It's fun to read about the bargains folks get. I think it's probably a good thing the big box stores are a long drive for me, so I don't manage to be close to one very often :). I did go to the nearest Lowe's a couple of weeks ago looking for large pots only to be told they had been on sale the two weeks prior. No bargains that day.
I updated the original post in this thread for my bargain plants - with photos and verbiage
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