diff --git a/STARTERKIT/sass/_base.scss b/STARTERKIT/sass/_base.scss
index 374baf8..f95d746 100644
--- a/STARTERKIT/sass/_base.scss
+++ b/STARTERKIT/sass/_base.scss
@@ -18,7 +18,15 @@
 // These variables are used by many mixins to add additional CSS to support
 // specific versions of IE or specific vendor prefixes.
 //
-// To turn on support for IE6 or IE7, set those variables to true.
+// IE6-7 don't support box-sizing: border-box. We can fix this in 1 of 3 ways:
+// - Drop support for IE 6/7. :-) Set $legacy-support-for-ie6
+//   and $legacy-support-for-ie7 to false.
+// - (Preferred) Install the box-sizing polyfill and set the variable below to
+//   the absolute path URL to the boxsizing.htc file.
+//   @see https://github.com/Schepp/box-sizing-polyfill
+//   $box-sizing-polyfill-path: "/path/to/boxsizing.htc";
+// - Use the same CSS unit for grid and gutter width in resonsive-sidebars.scss
+//   (use px for both or use % for both) and set the box-sizing variable to content-box.
 //
 // Zen does not require special handling for IE8 or later. But Compass uses that
 // variable for a couple edge cases. We include it for completeness sake. See
diff --git a/STARTERKIT/sass/layouts/fixed-width.scss b/STARTERKIT/sass/layouts/fixed-width.scss
index 9a6e390..fef082d 100644
--- a/STARTERKIT/sass/layouts/fixed-width.scss
+++ b/STARTERKIT/sass/layouts/fixed-width.scss
@@ -19,14 +19,10 @@ $zen-gutter-width:  20px;
 $zen-grid-width:    980px;
 
 
-// IE6-7 don't support box-sizing: border-box. We can fix this in 1 of 2 ways:
-// - (Preferred) Install the box-sizing polyfill and set the variable below to
-//   the absolute path URL to the boxsizing.htc file.
-//   @see https://github.com/Schepp/box-sizing-polyfill
-//   $box-sizing-polyfill-path: "/path/to/boxsizing.htc";
-// - Use the same CSS unit for grid width and gutter width (use px for both or
-//   use % for both, etc.) and set the box-sizing variable to content-box.
-     $zen-box-sizing: content-box;
+// If you need IE6/7 support for box-sizing: border-box (default), see _base.scss
+// Since the same CSS unit for grid width and gutter width are set here
+// we can use box-sizing: content-box; without worrying about polyfills.
+$zen-box-sizing: content-box;
 
 
 // You can generate more efficient CSS if you manually apply the
diff --git a/STARTERKIT/sass/layouts/responsive-sidebars.scss b/STARTERKIT/sass/layouts/responsive-sidebars.scss
index d40f684..c87fc61 100644
--- a/STARTERKIT/sass/layouts/responsive-sidebars.scss
+++ b/STARTERKIT/sass/layouts/responsive-sidebars.scss
@@ -17,17 +17,8 @@
 $zen-column-count:  5;
 $zen-gutter-width:  20px;
 
-
-// IE6-7 don't support box-sizing: border-box. We can fix this in 1 of 3 ways:
-// - Drop support for IE 6/7. :-) In the _base.scss, set $legacy-support-for-ie6
-//   and $legacy-support-for-ie7 to false.
-// - (Preferred) Install the box-sizing polyfill and set the variable below to
-//   the absolute path URL to the boxsizing.htc file.
-//   @see https://github.com/Schepp/box-sizing-polyfill
-//   $box-sizing-polyfill-path: "/path/to/boxsizing.htc";
-// - Use the same CSS unit for grid width and gutter width (use px for both or
-//   use % for both, etc.) and set the box-sizing variable to content-box.
-//   $zen-box-sizing: content-box;
+// If you need IE6/7 support for box-sizing: border-box (default), see _base.scss
+//$zen-box-sizing: content-box;
 
 
 // You can generate more efficient CSS if you manually apply the