Dont even bother. check out Walmart, HD and Lowes. Wamart has em for good prices. Might pay $1-$2 more at HD & Lowes but its worth it.

I agree, two years ago I bought a package of the Dollar Store gladiolus, they didn't bloom that year. They came up last year, & a couple bloomed, but didn't look like the picture. I know, I wasn't out much, but I would rather have put another $ or 2 in for instant color Usually you get more bulbs in a package too at WM Or Lowes.

The only thing I would buy are the ranunculous and they are a bulb,they get planted with the fingers down.
Bill

You get what you pay for - from my experience with $1 bulbs.

Ranunculus are notoriously difficult to grow and require a rather specific set of climatic conditions - the largest growing areas in the US are in coastal central California. They'd be a huge challenge for New Jersey. I wouldn't bother, even for a buck :-))

There are 24 species of Ranunculus documented in NJ, 18 are Native and 6 are Introduced species.
Most of the Introduced species are classified as weedy or invasive and some are banned or prohibited in some of the NE states.
The one's offered by the $ store are very likely one of the Introduced species. If you decide to try them, I would recommend growing them in pots for a period of time to assess their growing habit.
I have seen Ranunculus ficaria completely overrun a portion of a garden in SE PA, that was next to a creek and remained damp for an extended period of time.
I grow one of the R. ficaria cultivars, but it is in a rockgarden, in shallow soil, contained by large rocks. It has remained tame for a number of years. The friend that gave me the start, grows them in pots, on a concrete surface!
Buttercups are very pretty in early spring, when in bloom and many have attractive patterned foliage, but some can be problematic.
Rb

Here is a link that might be useful: Distribution Map for Ranunculus

The bigger the bulb, the biger the flower; that is why a lot of quality bulbs are larger when sold. You can try it however, and if successful, they will grow bigger in your soil and produce larger flowers over time, if taken care of correctly.