> They may upgrade your countertop to granite For a fee, of course (which speaks to your overall point). I recently told a builder I wanted simple white cabin

> They may upgrade your countertop to granite For a fee, of course (which speaks to your overall point). I recently told a builder I wanted simple white cabinets. That would be "an upgrade to a level 3 cabinet" (whatever that means) because white is popular right now. So if I want faux wood it's included. If I want that wood painted white, we have to change the entire kitchen and add $10K. I politely left the meeting at that point.