Im decortating my daughters bedroom, so we got up early and went to the local hardware store to buy paint, white paint to cover and to use as the base...easy you would think? no..oh no..walked in the store went straight to the paint department and was confronted by a saleswoman who like they do asked if i needed help....nope thanks just getting some white paint.
It went downhill from there "oh lovely we have a wide range of shades of white" she exclaimed all happy and jolly, what! i dont want shades, just plain boring white, its 8.25 in the morning i have had one coffee and really im sorry but im not a morning person and i sure as hell cant do happy jolly people..just 2 tins of white paint that is all i want.
But i like to think im not rude, so i smiled and replied thats nice but just white thanks, she followed me and i got a lovely description of her white with a hint of mint kitchen and how refreshing and clean it looks..lovely, thats just wanderful. Would i like white with a hint of blueberry..perfect for a bathroom apparently, or almond white nice and warm and cosy for the lounge, linnet white makes small rooms look bigger, but i just want WHITE....oh ffs and i cant be rude she looks old enough to be my gran so im standing there smiling like a moron....oh and guess whats sitting next to the desk as i type...
2 goddam bloody tins of white paint with a hint of rose.
The rose will make you think of a sun drenched beach, just perfect for little girl's rooms.
ReplyDeleteI don't think there is a plain white anymore and I am like you - when confronted with having to choose colors, I just get irritated.
lol kitty i was beyond irritated, now i just feel like a mug for getting talked into buying a paint i didnt want!...i need to work on being more assertive i think lol
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oh you gotta tell em you want the WHITE to use as a primer - under the actual colour you're gonna be painting. then they'll give you JUST white.
ReplyDeleteYes i probably would have done if i was able to get a word in...she certainly deserves saleswomen of the week! lol
DeleteLol. I wanted to paint my bedroom red once...After being informed they couldn't make it (?!?), I ended up with navy blue. Which was Not what I had in mind. I mean, can one get any further from red??
ReplyDeleteoh lil its exasperating....but yes how can blue compensate for red! im too much of an easy walk over i think i should have stood my ground.
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I am more assertive than I used to be. It's actually freeing, and I'm still polite about it, but it seems to take practice. Good luck getting the color you want!
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Kitty
i have now got the colour i wanted yay me lol although i did go to another store so it wasnt down to being assertive lol
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Oh goodness, that sounds like a mess. The problem Mrs. AP and I often face is whether we need matte, flat, semi-gloss, or high-gloss. The options are practically limitless these days it seems.
ReplyDeleteHint of rose sounds like a very nice way to say subdued pink to me.
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lol i really didnt think it was that complicated, i figured white is white but obviously not!
DeleteIts still in the tin but yes your right it does look more pinkish than white.
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