I don't need to buy any, but one chain has frozen for 29 cents/lb. Not much you can buy these days for that price.

I cant say I have ever bought a turkey. Every year my employer gives us a 20 dollar publix gift card to go towards a turkey. I always wondered if you can buy a turkey for 20 dollars.

I never host. I just show up and cook. So other than a few incidentals that I may have forgotten to put on the list, I never have to shop for it.

My daughter and I each got one at Meijer last week for the same price, $.33 a pound. They are not for Thanksgiving though. I am fixing mine maybe tomorrow and she put hers in her freezer. Those are great prices. We eat turkey several times a year.

Sue in Central Indiana

We do too Marilyn_Sue.

I have a good size chest freezer, and my friend loves turkey. She usually buys two or three at this time of year and puts them in my freezer. She'll cook one about every 3 months.

I got mine last week at Meijer! An almost 14 pounder for about $4.50. I've never paid that little for a turkey before. I really don't care to cook a full turkey any other time of the year so I'm not going back for another one (they had a limit of 1).

Safeway, spend $100= free 16# turkey. I like FREE! I just can't spend THAT much on groceries/fresh fruits & vegetables. :0) .59 lb = Krogers is the best I've found. I usually buy 1 24# turkey.

One of our frequented stores (Martins) awards points based on how much you've bought that month. Usually we take 10 cents off the price of gas per 100 points. But last month the cashier asked, 'do you want to use your points for a free turkey?' 'Why yes, we do, thank you.' So we have one free turkey thawing now to cook in a couple days.

Other than that, the lowest price I've seen so far is 39 cents per pound at Kroger. Definitely time to stock up if you're turkey-inclined like me :-)

Lots of time they sell cheaper turkey's with a purchase of $$$. Not with mine this time. I may get a third later today.

Around here, ..67 a lb. is as cheap as it's gotten.

I hardly ever go to the grocery store without spending at least $100, but I have not seen any offers for free turkeys. I'm going to the store today, and so I'll see what they have. Normally I buy a duck instead of a turkey, but I won't be cooking for Thanksgiving this year, as we will be won't be here.

Food Lion has unspecified brand frozen turkeys a 29 cents/pound. Butterball brand at 99/pound. Last year I bought only one this time of year, thinking I'd pick up another later in the year ... they never got this cheap again.

There can be such a difference in quality (and yes unfortunately in price too) between the high volume cheap turkeys and birds from smaller producers. In my area, a medium sized family operation called Diestel Family Ranch, produces turkeys that are superior to the high volume-sourced output found at much lower prices. Diestel turkeys are high quality and tasty and known throughout my area and perhaps elsewhere on the West Coast too.

Those concerned with price only will often get what they pay for, usually not more. Pay more, get more.

I had notice Target had butterballs for $1.79 so I thought I was getting a smokin' deal at Wal Mart for 98 cents a lb. for a Butterball. I picked up a 20 pounder last night.

Agreeing with Elmer, it's worth experimenting with your local brands. I found that I prefer a local brand of chicken and will pay its extra cost. But for turkey, I actually prefer the cheaper brands to the fresh natural local birds.

I heard the Meijer turkey commercial and plan on going over for one soon. (Otherwise, I do not shop at Meijer.) I'm not hosting Thanksgiving, but I do like to roast turkey a few times over the winter.

I was going to buy some gift cards to qualify for the free Kroger turkey, but then saw Meijer's sale price and got one of those instead.

Also they had stock on sale for 99 cents - so I stocked up! I make a lot of soup. I will be going back on Friday to get the sale price on sweet potatoes - 35 cents/lb. That is a stock up item too; stored in packing peanuts in my cool dry basement, they last for months. Best price I ever found for those was at a Giant Eagle trying to get rid of overstock after the holidays @ 20 cents/lb.

Aldi has fresh cranberries for 99 cents this week. I am still hoping for a super price for brussels sprouts someplace, but $1.39/lb might be the best I'll find.

I'm always amazed that since turkey seems to be more of a seasonal thing for most people, turkey producers are still in business at the low prices typically seen about this time of year. I know that the birds are produced year round and flash frozen to keep enough stock for holidays and such but still, I often wonder how much one of those under 50¢ a pound birds actually costs to raise.

TXSkeeter, I wonder about that too. If anyone knows for sure, enlighten us! My guess is that the store pays about the same price but writes off a big chunk of the cost to their advertising budget. But ???

$1.29 per pound is average for store brand birds. I got Alid's for $.48 a pound and thought that was a HUGE steal for Butter Ball, limit 2. We love ours smoked on the grill but will do a second this weekend so I can have authentic stuffing cooked in the bird. Best of two worlds that way. Smoked for the holiday but plenty of left overs and drippings for gravy!!

I got a butterball today at Aldi's for .89. You can get store brands for cheaper. I think the cheapest I seen was .68. Usually after Christmas a store will have turkey breasts marked down and I will pick up a few to roast on the grill in the summer.

Not a fan of frozen turkeys and thawing them properly is a royal pain. If I were buying a turkey, it would be a fresh one. This is a once yearly event - I'd prefer to save money on day-to-day purchases. Of course, if I were doing Thanksgiving, I would serve either roast pheasant or roast quail! I much prefer them to any turkey on earth! I've come to realize over the years that I've gone from "indifferent" about turkey to actual dislike!