Hi - I normally only lurk on this board occasionally, but this thread caught my attention.
Just an idea - most grocery stores are running turkey loss leader promotions this time of year. Gas costs money, so my suggestion is to get the phone numbers of all your local grocery stores, including Walmart if they have a food section, and PHONE each store and ask if they have a turkey promotion. Then you can pick out the best deal.
One of our local grocery store ran a 10 cents a lb sale last year. Another ran a 79 cent a lb, and a third ran a buy one, get one free turkey sale (we bought 4, paid for only 2 and put all 4 in our drop freezer for summer BBQing.
My husband works in a supermarket, and he says they will be running loss leaders on most traditional thanksgiving items this year.
It pays to follow the loss leaders during tough economic times.
Another suggestion if you eat a lot of the same foods is that most grocery stores will give you a 10-15% discount if you buy a case of any one item. We buy yogurt, canned chili and frozen organic prepared meals this way and it saves a lot of money over the course of a year. They don't advertise this fact - you have to ASK.
Milk is a loss leader at a lot of gas station convenience stores - and you can freeze most types of milk (except skim - that is not recommended, but 1% and up is fine).
Hope this helps someone.
sojo
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