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Shopper slams Bunnings Warehouse over seemingly innocent picture of its stylish fire pits – so can you see why they are so angry?
- A Bunnings Warehouse customer has slammed the retailer for selling fire pits
- The retailer sells 30 different fire pits valued between $19.95 and $549
- The furious customer said ‘to support wood smoke is to support cigarettes’
- They are calling for the use of recreational wood fires to be banned immediately
- But the customer has been slammed by readers
An Australian shopper has been left furious over a seemingly innocent display of outdoor gear at Bunnings Warehouse on Wednesday.
The display, which showed off the hardware giant’s winter fire pits, was slammed as ‘totally unacceptable’.
The photograph was posted on Twitter by the ‘Ban Recreational Wood Burning’ page.
‘Promoting these polluting firepits. Do you promote cigarettes as well? Firepits emit much more toxic pollution then cigarettes,’ the post read.
An Australian shopper has been left furious over a seemingly innocent display of outdoor gear at Bunnings Warehouse on Wednesday.
‘It’s time to make sales of wood burners illegal. Clean air is a basic human right. Not Karen using her firepit,’ it continued.
But the complaint didn’t get much support from the Twitter community.
‘Nothing like a few mates gathered around the fire with a few beers. Even better when you can cook on it. I love the smell of wood smoke,’ one man wrote.
Bunnings Warehouse Outdoor Living Category Manager Mick Heanue also commented on the complaint, telling Daily Mail Australia: ‘All our fire pits comply with state and national safety standards.’
Some readers actually thanked the page for the heads up after spotting some fire pits they liked in the picture.
‘Thanks for the reminder – I’m gonna fire mine up tonight. Won’t use it for warmth but it’s always nice to watch through the windows from inside the house. Can’t wait,’ said one man.
‘Thanks for letting me know, will pick one up before it gets cold,’ another added.
Others called out the use of the name ‘Karen’.
‘Karen is actually one complaining about people using BBQ in the park so (the page) is actually being a Karen,’ one person said.
More people joked that fire pits were amazing for bringing family and friends together and ‘scaring off the “woke”‘.
‘Is it OK if I burn old furniture in my fire pit? Shouldn’t stink too much once the vinyl has burnt off,’ said another.
But the page’s author was not amused by the reactions.
‘It’s a definition of a Karen when their privilege effects others human right to clean air,’ they countered.
‘Any exposure of wood smoke isn’t good for us. Wood smoke lingers to other peoples homes.’
The account has just 97 followers and constantly posts about the impact of wood burning.
Bunnings Warehouse currently have 30 different firepits for sale ranging from $19.95 to $549
‘Wood smoke is more harmful then cigarette smoke. It also spreads, with one pound of wood burnt equal to 6000 packets of cigarettes,’ the page wrote in a recent post.
‘I imagine those who admit to liking wood smoke also smoke cigarettes. You cannot despise cigarettes yet like wood smoke. It’s hypocritical.’
Bunnings Warehouse currently have 30 different firepits for sale ranging from $19.95 to $549.
Bunnings Warehouse Outdoor Living Category Manager Mick Heanue said: ‘Customers should check in with their local council for fire pit use regulations relevant to where they live.’
