feedback part 2 - will try to be more concise!
Did it inspire you? If yes, in what ways?
Yes! Mostly to go back and explore later during the week when I won't have dc dragging me off to find popcorn/face painting/rugby balls/etc..
There seemed to be a huge range of products stocked, so I will go and investigate at my leisure. There seemed to be a good range of lighting things, I need bedside lights and lightshades for the lounge and my bedroom so will look at those. There was lots of BBQ stuff that I'll investigate as the dc are just getting into BBQs - we did buy the £3.50 set of BBQ tools though which were very sturdy, plenty long and great value for the price, they looked like they were much more expensive. There also looked to be a great paint section with lots of paints and colours, which I will go back to. The plant section had loads of beautiful flowers and plants that I would love to have - but I didn't think that getting them to plant on one of the hottest days of the year would be a very sensible idea - either for me or the plants! I will be a regular visitor to that section on cooler days though 
Despite my best efforts 
DH found the wood section that includes cutting wood to size, so he is already planning some 'projects'. He also found some corrugated plastic and perspex that he needed in just the right size for his current project that was considerably cheaper than B&Q and came in a bigger range, so he was very impressed with that. Unfortunately I suspect he might be inspired by that too for another project 
If Bunnings could come up with a way to channel DH's projects that meant they didn't take over the house or garden, I'd be really impressed!
What did you spend your £20 on? Please share a photo of your purchase(s)
I spent £10 on a beautiful passionflower plant, £5 on charcoal for the BBQ as the dc have just started to love BBQs and £5 on a bag of gravel, some washers and a metal bolt, which were all things that DH needed. We also spent £6 on 4 sausages in slices - I think I'm right in saying that all the money goes to charity for those which is really nice, although it might be just the profits, not sure... However, as the UK are not familiar with Sausage Sizzles, it might be nice to have a bit of info available to educate us, either in the store brochure or on the board or even in newspaper articles!
And despite taking rather a lot of photos during the event, I didn't manage to take a proper one of the trolley full of our bits, I was busy trying to take one that showed the very helpful store guide on the trolley handle and the big cage of boxes behind the checkouts that you could take for free to put your stuff into, instead of needing carrier bags. Thought that was a very nice touch, along with many other thoughtful touches we saw throughout the store and incorporated into products and/or their packaging.
The gravel and charcoal are not very exciting to look at - if it stops raining I'll add a separate picture of my lovely passionflower plant.
Do you think you’d return to the new Bunnings store when you were after home improvement or gardening products?
Most definitely. Mostly as outlined above - it looks like there's plenty of inspiration to be found on the many shelves!
(One thing was a bit of a let down though - the website. Previously when shopping at places like Homebase, B&Q, Argos, Wickes et al, I would use their websites to check what their stock was, whether or not they had it in stock, and so on, to help me narrow down which shop I was going to go to. For big items where you want to compare features, check sizes and so on, it's really really useful. The Bunnings website however is a real throwback to the last millennium of the sort that you just don't expect from major retailers any more - it's just an info site with the store details and a list of departments with a page for each and a handful of typical products. It means that I can no longer shop as I usually would for bigger purchases - a combination of both online and offline research. I live close enough to the store to pop in easily so it's not a big deal - but if I lived where my mother lived and was making a 30-50 minute journey to get to MK to go shopping, it would put me off a lot more. However this shouldn't put people off from going to explore the store at least once - there's lots there).
How would you describe the store to someone who had never been?
- A bit like going to a B&Q or Homebase that's been on steroids
- Big to the point of overwhelming (particularly if you go at a very busy time)
- Stuffed to the rafters (with a lot of stuff that is typically very male - tools, tiles, wood, bbqs, etc, not so much of the typically female home decorating and furnishing products)(and yes, I know I'm stereotyping hugely there, not sure how better to describe it briefly)
- Reasonable prices
- Community-minded
- Lots of helpful staff
- Potentially very busy at peak times
- Mostly child friendly (although I'd be keeping young children close in the landscaping area as it's not particularly child safe)
- Nice area with lots of magazines (spotted, I need to go and investigate more!)
- Reasonable cafe and sausage sizzles at the weekend
DS2 (9) summed it up after his first visit as 'This is my new favourite-est shop ever. There are good prices, sausages and a playground. What more does a little boy want when he gets dragged to a shop by his parents? Please can we come again next week? 
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