Johnson Paint

The folks at the Waltham store were super helpful. I was looking for discounted paint, preferably dark color and they went out of their way to find a gallon that a customer did not want and they even changed the shade of the paint somewhat for me. Nice people work there. I would definitely recommend them and plan on returning soon.

Good BM paint selection, prompt service. They also have a special for the remaining of the BM 2 oz color samples — they don’t have all the colors since they are trying to get rid of the samples altogether, but the remainings are sold for $ 1!

Let me preface this by saying that this review is a reflection of some employee behavior and not on the quality of products that this store provides. I hope the owners see this post and take corrective action.
Today when I visited the store an older woman waited on me. She was very helpful, mixed my paint and rang me up. But also in the store were about 5 men who worked there standing behind the counter. They spent the better part of 15 minutes talking about celebrity women and their bodies, who they thought was hot etc. Not only was this inappropriate but it made me uncomfortable. This conversation went on and on and in a loud manner. While the paint was being mixed for me, the woman assisting me had to take a call. She was still on the call when it finished and even though all those employees were not busy, no one made a move to bring me my items and complete the transaction. Finally one of the men behind the counter goes to get the items to bring them to me as I waited. The conversation ‘leader’ (stout with a messy black beard) then looks at the man who is bringing me paint and says «OH that’s for HER?
Stout man, sorry I interrupted your gripping conversation about the movie Thor and your deep thoughts on Shakira. To the owners– I know this is isn’t the Ritz Carlton but I do expect a basic level of respect not only as a woman but as your customer. It’s really too bad because I like your store but I’m not sure I would come back.

I was super-​stressed when I was trying to pick out paint colors. I went to Nickerson Paints on Main Street first (horrible hours) then I went to Johnson, and painting became fun.
They have a variety of Benjamin Moore samples which are super helpful and inexpensive when you want to try out paints. Also, the sales guy let me borrow the big color deck to take home w/​me. They special ordered me a color I wanted to test and have been nothing but helpful. Also, I was told their is a color specialist there every Wednesday and every other Saturday.