I am devastated, humilaited and embarrased to have gotten a 1 star review. After almost 30 5 star reviews I am going to quit the platform. I did make a stain on the kitchen table and break a mug but I took great care of the pets and to have such a scathing, nasty review is just horrible. They said…

Geez @Maggie8K you always seem to find the best stuff.

@Maggie8K I travel with those too, I use them constantly.

I haven’t had any damage to my quartz countertops from sitters. I also mention in my guide that they can’t take the heat and to use a trivet and not set down anything hot on them. I think this thread just reminded me to make that more prominent.

Just read the further comments….A kitchen top made of a material that can’t cope with heat! Seriously?! If I sat in a home like this I’d be leaving Kitchen Planning Pamphlets behind me when I left….. I feel even greater sympathy with the OP.

To be fair marble countertops can cope - if they are wiped immediately. If stains are accidentally forgotten about and not wiped, well marble is porous and stains will set. It wasn’t a heat mark. Marble can take a reasonable amount of heat, and it’s not an obscure kitchen material.

Real marble isn’t porous but reconstituted materials that look like marble can be. Choosing any material for a kitchen that isn’t resistant to heat and or staining is careless…. But back to the original point I continue to have sympathy for this sitter, if the HO knew their kitchen materials were d…

[IMG_1579] Having had marble and granite in homes, we now use Quartz. Less trouble. But no surface is perfect.

Yes, any surface can struggle. We have granite and most know to use something for heat. Stains - you still have to see them and wipe them up. We do seal the granite once or twice a year (but have forgotten on occasion…)

I sat one home with what appeared to be unsealed or badly sealed butcher block counters, which dried out around the sink, with repeated dampness and wiping during my sit. I went to the neighborhood hardware store and got some food-safe oil to re-oil/reseal it. At another sit, they had stainless ste…

1 star review makes me want to quit

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Tasmazias 28 April 2026 15:36 49

Oh what mature, sensible advice… fantastic ‘MerryPuppins’!

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1 star review makes me want to quit

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