My Two Cents: Thanksgiving Day Food Staples

Today, Peter J. Wiggins went to three stores, Produce Barn in Norton, Save-a-Lot food stores in Taunton and BJ's wholesale club in Taunton to compare prices for foods that are used for Thanksgiving.

PRODUCE BARN in Norton

Native Turkey- 12-24lbs- $3.39 (note: You have to call the store to get the kind of turkey you want)

Stove Top chicken stuffing, 6oz- $2.59

Mashed potatoes, 15.3oz- $2.99 (either Idaho or Hungry Jack potatoes)

Turnips- $.79 lb

Red Onions- $1.29 a bag

Ocean Spray cranberry sauce 14oz.- $2.19

Country Crock butter spread 15oz- $3.89

Dole celery bag for celery sticks- $1.59

One-Pie pumpkin pie filling in a can, 6oz- $1.59

Keebler graham cracker pie filling- $1.99

Total: $22.30

 

SAVE-A-LOT in Taunton

Honeysuckle Tom Turkey, 1lb turkey- $1.19 a lb

Marcu can of beef gravy, 10oz - $.99

Stuff-on-Side stuffing 6 oz. box- $.79

Potatoes on the Side instant mashed potatoes, 13oz box- $1.59

Onions- $.99 an onion (any variety of onion)

Tipton Falls 14oz can of cranberry sauce- $.89

Baked Fresh brown and serve rolls- $.99

Dole celery bag- $.69

8" pre-made pumpkin pie $.299

Total: $10.12

 

BJ's In Taunton

Butterball Young Tom Turkey- $11.41

Stove Top chicken stuffing, 48oz-6 pouches- $6.96 ($1.16 a pouch)

2pk 28oz of Hungry Jack mashed potatoes- $5.99 ($2.99)

Wellesley Farms 3lb bag of yellow onions- $1.59

6 cans of Ocean Spray 6oz cranberry sauce- $6.79 ($1.13 a can)

Arnold Select dinner rolls (12 rolls)- $2.19 ($.18 a roll)

Brummel and brown 15oz margarine- $3.19

Country Crock butter spread 15oz- $4.99

Dole celery bag for celery sticks- $1.69

Pre-made pumpkin pie- $5.99

Pumpkin roll bread- $5.99

Total: $56.78

And There you have it---Comparsion prices of traditional Thanksgiving Day food staples that you can get at local stores...I hope this list is helpful for you.

This is Peter J. Wiggins reporting for Norton Patch News saying Happy Thanksgiving