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Two Sherwin-Williams paint stores in Herndon?!
Posted by: Greybeard ()
Date: July 26, 2015 08:16PM

A very long time ago, we bought some paint at the Sherwin-Williams store in the Pine shopping plaza at Elden and Monroe. Since I hate painting, I haven't been there since.

I'm having some work done and the handyman asked me to pick up the paint to avoid confusion. So yesterday I was driving west on Elden, headed for that store, and lo and behold, there's a Sherwin-Williams store on the south side of Elden at Grant! So I pulled in there and got what I needed.

I then continued west on Elden, and to my surprise, the old store is still there! Anyone have any idea why there would be two S-W stores within two blocks of each other?! It's hardly Starbucks or Exxon, or even McDonald's...seems very odd.

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Re: Two Sherwin-Williams paint stores in Herndon?!
Posted by: Cover The Earth ()
Date: July 26, 2015 08:21PM

It's a front - They are not actually selling paint in the older location.

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Re: Two Sherwin-Williams paint stores in Herndon?!
Posted by: Greybeard ()
Date: July 26, 2015 08:23PM

Hah! I like it. "Because nobody would notice..."

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Re: Two Sherwin-Williams paint stores in Herndon?!
Posted by: Cotton ()
Date: July 26, 2015 10:44PM

Personally I avoid sherwin Williams at all costs. Sub-par paint that is outrageously overpriced. As a painter I bought all my paint from Duron for 25 years. Then Sherwin Williams bought duron, and all the paint went to caca and all prices doubled. Complete ripoff.

Just as well buy Bear paint, McCormick, Olympic

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Re: Two Sherwin-Williams paint stores in Herndon?!
Posted by: causeican ()
Date: July 26, 2015 10:58PM

Cover The Earth Wrote:
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> It's a front - They are not actually selling paint
> in the older location.


yea? a front for what?

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Re: Two Sherwin-Williams paint stores in Herndon?!
Posted by: causeican ()
Date: July 26, 2015 10:59PM

Greybeard Wrote:
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> Hah! I like it. "Because nobody would notice..."


you noticed

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Re: Two Sherwin-Williams paint stores in Herndon?!
Posted by: TCCFb ()
Date: July 26, 2015 11:18PM

what will they do when everyone is upgraded to PVC coatings ?

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Re: Two Sherwin-Williams paint stores in Herndon?!
Posted by: Temporary residence, not a Home ()
Date: July 26, 2015 11:19PM

With so many turnovers and foreclosures, why not?

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Re: Two Sherwin-Williams paint stores in Herndon?!
Posted by: Colby ()
Date: July 27, 2015 06:27PM

One was a Duron. But the stores are all being phased out and turned into Sherwin Williams. Honestly I think it should close and open somewhere in Reston.

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Re: Two Sherwin-Williams paint stores in Herndon?!
Posted by: Ask SW ()
Date: July 27, 2015 06:38PM

Maybe a deal can be worked out in Vienna with numerous mattress stores. In each mattress store a small SW paint store could be set up, and they would carry the basics of painting and supplies.

To carry it to the next level there could also be a Nathan's hotdog stand with a mini micro brewery.

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Re: Two Sherwin-Williams paint stores in Herndon?!
Posted by: painter ()
Date: July 27, 2015 06:50PM

I imagine it has to do with the huge number of day laborers in Herndon. A lot of them are painters, so for that reason, Herndon can support two S-W paint stores.

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Re: Two Sherwin-Williams paint stores in Herndon?!
Posted by: Greybeard ()
Date: July 27, 2015 09:42PM

Colby Wrote:
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> One was a Duron. But the stores are all being
> phased out and turned into Sherwin Williams.
> Honestly I think it should close and open
> somewhere in Reston.

That explains it--now I remember that it was a Duron store. I assume they're stuck with a lease on one of 'em, haven't decided what to do yet. Mystery solved!

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