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a kennedy

(35,970 posts) Mon Mar 30, 2026, 07:11 PM 20 hrs ago

Why is paint soooooooo expensive??? Just saw a Farm Fleet ad, and a gallon of paint, ON SALE

is like $47 dollars a gallon!!!! WHAT ???

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Why is paint soooooooo expensive??? Just saw a Farm Fleet ad, and a gallon of paint, ON SALE (Original Post) a kennedy 20 hrs ago OP

When I was a kid, a gallon of paint at Grand Way (like a K-Mart) was $7.00. About 5 years ago... LuckyCharms 20 hrs ago #1

No offense, but when you were a kid, was the minimum wage $1.25? surfered 20 hrs ago #3

Well, I remember I was making $1.85 an hour working construction under the table in 1973. LuckyCharms 20 hrs ago #4

They know you'll pay it, so they charge it. calguy 20 hrs ago #2

I know this is a bad word here but at Walmart. bottomofthehill 20 hrs ago #5

LuckyCharms

(22,639 posts)

1. When I was a kid, a gallon of paint at Grand Way (like a K-Mart) was $7.00. About 5 years ago...

Reply to a kennedy (Original post)

Mon Mar 30, 2026, 07:16 PM

20 hrs ago

I think I paid $80/gallon for Benjamin Moore "Aura" bathroom paint.

It's a fantastic paint for humid areas though.

surfered

(13,452 posts)

3. No offense, but when you were a kid, was the minimum wage $1.25?

Reply to LuckyCharms (Reply #1)

Mon Mar 30, 2026, 07:27 PM

20 hrs ago

😁

LuckyCharms

(22,639 posts)

4. Well, I remember I was making $1.85 an hour working construction under the table in 1973.

Reply to surfered (Reply #3)

Mon Mar 30, 2026, 07:31 PM

20 hrs ago

And I thought that was a big deal, because if I remember correctly, that was slightly more than minimum wage!

calguy

(6,154 posts)

2. They know you'll pay it, so they charge it.

Reply to a kennedy (Original post)

Mon Mar 30, 2026, 07:25 PM

20 hrs ago

bottomofthehill

(9,390 posts)

5. I know this is a bad word here but at Walmart.

Reply to a kennedy (Original post)

Mon Mar 30, 2026, 07:52 PM

20 hrs ago

Glidden paint is under 25 dollars a gallon. I just painted my granddaughters room princess pink with ice blue gloss trim for under 75 dollars. She is 4 and thrilled. In a few years I will change the color for her I am sure but for 75 bucks she was so happy.

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