Great product. This Natural Stone is called a number of names in the Industry making it difficult for consumers to do any comparison shopping. Making things worst it is called a number of names by different companies.

Most companies give it there own in an attempt to stop you searching it down somewhere else for a lower price online. Sorry to be so candid, but it is true. We all do it, we see a TV or an object then research it for a lower cost. But if the name is called something else, or we do not have the knowledge. It does not make it difficult without the base name to search that makes it impossible.

This is natural stone. So it is coming from a Quarry, we know the quarry very well. This is very similar to what is called a "White Oak Marble", it looks incredible. It covers the entire St Regis Hotel in Miami. All the suites and bathrooms and throughout the lobby, incase you live in the area it is worth a look.

St Regis Bal Harbor Bathroom used White Oak Marble for their bathrooms. Here is a picture.

Now costs. As you know you can charge people anything. The less they know, the more attractive it is, the more they will pay and the more you can charge. What the company paid for the product is irrelevant. We all know the margins on coffee from Starbucks, it is a great example, that is the power of brand. But Starbucks is a little treat and in tastes nice.

But a marble from a quarry is a marble from a quarry. It is not going to be very much different. This product and quarry were die to launch this line in 2008 in the USA in a huge way, but the financial collapse delayed the launch (how do we know this we talk to the owners).

Most companies do not care about the cost, or consider the consumer price point, most companies do not have a conscience (they hire PR people to make it seem like they do, but this is just PR, which by the way you paid for this PR in the cost of your purchase of their product) company CEO's are legally bound to look after the stakeholders and make a profit. That is their role along with a host of others.

But a private company can price things reasonably, especially if they operate a different business model of very, very low cost base. No frills and cut out all middlemen.

White Oak Marble Tile 6x24" and 12x24" available for $7.25 a Square Foot in Honed and Polished.

This is a screenshot of the webpage showing our White Oak Collection.

We did not stop at field tiles we added a range of mosaics, 1x3" Herringbone $12.95 a Square Foot for example.

Then the piece the annoys me the most with some companies, trims. They forget trims. So we did not. Our White Oak Marble Collection.

Prices are valid here until June 2016 - maybe longer but we have to give a date.

At Ann Sacks.

Athens Silver Cream is a neutral stone that is anything but plain. This attractive light cream marble is characterized by a threadlike striated patterning that is delicate, yet distinguishing. A comprehensive assortment of field sizes, slab, trim and mosaics allows for flexible design choices. Come pick up a sample in our showroom! This is in-stock. Typical Lead Times are 1-2 weeks. For more information email me at Rashanda.Udekwu@annsacks.com Tel: 415-252-5889

Best Regards,

Rashanda U.