Keep checking craigslist and eBay. I got mine brand new for $800.

The Kohler Stages??

Sorry, I was in such a hurry, I forgot to thank you.

Yes the Kohler Stages 45. The cardboard box was slightly crushed at the corner and the customer refused delivery by Ferguson.

I was quite happy to buy it at a discount.

After reading EVERYTHING on this forum several times over and considering Stages or Galley I decided to go with getting the Galley - so if you're loving Stages I say take beachem's advise and go for it! However, if you'd like to consider a couple other options I did come across a couple sites that I think could be useful depending on what your goals are. My brother is also redoing his kitchen and he needs a more cost effective alternative. We are considering a sink from one of the places below for his kitchen. I haven't seen either first hand so I can't speak to quality. Many on this forum have warned against sinks not made in the states and I believe Megabai is not. Not sure on the Seamless Sinks. This is something we'll look into further before purchasing.

Seamless Sinks offers a built in ledge similar to Stages but no "shelf/drainboard". Megabai offers a sink with a similar "shelf/drainboard" but no ledge. Both have some accessory options. Depending on how long you have to search and what kind of deal you can find on the Stages these might be worth considering :).... or not :) Just thought I'd pass the info along.

Megabai 45" Sink with Shelf/Drainboard

38" Seamless Sink with Ledge

Have you looked at the Kohler Prolific? Not exactly the same, but you can make it work in a similar way. The Stages wasn't even it an option for us because of the size, but the Prolific is very big and functional and we love it.

Lisa, I was seriously looking at the Kohler Prolific and wondered about it. Thank you, that seems to be the best of both worlds.

elgable 21, That's a really good looking sink and quite a savings with basically the same features. Thank you

Before you buy it price it out at Build.com, and make sure you call, I got a better price by calling than what it was showing online. (Ha, and it was delivered from a local company that was selling it for a lot more money!)

If you don't mind my asking, what was the final cost? for a Stages 45 or Stages 33 ?

We ended up with a prolific due to space constraints. Very happy with the decision.

@ViTruvian. What size Stages sink are you considering? The Stages 33 wastes a lot of the space with the flat platform on one side. IMO that's practically useless. I would rather go with the bigger bowl of the Ruvati RVH8300: http://www.ruvati.com/products/rvh8300/ If you need platform, the cutting board can serve that purpose. It's selling here on Houzz and on Amazon for $449, so much better price than the Kohler. I have a Ruvati Gravena sink (without the ledges) and their quality is amazing. Very solid and heavy stainless steel.

I have the Ruvati ledges sink and I love it. The cutting board is made of beautiful dark wood, and so is the handles of the colander. I rub some oil on the wood once a week to keep it sealed and looking good. Also, you can buy the accessories separately, so if you are like me and use them a lot, you can get replacements after a few years.

I bought the ruvati for our prep sink as well. Bought it from Atgstores.com when they were running. 20% promo. It's not installed yet but of course I peeked and it seems very well made. I bought from the recommendations of gardenweb kitchen forum of course.

dennisforman, it is the 33" I am looking for. Thank you, all, I am definitely putting the Ruvati ledges sink as the top contender.

hutchtight , do you have trouble cleaning the corners?

I bit the budget bullet for the Stages 45 (Amazon) last Dec. and I've loved it every day since. That sink functions just the way I use a sink for all prep and clean up. Yesterday was chopping copious amounts of vegetables from the garden for soup. We didn't install the accessories rack - the accessories are in a nearby drawer - so we had room under the platform end for a knife drawer and trash pullout. It's a serious sink for serious cooks.

Thank you, Joe, very sound advice and a good laugh, both invaluable.

Vi. The corners are not hard to clean. I have a pullout sprayer faucet, so when I am done doing the dishes I spray it down with the faucet sprayer.

Vi - one other note. If you can bundle your larger purchases, often the seller can offer a better discount. Many products have MAP (Mfr approved pricing) and I believe the seller cannot show a lower price on the invoice (or online). So, you buy x, y and z, and get x free (actually a discount off of z). Our Silgranit sink ended up being 'free' from AJ Madison in this way. And definitely call!