Massive hi-tech change comes to the iconic Bunnings sausage sizzle
- Bunnings has announced a new mobile payment option
- Shoppers can use a phone to pay for a sausage sandwich
Bunnings customers can now pay with their phone for a snag on the store’s iconic sausages.
The hardware giant announced this week that a mobile payment option would be available for customers who want to buy food or drinks.
Before the change, customers could only pay for a sausage sandwich in cash.
Customers can use their phone to make a snag payment via a QR code, or opt for the traditional cash method.
Obviously, there are no extra charges for those who want to pay with their phone, with Bunnings paying all transaction costs.
Shoppers can now use their mobile phones to pay for a sausage sandwich or drink at Bunnings (stock image)
“We are offering a free mobile payment option to community groups that raise money through sausages in our stores, giving them an easy way to raise money and providing customers with a cashless way to pay their snag and support their local community group Bunnings general manager of operations Matt Tyler said in a statement.
One customer said they were delighted with Bunnings’ announcement.
“I couldn’t believe it,” she said 7News.
“So many times I’ve had to miss the sausage because I didn’t have any change or notes with me.
“So I was really excited to see that you can now pay with your phone. It was very easy. One tap and I was done.’
The decision to offer a mobile payment option is at the discretion of each community group.
The Bunnings sausage sizzle has been fundraising for community groups for over 25 years.
Customers can use their phone to make a snag payment via a QR code. Obviously, there are no extra charges for those who want to pay with their phone
Bunnings becomes the first Australian retailer to trial the four-day work week. Employees will also receive a 10.5 percent pay increase that will be rolled out over the next three years
It comes just weeks after the hardware chain revealed it would become the first Australian retailer to trial a four-day work week.
Agreement with Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association (SDA) makes the four-day work week a reality for thousands of retail employees
Full-time Bunnings staff will be given the option to work their 38-hour workweek for four days instead of five or nine days every two weeks.
The chain’s 40,000 employees will also receive a 10.5 percent pay increase that will be rolled out over the next three years.
Workers will receive 4.5 percent this year and 3 percent in 2024 and 2025, the Australian Financial Review reports.