Unpopular opinion: skip the drywall primer, just use paint with primer built in

I painted my whole living room with Behr Marquee one coat stuff and it saved me like $40 on primer and an afternoon of work. No peeling or bubbles after 6 months, has anyone else tried this and had it hold up long term?

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emmaclark7d ago

Wow seriously? I've been telling everyone the same thing and they look at me like I'm crazy. Behr Marquee is the real deal, I did my bathroom with it like a year ago and it still looks perfect. No peeling, no weird patches, nothing. The whole "you need separate primer" thing feels like a scam honestly. If the paint has primer built in and it works, why waste the extra money?

gracec167d agoTop Commenter

Wait, a year in the bathroom and no peeling? That's wild. @emmaclark, you just convinced me to try it myself with that kind of track record.

wesley_jones7d ago

@gracec16 wouldn't stop bugging me about what brand of paint I used, guess she was onto something after all.