more likely a cat palm from lowes

Not a cat palm, they have trunks that come up in groups of 4. These were thick trunks that were singular.

maybe xmas palm?

Andy,

Lowes stocks a lot of Dypsis lutescens.
(Butterfly Palm, Areca Palm)

Here's a couple photos for comparision....

How many palms were in the pot? That may rule out the cat palms.

Andy,,,spindle palms,,,lowes and home depot here in northern ohio have them every year,, they are green,,,yellow, orange,,stems Bill

Bill-
I'm quite certain you are right. Just 1 palm per pot. I'll do a google search and read up about their care.

Likely Spindles. They winter over quite well in the house. A good one to buy for summer-out/winter-in kind of palm.

sounds like spindles