Guiry’s

Staff is always helpful. I only use Benjamin Moore paint. I love that they have small sample jars you can buy to test the paint colors. It has saved me several times from buying the wrong color.
I have purchased from the decorating department as well. Great selection of an array of items.

I’ve come to Guiry’s many times, as we’ve always used Benjamin Moore paints. Almost every time I come, it’s difficult to get help while looking at paint colors, not because the associate in that area is busy, but because she blatantly ignores customers. Today, I watched her ignore three other shoppers and myself. A couple came in toward the end of my visit, and she was very interested in helping them, falling all over herself to please them. It’s bizarre that some customers don’t even get a greeting, and others are treated so graciously. She even gestured to the man to have a seat where I already had my things, as though I weren’t there. It’s especially frustrating when you have a question and are ignored.
On the other hand, the folks behind the paint desk are great. They know what they’re doing, and are kind and helpful, which is why this is a three-​star review and not one.

I’m a painting contractor and I’ve spent thousands at this paint store I choose to go to here due to the product and quality of paint. Today I go spend $ 250 and I’m lacking $.49 however the guy that makes my paint would not let me take my paint without paying $.49. I had forgot my credit card and the nice lady behind me actually gave me the money. But regardless after spending 250 $ today alone they could have just let me take my paint. I have been buying paint here is a professional contractor for 20 years. Probably spent 10k.

I love the staff here at Guirey’s! They are more than helpful. I painted the interior of my house and bought lots of paint and supplies at Guirey’s. They know their stuff there and gave me great advice when I asked for it!!!

This review is for the decorating department.
Though the people in the paint department and the art department are fantastic, the experience in the decorating area is atrocious. There are a couple of older women who work there who would rather do anything BUT help. And they do that with a nasty attitude to boot. I have waited twice over a half and hour, though I asked, very nicely, for assistance. They just couldn’t be bothered. With all the talent in Boulder, you’d think they could hire a customer-​friendly staff. I am taking my business elsewhere.

We came to boulder to check this place out as was recommended for Mat and frame supplies. This place is awesome! had all the art supplies we couldn’t find at Michael’s and hobby lobby and at a cheaper cost. So many options for all art types. They even have card stock in a wide variety of colors. The staff was very friendly and helpful. They do have other store locations.

This review is for the art supplies. I’ve never shopped their paints and house décor items.
If you’re into drawing and illustration, it can be difficult to find good and reasonably priced supplies in Boulder. Guiry’s is my answer to this. In particular, I love their paper and art marker supply. Also the staff is very helpful and often will let you try things out if you’re not sure they’re what you want.

Guiry’s is great for paint. We got all of our paint for the house about a year ago from them, and it turned out really nice. We decided to paint the bathroom a different color recently, and when I went in to get the paint I was reminded how much I like Guiry’s. They have everything you need and the people in the paint department were helpful and friendly. I also love the no VOC paint that they offer, it let’s you paint a room without stinking up the whole house for days. Solid place, I’ll keep getting my paint here as long as I’m in Boulder.

This review is for the blinds department. If I could give it a negative rating that would be more appropriate. I’m moving out of my rental and need to replace a few Hunter Douglas blinds that were damaged and were originally purchased from Guiry’s. I went to the store and explained my situation and the time constraint I was on. The first person I talked to was very helpful and told me what information I needed to provide her with the next day. When I came in the next day with all the information, I was told that she had called in sick and they were not really supposed to put in an order when someone else had helped me. I explained that I was on a time constraint and the following day I would not be able to call because I would not have access to a phone and would prefer to just order the blinds that day. They refused and told me that only the original person would be able to help me, but she would be in the following 2 days. Again, I went to the store 2 days later and could not find anyone to help me in the blinds department, so I left. I called the store a few hours later and AGAIN the person who originally helped me was not in the store that day, despite the previous person telling me they would be in. I talked to a Chris on the phone and he said they did not have my phone number to call be back. Note, the first day I was in the store I provided my phone number and they had my phone number in the computer from providing me with a quote. Either way, I was not reachable the day they would have tried to contact me. I started to express my concern, time constraint and frustration with the process and was immediately cut off before I was even able to finish my sentence. Not once during this time did I raise my voice. Chris yelled at me over the phone and screamed «What do you want me to do?! There’s nothing I can do other than pass your phone number along. I have 3 other people in the store.» I was shocked and stopped with a «Wow.»
#1 — You’re in customer services. I’m also in customer service and understand frustration, but there was no need to speak to me in that tone. Learn common courtesy.
#2 — A previous Unilocal review also highlights what is lacking in your blinds department.
#3 — Guiry’s management, for a store with your price range and customer base I would expect customer service to be superior to what I would find in a large chain store. You would think it would be in your best interest to keep customers and build a loyalty to your brand. You have fallen short.

I ordered Hunter Douglass shades from Guiry’s back in August. They measured the windows incorrectly, have had to return a number of times to try to remedy and still have not made everything work right. It’s December 14^th. They’ve lost parts, not brought the right tools, and on and on. I’ve had to call and email a number of times, play voicemail tag to set up appointments to be at my house so they could fix things. And it’s still not done — I have to call them AGAIN on Monday because they haven’t returned like they said they would to finish the final blind repair/​re-​fit. This has been, by far, the worst customer experience possible, ESPECIALLY given how much these shades cost. Hunter Douglass needs to find another distributor for Boulder.

I have used their art department for years with good service and products. So I decided to try their paint department for needed supplies for flood recovery. I thought I had figured square footage properly but when I was informed I needed 38 gallons of paint, I said I did something wrong. «Please tell me what I need for a 1000 sq.ft. room, 8 ft. ceiling». The response was «I can’t do that sir, I can only go by square footage». Needless to say, I was a bit incredulous that, as professionals, the salesman could not figure what I needed. The computer guy working there was amazed too. Then the salesman stormed off! So we asked the long haired salesman the same question, 1000 sq.ft. room, how much paint. He responded the same way??? He couldn’t do it??? At which point I left. My wife asked why they couldn’t do the math, he said: «Your husband had the calculator so I couldn’t use it». Then she gave up and left too. We drove over to Diamond Vogul paints on Walnut in Boulder. Gave him the «1000 sq. ft. with 8 ft. ceiling» requirement. 30 seconds later, using just his head, said 5 gallons would do it. Won’t be going to Guiry’s again.

I love Guiry’s for paint and art supplies. The one thing that makes me sad is that their pens and ink section has largely disappeared. Came in looking for a decent fountain pen, and was sent to a $ 12, box-​on-​the-​wall model. Ink was even tougher. I know, it’s a niche market, but it was always one of the things I loved about the Denver Guiry’s growing up.

I switched to Benjamin Moore (the brand that’s sold here) paint on our last project at the suggestion of the professional painter I was working with. I’ve been very pleased. I do some of my own work too and the paint guys here have been great to work with. They have matched my previous paint colors for areas where I have done only partial repainting for repair reasons.
I occasionally get advice from the other staff here too.

I come here for drafting/​model making supplies. Pretty reasonable priced store. The hippie dude sales clerk is super helpful and very knowledgeable as well. I usually come here when McGuckin’s doesn’t have what I am looking for and when I don’t feel like going to the Meininger’s on the Hil.

You gotta love the guys in at Guiry’s. We bought a huge 5 gallon bucket of gray paint for our house, got it home and thought it looked too blue. We picked out a different paint chip, took the remaining paint back into Guiry’s and they tweaked the «blue» paint so it matched the newly selected paint chip. Magic!
Similarly, since we got to this «custom color» in such a round-​about way, when we needed more of it there wasn’t a simple recipie. But leave a swatch with the guys for 48 hours and… Voile! They matched it perfectly.
Also, I can’t stress this enough, Benjamin Moore paint is the best! (Guiry’s is the only local retailer of Ben Moore.) We bought some Behr primer and paint at Home Depot and, I swear to God, 2 coats of primer and 7 coats of paint later you could still see the old paint color coming through and every brush/​roller stroke. The Ben Moore paint covered everything in one coat and it was smooth and lovely, no roller marks to be seen.
One really awesome benefit of shopping at Guiry’s is that they have little paint samples of ALL the Ben Moore colors. So for a few bucks you can take home a 4 – 6 oz sample to test out on your walls. Home Depot, besides selling the bad, bad Behr paint, doesn’t do this.
The other reasons I love Guiry’s: great place to find a painter to do faux finishes, excellent selection of art supplies, and I get to support the local guys. =)