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    Anderson & McQuaid

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    Lauren E.

    I don't normally write reviews (but depend on them for everything, of course) however I felt compelled to share how awesome this place is. My husband and I bought a historic 1903 home 2 years ago, and finally started to tackle molding. Home Depot wasn't going to cut it. While we used National Lumbar to replace our entire deck, the stock molding was completely limited. I had to look through an online catalogue for their outsourced Metrie molding and couldn't even get prices unless I knew exactly what I wanted to order. And then I'm not even seeing or touching it before deciding. Then I find out about Andersen. I'm intrigued and bummed it's in Arlington (I'm in Needham) and not open on weekends. But before the holidays I worked remote and made a trip. I was completely intimidated- I'd never been to a lumbar yard and it's a bit hard to find (I walked into TWO wrong Andersen places first) but finally found the right warehouse. I must have spent two hours there looking at samples, reviewing prices, looking at more samples, comparing more prices, playing around with different profiles. I bothered Bob and Brett endlessly with any question I could think of and they were so friendly, authentic- I was just having fun being completely absorbed with all the possibilities. I left without a buying a thing and was back a couple weeks later. I played around with more samples and because I couldn't bear to walk out without buying something again, I bought a couple of 8 footers of something random. I had to compensate this great place! Finally, I went back a week later ready to purchase. At this point, it really felt like home there and it was fun to just watch Bob Brett and the rest of the guys helping everyone (and me) on whatever sized project they had. We finished our first project- a 3 piece crown molding in our dining room- last month and I dragged my husband with me a few days ago to gather up a ton more molding for lots of other rooms. We both took the afternoon off from work for it... and it did not disappoint. The place delivered on what I told my husband it would be like. Not to mention, with all the moulding we bought, tying it to the roof of our car was a tall order. Bob and Chris went way above and beyond and didn't let us leave until our car was safely packed up. Not because they had to (they don't) but because they just care about the people that visit. To say that I am a lifetime customer is obvious, but to say that I truly enjoy visiting this place, visiting the people that make it wonderful, and getting endlessly inspired is more accurate.

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    Bob your employee is fantastic, knowledgeable, courteous and a pleasure to work with. We keep coming back!

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    Love this shop. Love the huge selection of everything from standard to historic available. If only they were still open on Saturdays. :-(

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    Terrific service from Bob! Very Knowledgeable and very patient! He knows everything about moldings. Ask for him!

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