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mopinko

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4. yup.

Reply to Vinca (Reply #1)

Fri May 23, 2025, 08:56 AM

May 23

my local hardware store is great. the paint guy stopped me the other day cuz i grabbed a can of tint base when what i wanted was white. he pointed out that it was $5 more for a quart.
but it’s been a couple yrs. it took a big jump kinda out of nowhere. 5 gal went from $60 to $90. it’s even higher now.
ftr, tho, cheap paint is expensive. u rly do get what u pay for.

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I had to go get some paint yesterday... [View all] Javaman May 23 OP

Paint's been high for quite a while. A couple of years ago I painted the dining room and my Vinca May 23 #1

yup. mopinko May 23 #4

Why?? Why is it so high??? a kennedy May 23 #2

Because they can - they can charge whatever they want, and people just keep buying . . . hatrack May 23 #3