First off I just want to say, if anyone thinks every piece of granite will be a exact match to each other isn't thinking clearly. It's no different than wool carpet where the yarn has dye lot shade or wood grain, its still the same oak tree but a different part of it which gives it the characteristics that you see. I'm a flooring installer by trade and this was the lowest price (on sale)even my shop couldn't match and free shipping. Like all natural stone you need to seal it, don't use some cheap sealer on it where you have to reapply it every year. Spend a few bucks and get one that will last 3-4 times that. Then you wont have to worry about discoloring of the stone. I ordered 14 boxes(shipped on a pallet) and after going through all of them no broken tiles. Waiting to get to install them on the countertops, still hanging insulation so I'm a little ways out but will post pics when completed.