On Sep 19, 12:27*pm, "Rudy" wrote:

The reason I used KM paint was that a painter *friend of one of the stucco
contractor came by to give me a quote on doing the painting. *He told me
what paint etc that he proposed to use but since we were doing all the sub
work we could ourselves, we did our own painting (inside & out). *It was a
BIG house, I used 120 gals of paint over all. *One of the biggest benefits
of KM was that when I went in to get the paint, they asked me if I had an
account..I told them the name of the painter XX Co.that I had spoken to but
advised I was going to be doing it myself. *The clerk said WTH, I'll give
you the *XX Co. price (cash) and I got all the product for $ 50-55 per 5 gal
pail.

I find it interesting that you think it's okay to use the name of a
contractor - who by definition is in the business to make money - to
secure a little deal without approval nor compensation to the
contractor. That does create a big benefit - for you. Most people
settle for the free estimate and free information the contractor
provides.

Even if you and the contractor discussed your potentially purchasing
the materials using his account, that would only apply if you'd hired
the contractor and they were supplying the labor.

That's the view from the other side of the aisle. Ask a contractor
friend their opinion.

R