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KruzinParrots wrote:FINSU.P. have a fun trip. Tell us all about the WalMart experience there and any other shopping experiences you had.

Thanks for the well wishes, Kruzin - we had the most perfect vacation ever for our family! I posted something on the Changes in Lattitudes thread about looking for a laid back beach town on the Gulf Coast in FL and received several great ideas. Anna Maria Island won out and, wow, were those people right! I swear you could feel your blood pressure dropping. Leave it to Parrotheads to be such a great help. It never fails to amaze me.
We spent the first 2 1/2 days in Orlando so we could do the Disney thing with our daughter. We wanted to pick up some snacks & beer for the suite while we were there so they directed us to the Walmart Supercenter on Turkey Lake Rd. They had a great display of the Landshark stuff and my son was able to pick up flip flops, some extra swim trunks & a shirt. We went to Margaritaville the next evening and the identical flip flops that my son payed $5.00 for were $20! My husband wanted to buy me some darling flip flops that had margaritas on the straps and the parrot on the bottom, but the knot on top of the thing that goes between your toes hurt, so no-go.
There were very few stores in the AMI area that didn't go with the whole parrothead feel. My favorite was Beach Bums where I bought a sea star necklace, a sticker that says "I Beach" and a parrot that sits on the handlebars of my lime green beach cruiser bike that squeaks when you squeeze it! We also bought a keyring holder with parrots on it and a few other beach-type souvineers. I managed to keep myself from buying a lifering for the dock at our cabin that said "Margaritaville Landshark" because the suitcase was overflowing already! The shop that carried the lifering had life size male & female carved pirates at the entrance. The female was every man's dream and our 3 boys had a great time posing with her and taking pictures!!!
Does everyone remember back to the toilet flusher that had a palm tree on it? I saw a sink drain basket with a seashell on it for $25. I believe I was also in a Kitchen Container store, Kruzin and saw the palm tree glassware. It caught my eye too. So, that's my Florida report. Glad to be back to buffettnews but wish I were living in Anna Maria! 47 more days till Alpine!
Fins Up! ~^~

Cute parrot salt and pepper shakers - $8 - in the new Pier 1 ad....lots of other nice tropical stuff too!

Kohls has a beautiful tropical bath collection called "Crown Colony" but need to wait for it to go on sale. They also have a "Board Meeting Parrot" collection but it is also $$$. Hopefully they go on sale soon!

momsrule27 wrote:Kohls has a beautiful tropical bath collection called "Crown Colony" but need to wait for it to go on sale. They also have a "Board Meeting Parrot" collection but it is also $$$. Hopefully they go on sale soon!

I got a cute parrot T for Mother's day!!!!
http://www.kohls.com/kohlsStore/mens/gr ... ot+Tee.jsp
and they have other choices

springparrot wrote:

momsrule27 wrote:Kohls has a beautiful tropical bath collection called "Crown Colony" but need to wait for it to go on sale. They also have a "Board Meeting Parrot" collection but it is also $$$. Hopefully they go on sale soon!

I got a cute parrot T for Mother's day!!!!
http://www.kohls.com/kohlsStore/mens/gr ... ot+Tee.jsp
and they have other choices

Cute shirt! I also found the shower curtain on Amazon for $40. I will see if they have it in the store just to check to see how the colors are and then order it from Amazon.

Just got back from the 3rd local Walmart.....this one actually had the Landshark stuff in the Tropical area!!!
They had Tshirts, hats and FLIP FLOPS!!!
However, they were either 9-10 or 11-12, nothing smaller.

But no cowboys hats....

I find it odd that ever Walmart seems to have different merchandise and layouts

Glad you found everything even if it took going to three different stores to find it.

Our store had only the larger sizes of flip flops also. Must be sizes that sell best. They were to big for us also.

Don't know why every store is so different. I thought ours was that way if only because they were in the process of remodeling. I'm finding out that is wrong.

Went to Dollar Tree this evening. They still had a good dupply of everything mentioned before.

However did find additional items.

Tiki themed napkins and plates

Decorative candles with Parrots

Gift bags with flip flop design

All $1 each

KruzinParrots wrote:Went to Dollar Tree this evening. They still had a good dupply of everything mentioned before.

However did find additional items.

Tiki themed napkins and plates

Decorative candles with Parrots

Gift bags with flip flop design

All $1 each

We went last night too. Amazing what you can still get for a buck!
If you have a small, small dog, they have a grass skirt with a lei, or a Hawaiian shirt for a buck!
Our Bella didn't seem as thrilled as I was. LOL

momsrule27 wrote:Cute parrot salt and pepper shakers - $8 - in the new Pier 1 ad....lots of other nice tropical stuff too!

Glad you posted this. I went yesterday and got them. Very cute.

Will be visiting Pier one next week. Will be looking for the Parrot salt and pepper shakers.

Was looking in Lane Bryant yesterday. They had some nice tropical print summer pj's in the $20 range.

Also saw a nice t-shirt with Paradise written on it and a beach scene. The way it was cut I thought it would also make a nice bathing suit cover up. Price: $22.50

phnzz wrote:

momsrule27 wrote:Cute parrot salt and pepper shakers - $8 - in the new Pier 1 ad....lots of other nice tropical stuff too!

Glad you posted this. I went yesterday and got them. Very cute.

Glad you were able to get them. I went to my Pier 1 and they were all out. The sales woman said they only got about 4 sets in and when she looked in the computer it showed that none were scheduled to come in for the next couple of deliveries....bummer. She then looked at other stores and they were only showing 1 or 2 in each store.

BahamaBreeze wrote:

springparrot wrote:How about FREE????

http://www.heyitsfree.net/2010/05/10/fr ... rvo-items/

Free Jose Cuervo but not if you live in TX or TN

Thanks! Will try again tomorrow as they said they are out of gifts for today!

I tried this this morning and the choices were a music download or a $5 coupon off tequila. I didn't submit anything. Maybe I'll try over the weekend.

spartan1979 wrote:

BahamaBreeze wrote:

springparrot wrote:How about FREE????

http://www.heyitsfree.net/2010/05/10/fr ... rvo-items/

Free Jose Cuervo but not if you live in TX or TN

Thanks! Will try again tomorrow as they said they are out of gifts for today!

I tried this this morning and the choices were a music download or a $5 coupon off tequila. I didn't submit anything. Maybe I'll try over the weekend.

Only a $5 rebate left...hope it better this weekend.

I just went to Christmas Tree Shop this morning and got lots of cute items....flip flop chip dish...awesome Parrot sign only $2.99 ....large palm tree bowl...flip flop wind chime....adorable flamingo napkins....flamingo and palm tree towel - nice quality and large $9.99...beautiful lighthouse lantern.....etc..etc..etc...lots of damage done!

Enjoy!

What is Christmas Tree Shop? Do they have a website??

Glad you had fun and found some really neat items.

KruzinParrots wrote:What is Christmas Tree Shop? Do they have a website??

Glad you had fun and found some really neat items.

Yes, they have a website but only sell through their stores. It's a great store that sells lots of stuff you didn't know you needed! Here is the website which has a store locator:

http://www.christmastreeshops.com/

momsrule27 wrote:

KruzinParrots wrote:What is Christmas Tree Shop? Do they have a website??

Glad you had fun and found some really neat items.

Yes, they have a website but only sell through their stores. It's a great store that sells lots of stuff you didn't know you needed! Here is the website which has a store locator:

http://www.christmastreeshops.com/

Boo! None in our area...
And that is a cute bar set on the front of their ad.

BahamaBreeze wrote:

momsrule27 wrote:

KruzinParrots wrote:What is Christmas Tree Shop? Do they have a website??

Glad you had fun and found some really neat items.

Yes, they have a website but only sell through their stores. It's a great store that sells lots of stuff you didn't know you needed! Here is the website which has a store locator:

http://www.christmastreeshops.com/

Boo! None in our area...
And that is a cute bar set on the front of their ad.

Awww that sucks....I visited my first Christmas shop while visiting friends in MA....I was soooo thrilled when they started opening them in NJ....hopefully one will open in your area soon....