Spending too much on spring planting? Get out of the winter doldrums with some great deals on tropical plant bulbs. Big savings on Canna, Caladium and Elephant Ear.
Feeling a little bit of the winter blues, I made my monday morning trip to Sam's Club for paper towels and laundry detergent. There, you wouldn't know it was the middle of January...Because In the center aisle alongside barbecue grills and lawn chairs were stacks of spring bulbs. At a price of 30 bulbs for 13 dollars, this was a deal I couldn't refuse. The package came with four Canna bulbs, 20 Caladium and six Elephant Ears. I've written before about deals I've found at Sam's Club, but this is one of the best I've ever seen. Or maybe I was so in the mood for something tropical that it just seemed too good to be true.
You see, my two weaknesses are plants and books. I spend way too much on both. Gone are those fancy gardening catalogs. From now on, I'm buying plants and blubs at discount stores. I can usually justify buying books because I turn around and sell them on Amazon. But recently, they have simply sat on those virtual shelves. No e-mail from Amazon, saying "sold, ship now." I really miss those e-mails because it means I can't buy any more books if my old ones don't sell. To me, this book-selling slow down signals we are in a recession. I know the so-called experts won't admit it. But if we're not in one now, we're pretty darn close.
I did see books on sale at Sam's Club. No, I better not.
