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Any Holiday Food Bargains ?

Marilyn Sue McClintock

8 years ago

Have you found any food bargains for Thanksgiving? We bought turkeys for $.69 a pound, sweet potatoes were three pounds for $1.00, five pounds of russet potatoes were $.79 and Libby's canned vegetables were three cans for $1.00. I bought some but not necessarily for the Thanksgiving meal. Any bargains out there for you?

Sue

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party_music50

8 years ago

Yes, I snagged sweet potatoes for .38/lb! I have seen frozen turkeys available for an unbelievable .48/lb!!! haven't picked one up yet, but plan to. :)

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8 years ago
Great prices for potatoes.
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nicole___
8 years ago
last modified: 8 years ago
I purchased a turkey @ .69cents a lb, then used store coupons for an additional $4.50 off! Day old white bread for the stuffing was marked down to .89cents a loaf, isn't it only .10cents more when fresh? Everything else seemed higher than usual too...like the cream cheese was $1.25/8oz. The celery was .99cents a lb & the bacon was $2.99/12oz.
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grainlady_ks
8 years ago
I got sweet potatoes for 33-cents a pound and stocked up. They may go as low as 29-cents a pound after Christmas at Wal-Mart - at least they have in the past. I make microwave sweet potato chips with them, as well as a plethora of other dishes.

Russet potatoes, usually a big loss-leader - BOGOF - didn't materialize this year. I would stock-up and make freezer mashed potatoes with them. Too bad... We're at the end of our potatoes from the garden.
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Alisande
8 years ago
I got the 38¢ a pound sweet potatoes too. That's all I was looking for. Food prices in general seem so much higher than last year. Paper products too. I guess the Social Security people who decided a cost-of-living increase wasn't needed never go grocery shopping.
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ravencajun Zone 8b TX
8 years ago
I bought a Holmes smokehouse smoked Cajun turkey to put in the freezer for Christmas because they were on sale at a dollar off regular price per lb. I figured I better get it when I could find one, I had to go to 3 grocery stores looking for one.
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phoggie
8 years ago
WOW....I guess we don't have any of your grocery stores in my area. My turkey was $1.19 a pound!
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