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| Bunnings DIY store opening causes Aussie sizzle | Bunnings DIY store opening causes Aussie sizzle |
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| The opening of a DIY shop in Hertfordshire has been making headlines 9,000 miles away in Australia. | |
| The first Bunnings Warehouse, said to be an Aussie institution famed for its outdoor "sausage sizzle" events, opened in St Albans earlier. | |
| The store's UK debut has been widely reported by the Australian media, with News Corp asking: "Do Poms love a sausage sizzle?" | The store's UK debut has been widely reported by the Australian media, with News Corp asking: "Do Poms love a sausage sizzle?" |
| Last year Bunnings' owner Wesfarmers bought the entire Homebase brand. | Last year Bunnings' owner Wesfarmers bought the entire Homebase brand. |
| 'Better places to dine' | 'Better places to dine' |
| It eventually plans to rebrand all 265 as Bunnings stores within five years. | It eventually plans to rebrand all 265 as Bunnings stores within five years. |
| Sausages, usually served with onions and encased in slices of white bread - are grilled outside stores Down Under on barbecues by local charity fundraisers. | |
| A Bunnings spokeswoman said they would be cooked the same way during cold, February weekends - albeit under a canopy. | A Bunnings spokeswoman said they would be cooked the same way during cold, February weekends - albeit under a canopy. |
| The opening of the shop has caused a stir on social media, with some Aussie ex-pats talking about travelling long distances to reacquaint themselves with the shopping experience. | The opening of the shop has caused a stir on social media, with some Aussie ex-pats talking about travelling long distances to reacquaint themselves with the shopping experience. |
| One Twitter user wrote: "Say goodbye to your weekends suckers". | One Twitter user wrote: "Say goodbye to your weekends suckers". |
| "Looking forward to seeing the Bunnings (veggie) sausage sizzle trend take up in the UK," tweeted another. | "Looking forward to seeing the Bunnings (veggie) sausage sizzle trend take up in the UK," tweeted another. |
| But St Albans resident Nikki Morrison said: "I'm more interested in their paint range, I have sausages at home. | But St Albans resident Nikki Morrison said: "I'm more interested in their paint range, I have sausages at home. |
| "I'm not sure what all the fuss is about - but I am sure the teenagers will love it. I doubt if anybody else cares. | "I'm not sure what all the fuss is about - but I am sure the teenagers will love it. I doubt if anybody else cares. |
| "I would like to think there are better places to dine out in St Albans." | "I would like to think there are better places to dine out in St Albans." |
| 'An Aussie institution' - Usman Azad, BBC Three Counties reporter (and Australian expat) | 'An Aussie institution' - Usman Azad, BBC Three Counties reporter (and Australian expat) |
| Every Australian will know the smell of a sausage sizzle (also known as a snag) when they arrive at their local Bunnings store. | Every Australian will know the smell of a sausage sizzle (also known as a snag) when they arrive at their local Bunnings store. |
| The business has become an institution, not only because of the joy of a sausage in bread, but the enthusiasm among many Australians for a do-it-yourself project. | The business has become an institution, not only because of the joy of a sausage in bread, but the enthusiasm among many Australians for a do-it-yourself project. |
| The Bunnings brand is a welcome reminder of life down under for the thousands of Aussies living in the UK. | The Bunnings brand is a welcome reminder of life down under for the thousands of Aussies living in the UK. |
| I've already seen some musings among Aussies on social media about them making a pilgrimage to St Albans. | I've already seen some musings among Aussies on social media about them making a pilgrimage to St Albans. |
| There are plans to open four pilot locations in UK by June, with 10 stores set to be created by the end of the year. | There are plans to open four pilot locations in UK by June, with 10 stores set to be created by the end of the year. |
| St Albans will also become home to the company's second UK store in April, Bunnings' managing director said. | St Albans will also become home to the company's second UK store in April, Bunnings' managing director said. |
| The new shop has a cafe and indoor children's playground, and stocks 30,000 different home and garden lines. | The new shop has a cafe and indoor children's playground, and stocks 30,000 different home and garden lines. |