United Paints

We’ve been here at No. 2043-44 in the M. I. E. area for quite a while now. It’s a busy spot and we mostly spend our days dealing with all kinds of paint. There isn’t much fancy about the place, just a lot of cans and mixing going on. Most of us have been working at United Paints for years so we know where everything is, even when it gets messy. It’s one of those jobs where you go home with some color on your shoes. The M.I.E. surroundings are pretty industrial and it gets loud with the trucks moving around, but we like it that way. We don't really do much advertising or anything like that. People just know we are here. If you walk inside, you'll see shelves stacked right up to the ceiling. It’s a practical setup and we don't try to make it look like a showroom. We just focus on getting the right buckets out to whoever needs them. Sometimes the phone rings off the hook and other days it’s just us organizing the back room. We have a small crew and everyone just pitches in. It's not a complicated business. We keep our doors open and try to stay on top of the inventory. It’s hard work but it feels good to see the stacks of paint ready to go out. That's pretty much the whole story of our day-to-day life here at the shop in M.I.E.