Blue Jay has the best products and excellent customer service! They keep excellent records of your…read morepaint colors and finishes as well as project room names, so it's really easy to keep track of projects by room if you need to coordinate with another color or do touch ups. Additionally, they are very helpful with expert advice when you request it, and there is never any pressure. They also carry everything you need, no matter what you are painting. We took on a big kitchen cabinet refinishing project ourselves and two years later we are still amazed at how luxurious the finish came out with our bold color choice. The finish was so smooth and it wipes up beautifully when smudges happen. Way better experience than any big box store!

I would highly recommend this place. Jay and Bonnie are amazing. I was frantic and needed help…read morewith paint color as well as selecting new blinds. Bonnie came out to our home several times to consult with me as well as made a soecial trip to Home Depot to personally pick a kirchen accessory for our cabinets! SHE WENT ABOVE AND BEYOND and we so appreciated her help! Both Bonnie and Jay picked the perfect paint for our townhome and I am excitee to see the end results. We need to support our small local businesses and I cannot say enough about Blue Jay Painting and Blinds. Thank you Jay and Bonnie for all your help and above and beyond professionalism. I will be referring friends and family to your businesss.

I didn't buy anything, but I did learn that they have great customer service. Here's what…read morehappened. I was next door waiting for the Thai restaurant to open. I was on my way back from the Chicago Western Suburbs, driving back to Milwaukee after visiting my dying father in a hospital. I had to take a call from a close out of town out of the country relative and it was too cold standing outside to talk to I ducked into the nearest store, this one. There was no one else in the store, and the sales guy came up to see if I needed help but then overheard enough that he politely and discreetly turned around and surreptitiously went about his business. When I finished the phone call he recognized I didn't actually want any paint and left me be even though I didn't leave. I can't explain why but I was staring at some cans of paint, and later it registered on me that they have a pretty good stock, and of course Benjamin Moore is a high quality paint. I think one of the foundations of good customer service is reading customers and figuring out what we need. I'll tell you when I do need paint, I'm coming back here even though it's 45 minutes from where I live. It's next to an excellent Thai restaurant. One more plus, the owner supports the Northwestern Wildcats.

Poor customer service. JC Licht should own their mistakes and make it right for the customer…read more They will not even try to meet the customer half way.

I went to the Sherwin Williams store in Gurnee today and was helped by the most amazing young man…read more I wish I asked for his name but I believe he was a manager. He was polite, professional and knowledgeable and was just a great representation of the store. I will, without hesitation, go back to this store for my painting needs.

I cannot say enough great things about the guys at Sherwin-Williams in Gurnee/Waukegan. Scott is…read moreamazing. He matched the color of our dried out paint perfectly! It is nice to go to a place where the workers know about their products!

Really good paint store. Friendly and well trained employees. I am there shopping few times a week.read more

Terrible customer service!! Had to drive to Gurnee to get my…read morepaint. The Round Lake Beach location wouldn't give me the discount I called the Gurnee location and they gave me 30% off.

Because Antioch store didn't have Emerald in stock, 2nd can of Urban Bronze was purchased from this…read morePleasant Prairie WI store. First, clerk never even verified the color. Second she never even mixed color properly as I noticed pool of white paint and heavy green paint still floating on top. MOST importantly WRONG colorant formula! 7048 Urban Bronze should have white, black, maroon and deep gold, and NOT black, new green and maroon. After 12 hours of painting the banister railings, just to find out what I have is definitely NOT deep rich dark brown expresso color but greenish grey is outrageous. Not only she wasted my 12 hours and labor, she will have me waste another whole weekend sending all this crap off the banisters and rails. Sherwin-Williams cannot even mix the color correctly for the price they charge for paint. If you have too much time on hand and need to waste your time and efforts , Sherwin-Williams in Pleasant Prairie is for you. Edited for update: So today 10/2/22, my husband returned to the Sherwin-Williams paint store in Pleasant Prairie WI with both cans of paint. After waiting almost 45 minutes, now he was told they do not have the same Emerald semi-gloss base coat. When I called the store, clerk "explained" depends on the base color, colorant formula is different, so the result may vary depends on the base paint. In other words, regardless of the paint chip, finished color is a crapshoot. When I questioned this, she then said "Your husband didn't like the color (1st can of Urban Bronze)" so she "changed" for him (2nd can of paint) Running out of excuses resulting in now unintelligible lies. She rudely said store made reimbursement for paint then hung up the phone. For all I care they can keep every cent of it. But her sinking in 12hr painting (in addition to stripping wrong color) banister rails and carved posts would be a fair reimbursement.

I'm very disappointed with Sherwin Williams I brought in a color sample for them to match via the…read morecomputerized color matching system. I made sure I had the adequate quarter-size paint sample the color did not match the sheen did not match and they will not take the paint back. I went to Lowe's and had the same thing done with their color match system Lowe's gives a guarantee that if it does not match for any reason they will take the paint back no questions asked. For the same quality Sherwin-Williams paint the Lowe's cost was less nd their guarantee was 100% so I'm confused how Sherwin Williams store stays in business. To me it's very poor customer service and I will never again go to Sherwin-Williams for anything. I will only be going to Lowe's from now on.

We needed some extra flat black paint for some parts at work, and found Sherwin-Williams was right…read moreacross the street. Gave them a call and supplied the PO number and they graciously accommodated us. Nice to know they're close in case we need them again.

Menards is a great place to shop I love going there to buy outdoor materials and indoor although…read moresometimes stuff that I like might not be there. And also an variates of indoor items! So I think I love Menards!!!!!!!!! " Also try Ace hardware "

From the owner: We are a locally owned and operated Ace Hardware store. We offer all of the best brands in one…read morestop! Come on in and visit our newly renovated store with new products from Milwaukee, DeWalt, Craftsman, Toro, EGO, Weber, Blackstone, Big Green Egg, Traeger, Recteq, and Ninja. We also feature a fully stocked Lawn & Garden section, UPS Drop Off location, electrical, plumbing, and sporting goods. Come visit us today where our Helpful Hardware folks are ready to help you find everything you need for your projects!

The staff at S & S are helpful, kind, and went above and beyond to help load our big order into our…read moretrailer. There is a huge selection of flowers, shrubs, herbs, everything that you're looking for. We were looking for shrubs to use as a living fence. We went around to several nurseries, Home Depots, and Menards but we ultimately purchased a large order of viburnum from S & S because of their price, the health of their plants, and their one year warranty. We are very happy with our purchase and will be back again.

The selection of plants, stone/bark and planters is wonderful. The best part is that I get the…read morekind of advice I need for my landscaping problems.