We used White, but it seems like there was more than one White (besides Arctic White). Ours is NOT the Arctic White and it looks kind of yellowish with our very white tub. Sometimes I wish we'd gone with a brighter white, but for the most part I don't notice it. Sorry I'm not speaking to your question of authenticity.

I already tried that with my accent tile and it was a no-go for in-stock items (though the guys at my lowes are not really that helpful). But we went to the BIG lowes hopeful because the online store allowed me to add 2000 pieces of their subway tile to my cart (same system as the inventory in the stores) and I got my 20 boxes. We opened up a lowes credit card for 10% off (my 10% coupon expired) and it came out to $1.60/sf plus tax. We luckily got a lowes guy in this store who was helpful and he even hauled a pallet of the stuff down from the top of the shelves for us and transferred it all to our cart... poor dh had to load and unload the car though. We were low-riders for a while. Thanks again biondanonima! My lowes is so lame that I never would have found the one measly box of subway tile they had if you hadn't posted this thread - they even told me they had to special order it if I wanted any! I found ONE single tile floating around there once and that was it. They also had 138 of my black pencil liners there (twice as much at the tile store) so I'm jazzed.

Wow,, am I glad I checked this thread. First-- Metro is annother tile company. I'm pretty sure instead of having lugs on the sides of the tiles like Dal's, it has a raised ridge that runs the whole perimeter of the tile, but does the exact same thing. As for HD, they have the very same Daltile, but they also have U.S. Ceramics, as well. Also not a bad tile. Secondly, as for matte vs brite glaze, there's no difference in maintanence. The only difference, pretty much is your taste. Third, the only problem I forsee with respect to hanging the Durock is that any time I've hung cement board where plaster was, the studs never seem to be in good alignment. But that's not a big deal. They can either be hand planed or shimmed, as needed. Other than that, it's a piece of cake. Lastly, DO NNOT take those HD classes. I sat in on one and tore the instructor to bits, to the point that he was ready to have me removed from the store. Those classes are a joke. If you want the real deal information, as well as a BUNCH of pros to pretty much hold your hand through the whole thing, go to John BRidge's forum. the link's below. They (we) won't steer you wrong. Here is a link that might be useful: John Bridge's Tile Advice Forum

I just want to update for 2019 and say that Marazzi has moved to new ownership recently, and I've seen reviews around the web about people complaining that there is an increased grayish tint to some of the tiles with more recent production beginning around 2018. @bill_vincent stated back in 2009 in a previous comment in this thread that the Marazzi tile he'd used wasn't always square, but we had tile layers this year who recommended it as a good-quality tile, so your mileage may vary. Upon visiting a Marazzi showroom in my area, I was very impressed with the variety and style of the tile on display. Thanks for all the comments here on Florida Tile. I believe I'll avoid it based on these reviews. We used Italian-made Happy Floors tile for a recent master bathroom project and are pleased with it. The installers said it was very square, and the style we chose was a through-body porcelain. Every word-of-mouth recommendation and online review I've read about USA-made Crossville tile has been good. Apparently they have a strict system of quality control. The one complaint is that it can be expensive compared to similar tile in other lines. However, the finish coating on some of Crossville's products is supposedly high-tech to make it more cleanable and long-lasting, so maybe it would be worth it. We've found that our area ProSource seems to offer the best price on Crossville and runs periodic sales on it. Note that there is more than one tile company with the name "Crossville," referencing the location of the city of Crossville, Tennessee, where these companies are located, but I'm talking about Crossville Inc. also known as Crossville Studios. It appears that Dal-Tile's quality is across the board and varies from style to style. Thanks everyone for the input.