Both of mine love the kitchen counter, and occasionally, the kitchen table I tried spraying Pam on the counter (I heard that the texture would deter them); they licked it up (I think they actually liked it!). I put aluminum foil, they played with it. I tried to squirt them with a water bottle, they'd run but then come right back. Then I tried two sided sticky tape. I put some on the counter, and when they jumped up there they got stuck to the tape and had trouble getting away. After a little while they quit walking all over the counter all the time. They do still get up there every once in a while (they love to lay in the window behind the sink) but it is much better.