A Bendigo man was reportedly cut off at a Bunnings sausage sizzle Saturday morning after consuming his 12th snag before 10:30 a.m., witnesses said.
Terry Doolan, described by onlookers as “both impressive and deeply concerning,” began showing signs of overindulgence, including food comas, meat sweats and an attempt to convince a child to “chuck one on a bit of white bread and live a little.”
“We’re all for supporting the cause,” said volunteer Pam, who was manning the onions. “But after the tenth, he started sweating a bit and asking if we did doubles on one piece of bread. That’s when we knew he’d had enough.”
Local shopper Janelle Moore said Doolan attempted to pay for one sausage with a Bunnings gift card.
When volunteers refused further service, Doolan reportedly pleaded for “one more for the road.” By the time store security arrived, witnesses said he was leaning on a trolley and attempting to light a sausage with a cigarette lighter.
“He wasn’t aggressive,” said one staff member, who asked not to be named because they were not authorised to speak publicly. “He just kept saying, ‘I know my limit — it’s fifteen.’”
Bunnings has since introduced new Responsible Serving of Snags guidelines, limiting patrons to six sausages per visit and requiring anyone attempting to order more to eat a piece of fruit first.
At press time, Doolan was last seen at Bunnings Epsom telling volunteers he had been “cut off at Kangaroo Flat.”
