I raided the Home Depot leftovers on Sunday and they were marked down to $2.99. I bought 3 Piquant bulbs, 2 Red Lion and 1 Apple Blossom. I noticed the same thing - I hydrated mine in wine glass and put them on a windowsill; they are starting to show some color and they did firm up. Will let them drink for 48 hours; I'll plant mine tomorrow. Thanks for the Walmart tip. MikeP

I've been fortunate in my Walmart purchases I guess, other than maybe they've been a little small. A couple of years ago you might say I got burned. I bought a couple of packs of mixed lilies, unnamed, but the picture showed one that looked like citronella, some trumpets, tigers, orientals & asiatics. I bought 2 pk for about $2.50 ea on clearance, 25 lilies to a pk. When I opened the package it was obvious that all but a couple were asiatics. Turned out I got 4 stargazers total & a mix of white & red asiatics. Not what I was hoping for, but for the price who could be upset. They didn't look like much the 1st year, but last year they were gorgeous.

LOL... some guys bought all the cell phones they had at 2 in the morning. Seemed odd enough the police were called and the Prosecutor charged them with being terrorists. Turned out they were not really terrorists. Seems cell phones cost different prices in different places so these guys were just making money buying them in one State and selling them in another. Lots of mean jokes about the Prosecutor after that... he will continue to get re-elected anyways. Local Wallyworld employees are terrible about keeping things in stock. It took six months and a complaint to a friend that works there for them to restock work pants in my size. I was going to buy a camera they had on display but they had none in stock for weeks. Finally I asked and the fellow looked it up and informed me they were not in stock or on order. I have discovered that things like the camera can be ordered online and picked up at the local store! A few years back I worked at a factory that used hot glue sticks by the thousand. Walmart was the best price we could find and they were happy to get us glue sticks by the case. All I need now is to figure out how to get my cat's food stocked again. Elder cat Yoko likes Friskie's Special Diet in the Turkey flavor. Walmart had it for years but now I have to drive to get it elsewhere. Yoko is going on 13 years old and gets anything she wants. I bought a new pillow for my bed. The best most expensive one Walmart had. Yoko took one look and claimed it... guess I'll have to buy another for myself. I was delighted when they put in a car service bay. Had my oil changed several times until they started getting weird. Seems for what ever reason it became a deal to put in Mobil synthetic oil for me. So I went back to changing my own oil... which I buy at Walmart! Even so I shop there all the time because they are the only store in town open all night long. A nice time for me to shop because of my work hours. The night people know me now so buying a 24 pack of TP after midnight does not even get me a second glance. They get me to buy lots of junk I don't need just because it is cheap... for $10 even I'll try a George Foreman grill. I'll have to look for the Maytag Blue next time. Maybe Sunday as I have that day off. : ) lyra

This is not Walmart, but wanted to share..We have a grocery chain, Giant Eagle, and the prices are very high. They give you a card and with each purchase you get points to use toward gas purchase...This store is busier than others and people really think they are getting a bargain??? They also sell Gift cards for every store you can imagine and if you use their card you get the points. Well, killing those 2 birds, I went in with my list, got my gift cards and got $1.27 off on each gal. of gas. Then to make it even better, I paid with my visa because we also get money back on that..I just thought I was brilliant. I won't shop at this grocery, but I'll get the gift cards there....