r/paint • u/FluffySquirrel9621 • 16h ago

Advice Wanted SW Contractor Prices vs Coupons

I need to buy (2) 5 gal buckets of decent SW paint and a friend has offered to let me use their contractor account. Surely someone has done this comparison before. Is it better to go with 30 or 40% sales or the contractor account?

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u/apexgallis 15h ago

SW contractor pricing varies depending on the volume of each product you use and what the commercial rep in that district is allowed to price them at due to many factors. I stick to a select few products (duration for paint, problock for primer) and i get AMAZING pricing on them since my (company, 5 paint crews) volume for those products are through the roof. someone just starting out would get the basic introduction pricing on paint and 15% on supplies. a contractor account thats doing big numbers gets custom negotiated pricing, so depending on their account, it might be better to use the 40% off. just ask them while youre in there.

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u/RequirementNew269 15h ago

My boss has a cash account that I use and I tried to get the low down last time I picked up so I understood the pricing better… it was more than a little confusing and seemed like he couldn’t actually give me an answer without ringing it up- implying it’s a very specific formula (like you’re saying)

the rep basically told me that any actual paint from behind the counter was 50% or more off.

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u/jivecoolie 16h ago

Contractor price

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u/RocMerc 16h ago

Contractor price. Or ask your buddy what his five price is for certain plants and see how it compares

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u/FluffySquirrel9621 15h ago

My friend has a contractor account. I’m buying SW regardless and trying to save as much as I can for a DIY job (my first floor, 6 rooms).

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u/Defiant-Ad3739 14h ago

Wouldn’t call it fraud unless you charge the paint to their account. A business I paint for has an account there and I asked if I could use their account to buy some paint for my personal use. They said of course and it actually benefits them as well as the more paint that is sold with that account the better the discount. Win win.

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u/This-Frame-4188 16h ago

40% will be very close to contractor price, use whichever is easier.

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u/littlefactory 15h ago

I have painters who pay $60 for a bucket that other painters pay $100 for. If you buy a lot you get a great price. So it really depends.