Walmart, Aldi roll back prices on Thanksgiving staples

Add this to your list of things to be thankful for: Just like last year, Walmart and Aldi have rolled back prices on classic Thanksgiving ingredients to pre-inflationary levels. Walmart’s rollback will also save you money on your Christmas feast: Prices will be good through Dec. 26, 2023.

Here’s what you can expect to find at each of the discount grocery retailers.

Walmart

Photo: Walmart

Walmart is offering two Thanksgiving meal options at an even lower price than last year, one with ingredients for customers who like to cook from scratch, and one for customers who like more convenient, ready-to-bake options. (The “lower price” claim is based on the total cost of the suggested Thanksgiving menu items, not necessarily for each individual item.)

Walmart’s Thanksgiving meal includes customers’ favorites and fixings including many national brands. You can get turkey for less than $1 per pound, ham, stuffing, pumpkin pie and more. Purchase the meal baskets with a single click on Walmart.com or the Walmart app for quick and easy pickup or delivery in as soon as 30 minutes and up to 90 minutes.

The “convenience” basket for a meal for 8 costs about $70 (all items may not be availabel in all stores). It includes a spiral-cut ham and frozen turkey plus:

Bob Evans mac and cheese
Bob Evans mashed potatoes
Whipped topping
Heinz homestyle gravy
Ocean Spray cranberry sauce
Stove Top stuffing
French’s fried onions
Del Monte green beans
Campbell’s cream of mushroom soup
Spiral-cut ham
A 16-pound frozen turkey
Sweet potatoes
Dinner rolls
Marie Callender’s frozen pecan pie
Marie Callender’s frozen pumpkin pie
Great Value pecan halves
Jet Puffed mini marshmallow

The holiday meal from scratch costs about $77. It includes frozen turkey and spiral-sliced ham plus:

Heinz homestyle turkey gravy
Pepperidge Farm Herb Stuffing
McCormick Rubbed Sage
Yellow onion
Celery
Carrots
Cranberries
Russet potatoes
Sweet potatoes
Jet Puffed mini marshmallows
Del Monte green beans
French’s fried onions
Campbell’s cream of mushroom soup
Jiffy corn muffin mix
Dry elbow pasta
Shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
Chicken broth
Dinner rolls
Pillsbury frozen pie crusts
Light corn syrup
Whipped topping
Evaporated milk
Canned pumpkin

Aldi

Photo: Aldi

Discount grocery chain Aldi is reducing prices on some popular Thanksgiving items up to 50%. Starting Nov. 1, and lasting throughout the end of the year, customers will see price reductions of up to 50% on items across the store. These items include seasonal favorites like gravy, potatoes, green beans, cranberries and pumpkin pie, as well as staples such as butter and flour.

Here are some of the revised prices:

Countryside Creamery Salted Pure Irish Butter (On sale for $2.19/regularly $3.19)
Stonemill Pure Vanilla (On sale for $3.49/regularly $5.89)
Baker’s Corner Pumpkin Pie Mix (On sale for $1.89/regularly $2.69)
Southern Grove Pecan Halves (On sale for $3.49/regularly $5.59)
Bake House Creations Refrigerated Pie Crust (On sale for $1.79/regularly $2.49)