Are you sure you will be paying for full slabs?

Since we were going with a popular granite, our fabricator will only charge us for the actual square footage used. They can use the remainder for other clients of theirs. If we'd have chosen some less popular granite, we would have been paying for full slabs.

different stores go differently I believe

My people said if they bring a slab in for us we buy the whole slab. If they already have the slab (whether it is regular, select, premium quality) they only charge for what they cut. Everyone is different, I guess.

I think they can make the edge smaller but you may not like the look. I know my fabricator said he usually takes off an inch all around and 1/8 or 1/4 inch for the width of the blade is lost. (I forgot which one)

I am in the same boat. My slab may or may not fit. I guess I will find out next week. I really don't want to pay for another quartzite slab. I could use all of it eventually in the rest of the house, but I am not remodeling the rest yet. I don't want the slab in my garage in case it gets broken. That would kill me. Peke