I bought 2 small white pines from Menards about 2 months ago. ($20 each)

One of them started to have the needles turn brown within a couple weeks. I had 90 days to return it. But I noticed that it's only the outer half of each needle that is brown.....the inner halves are still green. Also, the bottom couple of branches are still green. I'm a sucker for giving things a chance to live.......so I'm wondering.......is there a chance this little tree will survive?

Thanks.