Bunnings Doncaster

"I love this Bunnings, and I want to give a special shoutout to the employee Taylor who was so friendly and helpful for people in the plant/nursery section. She had a lovely chat about me with plants and answered questions I had about when new stock comes in. She went above and beyond to see what was out back and what would be available around this time since the shipment had just come in. Absolutely lovely person and fabulous customer service :)"

"Watch out for the car park fee, we bought a wrong item so went back there on the same day to exchange. They tried to charge us $18 because they said the time is counted from your first visit if you make multiple visits in a day. They did let us go because our total stay for both visits was less than 20mins. I imagine many people might have just paid. They should write in the front entrance big and bold $18 for multiple visits."

"This is my go-to Bunnings as it's easy to get into with plenty of undercover parking (2 hours of it being free). Inside the store is spread over 2 levels with a modern layout. Although the range isn't as good as other larger stores the ease of access and convenience wins out."

"REVISED REVIEW, JANUARY 2023: Parking conditions have changed. Read the conditions CAREFULLY!!!! It is now $18.00 MINIMUM, if you overstay the 2 hours free parking by even a small amount. An additional approx 10minutes over the 2hours free on a late Sunday afternoon has cost me $18, a REAL shock. Would have been cheaper to go to Nunawading or Box Hill South! Very pleased though that after calling the store to complain the following day, office staff decided to refund my $18 and it was ready for me to pick up a week later when I visited again. At last, Doncaster has its own Bunnings! In brief: If you only have a couple of small items, you know it's not going to be busy, and you're NOT towing a trailer etc, and this is the nearest store, this is great. Otherwise, go to any one of the other, standard layout, Bunnings in Eltham, Nunawading, Box Hill, Northland etc. Unfortunately it's like some of the other non standard "weird" 2 storey Bunnings in Richmond, Chadstone etc. If you are familiar with a "standard" Bunnings and are a regular visitor, it doesn't matter which one you go to, the layout is almost always identical, you can grab what you need in and out quickly, easy parking, trailer and Caravan access etc. Doncaster Bunnings has an unusual ramped entrance for cars with an underground, 2.9 metre clearance carpark that is free for 2 hours, then $9 per hour. The carpark entrance, exit and navigation underground is a nightmare and will be the location for inumerable bingles and scrapes. Loading you car with large items when it's busy will be almost impossible. Especially the exit is extremely narrow with a sharp left, and again a right at the tradesmans entry/exit, with a raised centre concrete divider that is almost indistinguishable from the road surface as it hasn't been painted. During busy times traffic snarls down here are a nightmare, and the queues of exiting cars block other vehicles for extended periods and make it almost impossible to load your car or reverse out. Forget about coming here if you are towing a trailer or caravan and go to Eltham, Northland or Nunawading Bunnings instead. At quiet times it's not really a problem. Navigating the store internally is more difficult as it's on 2 levels, with lifts and a very long, very slow travelator between levels. Took me ages to find what I needed with several trips back and forth on the travelator. Staff were exceptional, extremely helpful and obviously well trained knowing immediately where I had to go on the numerous occasions I had to ask for directions. Oh! And they do have the famous Aussie tradition of the Bunnings sausage sizzle, supporting various charities!"

"Not a traditional Bunnings store so to speak. No large car park, no outdoor snag stand no big aisles with large outdoor nurseries. But my experience today was positive. They stocked the item I needed, I got in and parked at the undercover parking lot. Be mindful that there is a fee for parking if you stay for a couple of hours or more. Other than that, staff we’re friendly and helpful."