Wait, someone actually listed painted particle board as solid marble? That is straight up lying to your face and hoping you would not notice until you got it home. I would be so mad I would want to drive it back and dump it on their lawn. I have seen people stretch the truth on Craigslist before but calling particle board marble is a whole new level of bold. You handled it way better than I would have, because I probably would have just left it on the curb. Sounds like the nail polish fix was the right call since it actually sticks and does not peel like that contact paper stuff.

The Copper Kettle sounds like a spot where the cooks argue about salt like it's a religion. Salt at the start actually pulls water out of the bones and veg, which is why your batch tastes fuller instead of flat. Waiting until the end is like seasoning a soup after you already ate it.