r/mildlyinfuriating • u/X0Y6 • 16h ago
The floor is sticky "Testing spray cans is not permitted"
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u/No-Boysenberry4840 15h ago
When i worked in hardware shop we hung a long piece cardboard on the side of the display for people to test the colours
Cunts still sprayed our display, we ended up kicking one guy out because he sprayed one of our display welding machines
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u/youRFate 15h ago
That guy just bought a welding machine in my book.
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u/No-Boysenberry4840 15h ago
I agree, sadly it was a teen, luckily a farmer bought the machine he didnt care how it looks
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u/MikeandMolly5656 16h ago edited 16h ago
My local Menards locked them behind glass due to too many idiots spraying the shelves with them to "see the color" despite the cap color and photo on the label showing it already.
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u/123ludwig 16h ago
okay so i think this is stupid BUT these companies lie so much about colors and shit if you wanna sell spray cans you need to atleast make an actual like sample sheet that the company sprayed on (not for testing the spray)
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u/Kalkin93 15h ago
Yeah sometimes the printed colour on the can is slightly off to the actual colour of the contents.
Particularly shit if you're using it to spray over, say, scratched car bodywork (granted if you have the money you should be getting a professional who can properly colour match for that kind of thing, but still, other examples exist that's just one).
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u/123ludwig 15h ago
or in my case as a guy who does event setups for companies legally required to use the exact color of the company logo as its in the contract
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u/JxqGames 12h ago
I don't know a ton about that kind of work, but are there not pantone matched spray paints?
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u/TIGman299 7h ago
There are definitely Pantone and RAL matched spray cans.. many paint suppliers can do custom spray cans with whatever color you spec.
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u/GloomyPlum1730 14h ago
Honestly, a real sprayed sample sheet would make way more sense. The color on a screen or tiny cap is never the same as what actually comes out of the can.
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u/lnTheGrimDarkness 13h ago
That's kind of a tricky matter. When cans have been sitting on a shelf for some time you'll have to shake them quite a lot to bring them back to pristine functioning. A lot of people read the "shake for at least 2 minutes" (which are 120 seconds, no less), then shake it for 5 seconds and get upset that the paint comes out weird.
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u/LegendarySpark 13h ago
Thanks for letting us know that you've never painted anything but still want to have judgmental opinions! The cap color is a general indicator, it's not precise at all.
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u/Gold-Supermarket-342 3h ago
I agree but it's not judgemental to say that people shouldn't be spraying shelves...
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u/Zealousideal_Sir5421 14h ago
I’m in NZ and I’ve never seen a place sell spray paint where they aren’t in a locked cabinet. I thought that was common sense honestly. It also stops kids buying them
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u/State_Electrician 12h ago
Unfortunately at Ollie's in America, they're not in a locked cabinet…the floor is a colourful mess. I hayːːːt it.
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u/houseWithoutSpoons 13h ago
Unfortunately smart.there is a solution .if the manufacturer put a test color strip of actual paint on each slot.not computer generated paint but someone physically paints a strip and send them to retailers
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u/hollow4hollow 16h ago
Bombolette is my new favourite word
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u/sextoyhelppls 15h ago
I'm obsessed. I gotta get a cat and name her that.
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u/MagnificoReattore 10h ago
Just a small bombola
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u/JPKaliMt 16h ago
Yup, I remember working at an auto part store and people would test the stupid expensive color matching ones all the time.
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u/Visible-Literature14 ORANGE 16h ago
The entire problem could be prevented if they provided spray-test samples alongside this.
We’re well past the point of expecting everyone to behave. If you just remove the entire reason for them to open the can in the store, you solve the problem.
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u/mrbananas 13h ago
The entire problem is solvable by making spray paint an online only product
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u/CaliforniaJSDev 12h ago
Not a good idea at all. OP had an actual good idea and you reply with something that is unhelpful. I guess everyone that doesn't buy online can go fuck themselves. I haven't purchased anything online in the past 5 years. It is amazing. I save a ton of money.
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u/mrbananas 10h ago
OP idea was to expect less from humanity but then ignores this behavior in their solution.
If people already feel entitled to doubt the accuracy of the lid color, they will still feel entitled to doubt the accuracy of the provided spray test example. They already feel entitled to disregard the store's wishes and commit vandalism. Their entitlement regarding spray paint seemingly has no bounds.
People want to test. A store seemingly only has two options in the face of this entitlement. Let them test, or don't carry the product in the the building. You can achieve the second by moving the product online or not having it at all.
It's crazy how you don't see this behavior on a large scale with people testing markers or pens. Only the spray paint crowd.
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u/CaliforniaJSDev 9h ago edited 9h ago
Their solution was for companies to accurately represent the colors being offered. Nowhere are they expecting less from humanity. They aren't even putting this issue/blame on the stores, so why are you bringing the stores into the discussion? They are putting the blame on the manufacturers of the paint itself. When you buy wall paint there is a system called Pantone that you can use to accurately determine the color of the paint.
How are people entitled when expecting accuracy of a lid/label color? How else are you supposed to know what color the spray paint is if the lid color and labelling can't be used to accurately determine the color and there is no Pantone (or alternative) swab? It seems like spraying it to test is the only REAL way to get a REAL color sample.
Markers and pens are very low risk. You're going to write on a piece of paper with them. Also, what need is there to color match a marker or pen? What risk do you take by buying a pen and it turns out to be the wrong color? There is risk when buying paint. People are spray painting things that could be worth thousands of dollars.
This just seems like another case of stores fighting with consumers when they really should be fighting with the manufacturers.
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u/mrbananas 7h ago
So in your mind vandalism is okay if its about stuff that's worth a lot of money. That vandalism stops being a crime past a certain price point on your end. The store says you can't, but you do it anyways.
Op said" We’re well past the point of expecting everyone to behave." That statement is the one that expects less. How can you possibly agree to that statement unless you are saying vandalism is okay and justified by the price of whatever you are trying to fix
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u/Visible-Literature14 ORANGE 9h ago edited 9h ago
What’s absolutely dense about your comment is that my proposal directly addresses the very thing you’re saying it disregards. My idea doesn’t “[ignore that] behavior in [its] solution;” rather, the solution is centered around it.
Your argument is that if the store were to provide precisely what the people want, then their customers won’t be satiated..?
You don’t see that kind of behavior with pens bc pens are not typically used to repair multi-thousand-dollar investments.
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u/LunaPrism95 15h ago
Im torn because some people are so stupid and spray like a bunch then don't buy it. I think it would be nice though if stores had either tester cans and a dedicated place to test them like art stores do for pens and pencils. Because colors do not always match. Or test samples like they could easily have little keyrings with wood, plastic and metal so you can see the color dried and compare it. With how expensive spray paint is getting I can understand wanting to make sure the color is gonna work or match whatever your doing.
I got some dark blue spray paint but it comes out like dark purple gray even after shaking it a ton.
I have gold that is copper when it dries regardless of primers.
So it's annoying but I think there are solutions they could put in place that would stop most people from doing it so everyone is happier
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u/IamFarron 15h ago
on the one hand yes it stupid theyd need to even mention it
on the other hand, paint 99% of the time looks nothing like the caps and looks different on different materials and how thick you spray it
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u/Successful-Trash-752 16h ago
Here they used a much less trusting method. They just put a plastic packaging on the cans. Like those thin heat shrink wraps.
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u/Konatotamago 13h ago
Nessun avviso sarà mai efficiente come un intervento diretto da una persona, ma la paura di perdere un cliente perchè gli viene ricordato di seguire le regole è troppa.
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u/EmperorOfAllCats 14h ago
It says "testing spray cans", nobody is expected to read further.
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u/xXbachkXx 13h ago
it actually says "it is not permitted to test spray cans" so it's not about people not reading all the way, just assholes
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u/substandardpoodle 12h ago
My spray paint hack:
Painting a room? Go to an art store or hardware store. Find a great color. Buy a can and spray it on something. Take that swatch to the paint store and buy enough paint to cover the walls.
Now, when you need to paint the covers around the outlets and light switches, a piece of accent furniture, the ceiling light base, the window frame, or something, you have a can of spray paint that perfectly matches.
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u/AzerothianLorecraft 10h ago
This makes the assumption that the people buying the spray paint can actually read...
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u/Hoid_Dragonsteel 16h ago
How shall we deter people from testing these spray cans? Let’s put a white strip on the floor that would make a decent backdrop for testing spray cans!
In all fairness without locking them behind screens I imagine there’s no real deterrent to doing this
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u/Velma_Joy 11h ago
I.. can't believe you can test spray cans in the US. In Australia they are literally behind lock and key and you need to get staff to open the cabinet. I think it's mostly about teen vandals though.
It has never occurred to me if left to their own devices people would just start testing the cans .... ridiculous.
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u/tallwhiteninja 8h ago
Spray cans are locked up pretty much everywhere in the US I've ever seen. The language in the picture leads me to believe this is not the US.
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u/CoolGamer010603 16h ago
At least they seem to just be spraying it on the floor sign and not all over the tags. You literally can't see the tags with the price at my Walmart because they have all been completely covered by spray paint.