So what were your best finds at the sale? I went with $200...buying and splitting with a GW daff loving cyber friend. Below is a list of the named ones I got. 1 BLB....$5....Ace of Diamonds 9w-r 2 PK.....$7....Chaste........................1w-w 2 BLB....$9....Excitement.....................3w-yyo 2 PK.....$3....Jonquilla.....................no info other than that is the name 3 PK.....$1....Keats.........................4w-y 1 PK.....$1....Merry Bells...................5w-y 1 BLB....$3....New Penny.....................3y-y 2 PK.....$1....Oregon Bells..................7w-w 1 BLB....$5....Owyhee........................2y-p 1 PK.....$1....Pentucket....................9w-gyr 1 BLB....$2....PollyÂs Pearl.................8w-w 2 PK.....$3....Rapture......................6y-y 2 PK.....$1....Sunny Miss...................7y-o 2 PK.....$1....Swift Arrow..................6y-y 2 PK.....$1....Thackery.....................9w-gyr 1 PK.....$3....Twin Sisters.................no info 1 PK.....$5....Boslovick......................11A Y-O $80 so far, and as you can see, they are not really common ones, or at least not to me. The rest of the budget went to packs of NO ID ones for various prices, and various quantities per pack...most 3-7 bulbs. The club had gotten together earlier in the season before digging at a member's house, and had tried to positively identify these NO-ID ones. They weren't positive on the names, so they chose to sell them as NO ID ones, rather than give them an incorrect name. I'm kind of guessing that they likely are not the more common ones, or they would have been in agreement on what they were. I got NOID ones from divisions 1 through 7 and 1 in div 13, with the petal and cup colors listed. I've never met a daff I did not immediately love except Rip Van Winkle and Von Sion...both look like they are having bad hair days. Several members there agreed with me on that one...lol I was at the daff sale alone for over 2 hours, with a member helping me all the while. I think I was their best customer of the day, and they gave me a complimentary Society Membership. Whoo-Hoo! I stopped by the iris sale then for a bit. Their TB were all $3, and the smaller varieties were $2. Not really being familiar with any varieties I was looking for, I passed except for buying just one...besides having already spent my budget. There were georgeous daylily pics posted above the fans for sale. I just looked a bit, and it looked like they mostly ranged from $5 to $10...rough estimate. I was not looking for anything in particular, and was on such a daff high, I didn't buy any. The hostas I did not take in at all. They were potted, and I noticed there were not many left at 11 when I left. It was a wonderful morning, and I was glad I had gone alone. No one other than a daff lover would have been content to wait patiently on me to finish my shopping trying to get as many varieties as possible. Sue

Thanks all. We did tell him about doors not closing properly...and some of them actually make a long moaning sound as they close (soft close doors.)In fact, one morning as my husband opened one of the doors, it came off in his hand. HA! In April cabinet maker said no big deal "out of square"and said another one was "racked" or needing to be "racked" whatever that means. My husband knows the buzz words, not me. We have tried to be patient but should have asked for a timeline commitment. As far as checking out the paint manufacturer, the company reps came to our house, assessed the situation, took samples, and determined the catalyst as problem. We are in a holding pattern with the cabinet maker. It has now been another month since he took 4 doors to shop to buff, and clear coat. Everyone who has seen our cabinets say they actually look like a protective finish coat was never applied as they are very flat. The house is very level...no complaints. Our builder did a beautiful job. We have documented all communication...and continue to wait.

After all the questions this is one I'm really looking forward to! Do keep us posted. We'll be reading. :)

Many woods do not take dark stains well. The only way to truly get dark cabinets with no hint of the natural grain is to paint them. Or choose a wood with more of an open grain that stains more evenly such as cherry or oak. What you are terming "blotches" is the natural grain of the wood and is not a defect at all. There are some areas that look as though the topcoat was misapplied and those should be corrected. When compared with typical "custom" cabinets that aren't factory finished, your cabinets are 95% fine, and you are just in that stage where you notice every little natural variation and hyper fixate on it.