Local business · Swampscott, MALocal business · 45 New Ocean St, Swampscott, MA 01907, USA
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Typical Greater Boston range for this kind of work, from regional averages — not a quote from Swampscott Glass Co. Use it to sanity-check bids, then get the real number in writing.
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$4,000 – $11,000
Typical exterior project around $7,500
Bring Swampscott Glass a broken pane and you will probably walk out happy. Ask them for a custom order and the reviews get sharply worse. The shop sits at 45 New Ocean St and has been at it a long time: the BBB lists it as a sole proprietorship started in 1991, 35 years in business, with owner John D Morrison as its single employee. The category on file is simply Window Glass, and the written comments bear that out — a 2021 customer called it their go-to for their parents' old house, dropping off original-window sash and getting glass cut to size; a 2023 customer had a sealed double-pane unit replaced and said it was done correctly with clear communication; a 2024 reviewer had a vintage mirror repaired and remembered the kindness more than the price. The complaints are not about the glass. They are about what happens when the job is bigger than a pane or when you catch the shop on the phone. In September 2025 a customer described templating a glass top for a kitchen table, waiting three months past the promised date, and being told by the owner that he was busy and she should go somewhere else before the call ended. A 2023 caller looking for an estimate on a cracked double-hung pane described the same brusqueness from the other direction — lectured about how the window was built, and steered away from bringing the sash in. Another 2024 review says only that they did not do what was needed. Google averages 4.2 across 24 ratings, which is the fairer read of the routine work; the eight written comments are where the split shows. Right call if you have a measurable piece of glass and want it cut, replaced or repaired by someone who has done it for decades. If your job is a custom top or an insulated unit on order, get the lead time in writing and a name to follow up with before you pay.
Absolutely THE WORST company I have dealt with. Three months after template taken of my kitchen table and promises of when it would come in, I was told on 9/2/25 that it would be here in two weeks. Today, 9/29/25 I called to which the owner, John who I talked to on 9/2/25, could not recollect the conversation. When I said, "John, it has been three months", he replied, "Pamela, I am a very busy company, go somewhere else" and hung up. I will no question be reporting this company to the BBB. If you need glass, do yourself a favor and go ANYWHERE but here.
They were very kind and fixed my vintage mirror 🪞.
Didn't do what I needed
Called in to get an estimate for a cracked glass on a double hung window. The old guy that answered had the worst attitude. You know the type, they talk to you like you are inconveniencing them by wanting to give them business. He actually got upset that I thought they only did Auto glass (like it states on Google). I explained to him that I had the window pane removed and could bring it to him and he made every excuse to not let that happen, and proceeded to rudely lecture me about how the window was built. I told him I just need an estimate, gave him the measurements and needed to know how long it would be to get the glass replaced and he took offense to that and responded with an angry tone. I finally had enough, told him I was going with another company, and hung up on him. Swampscott Glass, that guy just made you lose business. Either get that guy some customer service training or get someone in that position with customer service training. Doesn't matter how long you've been in business, it's not normal for a potential customer looking for a service to be met with rude aggression. Good luck in the future you're going to need it with people like that working for you.
NEED CUSTOM OUTER "DUAL PANEL GAS FILLED, TEMPERED GLASS" REPLACED & HOUSE CALL IS NECESSARY!
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