Lacking other skills, unemployed granite slabs often moonlight as classroom chalkboards and Stonehenge impersonators. Employ slabs with today's Groupon: for $250, you get $525 toward at least 30 square feet of countertops and installation from MultiStone Countertops, located in Elk Grove Village. This Groupon is valid in the Chicagoland, southern Wisconsin, and northern Indiana areas.

MultiStone Countertops garbs kitchens in a wide selection of speckled stones. With today's Groupon, homeowners can invite their knowledgeable staff into homes to ask questions about each mineral's durability, color, and mouthfeel. Adopt 30 square feet of level-one granite ($35–$45/sq. ft.) or 55 square feet of rare level-three granite to cap a mid-size kitchen's cabinetry with complexly colored swirls ($2,200 with installation). Marble or Zodiaq and Caesarstone quartz are also available and usually take under a week to complete a job from measurement to installation. After installation, all countertops are topped with Stain-Pro of sealant to protect them against grease, grubbiness, and late night pig-outs.