TEN Ways to Save on your Thanksgiving Meal for 2015

Thanksgiving is RIGHT around the corner, and chances are you are desperately needing to pick up a Turkey – me too. Time to start making plans now, because as each day goes by, we are losing more time.

If you are wondering where to find the BEST deals this year, we have a round up of tips that may help you out ~  before you head out to shop, it would be a great idea to make a list of all the items you MUST have – that way you can accurately determine the BEST store to shop at.

This year we don’t have the most amazing turkey prices, but you can still save some pretty big bucks if you shop smart.   Here are TEN ways you can save on your Thanksgiving Meal this year…

#1 Shop at Walmart

We mentioned the Walmart Thanksgiving Ad HERE through 11/26 – you can make one trip and price match produce this week HERE. We did not indicate a price of the Turkey because it varies by store!

What you will pay at one store will not be what others will pay at another. 

#2  Shop Fry’s starting 11/18

Fry’s has the Grade A, Kroger Whole (Frozen) Turkey for $.79 per lb. You can pick up a 10-20 lb Bird at this size, as long as you have a $25 additional purchase – limit 1 per customer.

Pair this deal with the sale items starting Wed, Nov. 18th and you can capture some sweet prices on other featured items on sale …

• Apples – Honeycrisp $.97 lb
• Raspberries – 6 oz, $.97
• Coca Cola, Pepsi or 7-Up, 12 pk 12 oz 4/$8.88 with $25 purchase (Lim 4)
• Marie Callender’s Pie for $3.22 + get a FREE Reddi Wip
• Idaho Russet 10 lb Potatoes for $.69 with Digital Coupon HERE
• And more… see the ad HERE

#3  Shop at Safeway

Safeway is offering a FREE Turkey (with minimum purchase) or, they will match the price on your Fry’s or Bashas Frozen Grade A Turkey through Nov. 26th.  Pull open your ad, and on the front you will see these coupons:

• FREE Turkey, up to 15.99 lbs, when you spend $100 in a single transaction (excluding prohibited items)
• FREE Turkey, up to 20 lbs, when you spend $150 in a single transaction (excluding prohibited items)

Shopping with those in-ad coupons won’t be too hard, they have some great sale items identified in ad… 

• Coke, Pepsi or 7-Up, 12 pk 12 oz Buy 2 Get 3 FREE 
• Buy Dreyer’s 1.5 qt Ice Cream for $5.99 and get ANOTHER FREE Dreyer’s 1.5 qt Ice Cream AND a FREE Sara Lee Fresh Oven Pie
• Idaho Russet 10 lb Potatoes are just $.77 – Limit of 1
• Lots of staples for $1 – including Lucerne Cream Cheese, Stove Top, Carnation Evaporated Milk
• Libby’s Vegetables will be $.49 (canned) and the frozen bags just $.77
• And more – we’ll have the ad up later today!

#4 Shop at Bashas

Bashas has the Norbert Turkeys, Grade A, Hen or Tom, 10 – 24 lb, for just $.79 per lb. Of course, Bashas also wants you to do other shopping there too… so they are also requiring a $25 minimum purchase. 

But that shouldn’t be all too hard – the have several great in-ad deals:

• Russet 10 lb Potatoes, $.89 – First 1
• Cook’s Ham, $.87 lb
• Inexpensive Challenge Butter with in-ad coupon paid with manufacturer
• Beef Tenderloin for $7.99 lb

#5 Shop at Target

As mentioned a few days ago, Target has some AMAZING deals this week – you can score a $10 Gift Card on your Food and/or Beverage Purchase of $50 or more this week when you use the in-ad coupon. Check your postal mail too — I got a mailer (Monday night) with a separate pull out flier that had another coupon for the same offer.

Stack that coupon for a $10 Gift Card with the sale items this week.. and double dip on deals!

• Butterball Turkeys are $.99 lb
• Bagged Cranberries are 2/$3.00 
• Cool Whip is $1, and 2 Liters of Coca Cola are 5/$5
• Use this McCormick Rebate HERE to help you reach that $50 Threshold even easier!

#6 Shop at Sprouts

Starting Wed. Nov. 18th, Sprouts has their Fresh, All Natural Turkeys for $1.59 per lb – and their Fresh, Free-Range Organic Turkeys for $3.99 lb. There is NO minimum purchase threshold to reach.

They have some nice deals in their ad, too:

• Bob’s Red Mill Flour 5 lb Bag for $1.50 after coupons
• Fresh Cranberries, 12 oz for $.88
• Garnet Yams for $.48 lb
• Granny Smith for $.48 lb
• Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast for $1.77 lb.

#7 Clip those Thanksgiving Coupons

We rounded up ALL of the BEST Thanksgiving Coupons so you can PRINT & SAVE – click HERE to find them ALL pre-clipped.  It’s nearly effortless – print what you think you’ll use, and ask the kids to cut them out while you make your list.

Determine which store has the best price on Turkey and some of your featured (needed) items, and just use the coupons as gravy to save a little more.

#8 Use Ibotta for Turkey Savings

Ibotta has some GENEROUS savings on Turkeys or Hams on the app.  For example, earn an $8.00 Combo rebate when you buy Bud Light Cran-BRRR-Rita AND a Turkey or Ham, valued at $8 or more.

That’s like paying for the liquor and getting the Turkey FREE – why not?  Fry’s has the Cran-BRRR-Rita on sale for $10.99 (12 pk) starting Wednesday, so you’ll score a Turkey AND a 12 pack for just over $11.00… we mentioned the deal HERE.

Ibotta has some GREAT savings on Thanksgiving Items – offers for Produce, Stuffing, Butter, even Milk….

Since many are generic, they can be used at any Ibotta approved store ~ you can pick up Stuffing for $.50 at Fry’s, and Cream Cheese for $.49 too!

#9 Shop the 99 Only store

If you simply just want to pick up items without the hassle of coupons, you can stop in at the 99 Only store – they have a TON of Thanksgiving Food Items – Green Giant Vegetables 2/$.99, Libby’s Vegetables 4/$.99, and Gravy, Stuffing, even Sweet Potatoes.

You probably won’t find a Turkey, but that doesn’t mean you can’t get a turkey somewhere else.  See our 16 Thanksgiving Must Haves from the 99 Only Store.

#10 Use Find & Save for Additional Savings

Wherever you choose to shop, make sure you use check the Find & Save app for additional savings – they frequently have % cash back offers for many popular stores – you might be able to submit your receipt and earn a little extra back on that Target trip.

OR, you may find a special offer for Safeway that works well, to reward you for your trip there too!    The Find & Save app is FREE for Android & iOS, register using code M5PZ.

Why didn’t we include WinCo? You can shop WinCo too… we just can’t tell you a consistent price on ANYTHING that they have – since they don’t have an official ad, nothing is advertised and prices vary from store to store. There is too much variation for us to tell you definite deals …  If we do, then we run the risk of upset and angry people if we put out deals since they can vary so greatly.