In fact, locally (in SE GA) I couldn't find any solid pool noodles even at the beginning of the season. The whimpy pool noodles that were available had holes in them. I had my doubts that they would even last one season for my water aerobics classes. The price locally ($2.50 per) was also pretty high considering the poor quality and questionable durability. I began to search on-line and discovered your web site. The pool nnodles were good quality and my class ws appreciate of having new more resistive noodles. I liked everything except the fact that the shipping was very expensive--half again the cost of the noodles.