My Walmart left all the houseplants outside to die in the cold, and did not mark them down, some were beautiful plants, like Euphorbia lactea grafted crests, killed by frost...What a shame!

Christopher.

I know what you mean, our wal-mart here will not mark down plants either, I have seen them throw away so many nice things including Desert roses just because the leaves turn yellow from neglect, but no they wont discount them.

Our Walmart here in West Kelowna never marks any plants down, they just throw them out. Waste big time!

Stush hi,
Where do u live ?--I'd love to see that many plants in one store at bargain prices-- I do search the big box stores for
mark downs-got a few from time to time but that is incredible and yes sad-- what great Christmas gifts--
Take care and Happy Thanksgiving to everyone--I feel very Blessed for my family, plants and friends on this Forum

I went to Walmart to find a bag of perlite and red lava rock last week. I couldn't get them because they ran out of stock. There was even nothing- no plants in the greenhouse but Christmas stuff. I was hoping to see and buy some succulents at that time.

I hate all that christmas stuff. What a waste of resources....Bah humbug

Our Walmart has a large selection of succulents and foliage plants marked down also. I bought a nice hoya and a slightly battered lipstick plant. I plan to give both as Christmas gifts if I can get the lipstick looking a bit better by then. They had 10 flats of nice succulents. So sad that almost all of them will be tossed soon.
I suggested to an employee that they could be donated to a school or senior center but was told they couldn't do that. Tis the season.

If being irritated by all the gratuitous, obnoxiously over-done christmas stuff makes one a "humbug," then count me in!

BAH HUMBUG!

For the first year ever, our family (my sister's family, my husband and I, and my folks to an extent) are forgoing buying gifts for each other. Instead, we're opting for donations to charities in each others' names. And I cannot tell you how LIBERATING it feels! No more wondering what in the world-wide-web to get for this person or that person! No more worrying that they won't like what we picked out for them! No more worrying about getting something we either won't like or won't ever use! No more adding to the already monstrous collection of "gifts of christmas past" (you know, all those things you couldn't return and will never use that are just taking up space in your home)! No more simply acquiring MORE STUFF! My God, we can breathe! :)

Of course, I wouldn't necessarily complain if someone was to get me succulents or cacti as a gift... ;) But otherwise, donations donations donations! There are scores of good causes out there that need support far more than I need a new bottle of perfume (from Grandma, who STILL doesn't get that I don't like perfume).

*CG*

Some might say (I know I would) that every day is a sad day at WM.

Stush,

That's also likely the case here, but I try to avoid going there ever except for bird food (I reason that with their prices I can feed more birds) and special cat food.

CHAPARRALGIRL.....good for you! Thought I was the only one that felt like this. Each year I wait to hear my first Christmas ad on TV or the radio, and for like 5 years it always happened on Oct 10th. This year, i saw my first fake Christmas trees up, and ads from Wal-Mart, starting on Sept. 20th. I know from then on, its 3 months of Christmas trees, sales,ads,and nothing else matters. I know we need to stimulate the economy, but give me a break. It was like there was no Halloween or Thanksgiving this year at all. Might as well have 12 months of Christmas sales, pre Christmas, post Christmas, and then the flood of sales for the month of December!

Sorry, I know its not a Cacti type post, but man...it is sad to see the regular plants and cactus shoved to the side, and that happens here in Ft.Lauderdale Fla. as well,as they push Christmas cactus plants 2 months before Dec.25th!

Jeff, you are right about WM, of course. But multiply that for Kmart. The few times I have entered the realm, vowing never to return, it is like entering an alien planet. A spooky experience.

But here is an old Walmart treasure, a Stetsonia coryne I picked up for all of ten cents nearly 5 years ago.

Christopher

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Personally can't stand either of the 'marts. Will only go in under duress.

This time of year I avoid stores and malls on basic principle. I love Christmas but don't want to have it shoved down my throat when it isn't even December yet.

I saw these succulents at my wal-mart too. I bought about six of them, they seem to be doing okay. But I have noticed that they never discount their plants. A few weeks ago a bunch of their plants outside had been knocked down by the wind the night before and they didn't bother to pick them up, my nine year old daughter got upset about it and picked them up. they don't even discount their dying plants, it makes no sense. They discount everything else that's out of season....but it seems like most plant nurseries in stores don't care for their plants, but I did get Fred Meyers to sell me two big size plants that where sad looking to sell them for me for five dollars...I wish wal-mart would do that, but there's no talking them into lowering the price...

Mari,
I live near the Greater Pittsburgh Airport, about 6 miles west of Pittsburgh, Pa. The Wal-Marts is in Finley Twp. All of their house plants were dried out and dying. Some may come back. The cactus and succulents' and Sans. were doing fine. Reduced to 50 cents to $2.50 can't be beat. Only thing is I have these already. Still I stared at them for hours until my wife said 'Don't ever think about it'.
Anyway, they don't even say Christmas any more, it's happy holidays. Don't believe in Christ but want to sell us junk we don't need or want. We need to get back to our roots.
Stush