NOW is the time

[Alwese]

I have been a three macaw owner now for 12 years. A large part of my macaw's diet is nuts in the shell which are usually found only around Christmas time. I used to buy mixed nuts from Diamond at Sam's Club, (like 20- 4lb bags) and store them all year in the birdroom refrigerator. Two years ago Sam's Club here stopped carrying nuts in the shell and I was in a panic to find them. Wal-Mart had a bulk nut display for $4.98 a pound that people would pick all the brazils and walnuts out of. After New Year's I approached the store manager to buy the picked over nut display largely containing almonds (which they REALLY like) and get for $2. a pound. This year the display started earlier and was at $3.98 a pound. Yesterday I walked by the display and it looked like the price sign someone had stolen the 3. Could it be for real they were selling the remainder of the nuts for $.98????? I bagged about 5 lbs and checked out at the register. The price comes up at $.98 a pound!!! I could hardly contain myself as I raced putting the groceries in the car to go back into the store and raid every last living nut out of the display. People were staring intently at me as I bagged thirteen bags for a total of 59.14 lbs and gleefully brought home at easily the best price for largely almonds I have ever had. Online I have looked for in-shell nuts and found none lower than $3.28lb; most also requiring shipping charges. I can get pecans and peanuts here grown fairly locally, but not almonds. I urge all of you to check out your local Wal-Mart and see if they dropped the price or ask the manager for a special deal on a large amount if you need nuts for your macaws

 

[RavensGryf]

Since you have 3 Macaws I'm really glad you found this. Such a huge savings! The people watching you bag almost 60 lbs of nuts must have thought 'wow this person sure must LOVE nuts!' :52: LOL!

 

[Christinenc2000]

Thank you SO much . I really do not go into Walmart unless i HAVE TO . But will on the way home today.

 

[Dopey]

I love Walmart...hate the lines though.

 

[Birdman666]

Great minds think alike...

Day after christmas shopping for some folks involves left over Christmas items like electronic gadgets, and ornimants...

Day after Christmas around here was a six month supply of mixed nuts at WAY less than half price! And that's one of the best Christmas presents I could get...

We're set until about August! HUGE break in the budget.

 

[Allee]

Great find, glad you stopped by at the right time to take advantage of the sale price. Thanks for the tip.

 

[Alwese]

I can imagine that people living in California can find nuts like this readily, but us poor devils on the East Coast would have to endure huge shipping charges. I do wonder if English Walnuts and Brazil Nuts are grown in California as well. Do Brazil nuts just come from Brazil??

 

[michellebaughman]

T.y I'm going to Walmart for my new baby!