southdown in Eastern NC?

bottomfeeder · #1 08/16/2003, 08:51 AM

I recently saw post that said they have southdown in Durham
or Cary NC. I went to all Home Depots in Cary and all they
had was playsand made by WR Bonsal CO. One of the bags was
busted open and it looked white but had small shiny grains mixed
in. (Silica?) If anyone knows Home depot that still has southDown
OLd Castle or YardRight Tropical PlaySand in the Raleigh, Durham,
Cary area please let me know which ones. I am starting a !00 Gal.
reef and need some real bad. Probably about 10 bags
Thanx

SeanT · #2 08/16/2003, 09:35 AM

Hey Bottomfeeder,
Where are you located in NC?
And [welcome]

bottomfeeder · #3 08/16/2003, 09:48 AM

Hi SeanT....I`m from Rocky Mount and also we have a place at
Emerald Isle NC

RGibson · #4 08/16/2003, 10:20 AM

Did you go to the garden center at home depot for the SD sand RGibson

bottomfeeder · #5 08/16/2003, 10:53 AM

yeah, I sure did RGibson but all they had was 3 pallets of
WR Bonsal playsand, boy was I dissappointed!!!

bottomfeeder · #6 08/16/2003, 10:59 AM

by the way I googled wr bonsal and on the homepage in big
letters it says "An OLdcastle Company" I wonder if the it's
the same company that bought Southdown?

RGibson · #7 08/16/2003, 11:02 AM

If you are coming near Burlington i have one bag left you can have. RGibson

giantxtc · #8 08/16/2003, 11:10 AM

I recently drove from Norfolk,VA to Asheville,NC and hit almost every Home Depot I could find on the way.No Southdown in any of them,just red paver sand.I'm going to try northern VA next.

Djm9288 · #9 08/16/2003, 11:24 AM

When I was on vacation in Ocean Isle, we stopped by a Home Depot in Wilmington, and they had it in the lawn and garden dept. They had like 1/2 a pallet left, and this was a week ago.
HTH
Daniel

bottomfeeder · #10 08/16/2003, 11:34 AM

Thanks for the offer RGibson, but I need like 10 or 15 bags
depending on size fuge I build. DJM was it labled SouthDown on the bag or Old castle?

Djm9288 · #11 08/16/2003, 11:43 AM

The brand is Old Castle,.

bottomfeeder · #12 08/16/2003, 12:44 PM

Thanks DJM, I'm at Emerald Isle now so I called HD in
wilmington and the guy put me on hold forever and then he
comes back and I hear him playing with his computer but it shows he's only got wr bonsal playsand. Guess they sold out of the
Oldcastle already. Crap!!! well I'm still lookin