I never thought about the beveled edges reducing chips but I did wonder about water as the bevels expose a hair of the core...but a little swelling there would not be as noticeable as on a square edge.

All of them had parents chipping in cash to cover a significant part of the purchase price. 

Chimney bricks are chipping fairly badly.

In the long run I would say pick one city and push your chips into that city until the market in that micro climate changes.

You've changed your habits now it's time to bust your but and chip away at it.

I would agree with Caleb, grab a few chips from the big box store to get the color as close as you can.

Not the best answer but i noticed no one was chipping in any advice.

The bathtub is now ugly and chipped.

Don't subscribe to the alarmist viewpoint.That said, if you're planning on doing work on the house, or have materials that are chipping and fraying, it's worth bringing in a licensed abatement contractor to test and remove it.

You can get an ugly ripple effect when you start chipping away at the pot of money that was supposed to sustain you.