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Shopping For Thanksgiving On A Budget

Competitive Prices This Year Mean Savings For Consumers

POSTED: 1:24 pm EST November 21, 2008
UPDATED: 7:10 pm EST November 21, 2008

Thanksgiving is less than a week away and grocery stores will be packed with people getting all the fixins for their feast. There is quite a variety of grocery stores in northeast Ohio, all offering different specials.

Teresa Schremm is having eight people for Thanksgiving dinner. The budget-conscious consumer shops at Aldi. She's been coming to the store since it opened in 2004.

This week Aldi is advertising a Thanksgiving feast to feed a family of four for under $30. Aldi's Butterball turkeys are 99 cents a pound. the store brand stuffing, cranberry sauce and canned veggies are all under 80 cents each and the store also have a wide variety of fresh vegetables as well.

Elizabeth Moodt, the Director of Operations for Aldi, said the store has seen an upswing in sales this year because of the economy. She saidonce people come through the door, it's hard for them to go back to paying more at traditional supermarkets.

But traditional supermarkets like Giant Eagle have quite a few deals as well, including fuel perks. Right now for every $50 you spend on gift cards, you get 20 cents off per gallon of gas at Get Go.

Giant Eagle Honeysuckle frozen turkeys are 89 cents a pound, and the store's brand of turkey is a penny cheaper per pound. While that's the lowest in town, it's only for Tom turkeys, which are 18 pounds or more.

Sara Lee pumpkin pies are buy one get one free, making two pies only $5.98. Another great deal at Giant Eagle is Campbell's cream of mushroom soup, at 4 for $3. That's the same price at Dave's Markets.

Dave's Markets accepts double coupons just like Giant Eagle, while Aldi does not accept coupons. Marc's and Heinen's do accept coupons, but they do not double them. However, Marc's will accept a manufactures' coupon as well as a Marc's coupon for one item, unless it's prohibited on either coupon.

Dave's is selling Honeysuckle frozen turkeys for 88 cents a pound and Dave's also offers fresh Amish turkeys for $1.59 a pound.

If you're looking to go organic, Whole Foods has an antibiotic- and hormone-free turkey by Nature's Rancher for $1.79 a pound. The store also offers organic sides at very competitive prices.

The prices in Northeast Ohio are right on target with last year, with only a few cents difference in some cases.



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