noticed)
There is a Maccas 400m down the road at another intersection though.
They are coming to Perth soon, apparently since they sell whitegoods they weren't allowed to open sunday, At the end of this month all retail shops will be able to open sundays. Coincidence? Maybe.
Also the model numbers/ being different is a bit of a scam, it's so they don't have to price match, I could order a container of lawnmowers and name them HughDMan and then put any price on them, I want.
I am in the trade and it is cheapest for me to buy from the 2 dogs as i get a 10% discount on top of the supposed trade price from Bunnings
There is a fine line between "Hobby" and "Madness"
Masters appears to be predominantly for Vic and Qld.
I find only 2 stores in whole NSW and one new one opening, while 7 new ones will open in Vic/Qld.
Bunnings have the monopoly in NSW and Woolies don't seem to have the guts to do much about it.
I was very angry when Bunnings bought out our local Hardware House and shut it down 8-9 years ago, where I could negotiate prices and get special orders.
Since then almost every source of hardware and timber has disappeared here
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In my experience its a case of:
Magnet Mart: ACT and nearby
Bunnings: Strong in NSW/ACT, but has a presence in most places.
Masters: Weak in NSW, but more popular in most other places
Mitre10/Home Hardware/etc.: No particular locational preference
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