Re: Real granite vs. manufactured "quartz" countertops
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Unfortunately empty in their nice packaging.
I haven't even used them yet. I must be getting old...
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Re: Real granite vs. manufactured "quartz" countertops
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Thanks for all the opinions. We'll be considering budget and whether paying more is worth it or not but mostly taking a hard look at what we want aesthetically for the counters. I suppose if we find granite has too much variation then we'll tend towards the manufactured quartz instead. If we really want to dumb down the price we could go with Corian too. We installed that in my mother's house and so far it has been pretty solid stuff. Haven't seen any colours in that lineup to our liking though.
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My vote is for Granite. You just can't match the look of it with the manufactured stuff although they're getting better(at more $$).
On a more important note, I also got a couple of Guiness glasses for Christmas!! trouble is, since I got them, I've tried Cobblestone Stout from Mill St Brewery which puts Guiness to shame. Some Mill St glasses would make a nice Christmas present next year...just sayin'.
Mark? anyone?
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I'm the roundie bit guy, not the beer glass guy.
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Re: Real granite vs. manufactured "quartz" countertops
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My vote is for Granite. You just can't match the look of it with the manufactured stuff although they're getting better(at more $$).
On a more important note, I also got a couple of Guiness glasses for Christmas!! trouble is, since I got them, I've tried Cobblestone Stout from Mill St Brewery which puts Guiness to shame. Some Mill St glasses would make a nice Christmas present next year...just sayin'.
Mark? anyone? Guiness, for whatever reason, just ain't the same anywhere other than actually in the UK. Not any difference if you drink it in London or Dublin, but once it heads across the pond, something happens to it and it just isn't the same. In the UK, it's wonderful. But, when you're in the UK, there's so many great friggin bears to try, Guiness takes a back seat.
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I find that the draft from the can is not as good as from the keg in a pub...
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I don't see anything good about a draft while I'm on the can at a pub. It's cold enough here already.
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I don't see anything good about a draft while I'm on the can at a pub. It's cold enough here already. Shrinkage, eh, buddy.
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I don't see anything good about a draft while I'm on the can at a pub. It's cold enough here already. Shrinkage, eh, buddy. At his age I believe its called shrivelage.
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