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Thanksgiving Grocery Guide: Where to Buy Your Turkey, Cranberries and Pie

Here's a look at prices at Rochester-area grocery stores.

We went shopping at grocery stores around town; here are the prices we found on some of the things that are sure to be on your Thanksgiving shopping list. (Most of these prices are good until Sunday).

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First up: the turkey

  • has Riverside turkeys for 59 cents a pound (with $10 additional purchase).
  • has Peacock Amish turkeys for $1.99/lb and all-natural turkeys for $2.99/lb.
  • has all-natural, brined, fresh young turkeys for $1.99 per pound.
  • has Jennie-O Turkeys for 69 cents a pound, Fresh Grade "A" Amish Stuffed Turkeys for $1.39 per pound and Amish Country Turkeys for $1.29 per pound.
  • has Jennie-O turkeys for 57 cents per pound (with additional $25 purchase).
  • sells Nature's Rancher turkey for $1.99 per pound, Michigan Legacy turkey for $1.99 per pound, brined turkey for $1.99 per pound and Larry Schultz organic turkey for $3.49 per pound.

Cranberries

  • Busch's has 12-ounce bags of fresh cranberries priced at three for $5; at Kroger, organic fresh cranberries are two for $4 (for an 8 ounce bag).
  • A 14-ounce can of cranberry sauce is 99 cents at Hollywood Market.

Green Beans

  • Fresh green beans are 99 cents a pound at Busch's.
  • A 5-pound bag is two for $4 at Hollywood Market.
  • Trader Joe's has its popular 24-ounce bag of frozen green beans for $1.99. 

Stuffing

  • A 6-ounce box of Stove Top Stuffing is $1.39 at Busch's.
  • That same box is 4 for $5 at Kroger and Hollywood Market.

Pumpkin Pie

All of the grocery stores we shopped at had pumpkin pies on sale.

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  • Busch's: $4.99 for 8-inch; $5.99 for 10-inch.
  • Kroger: $3.99 for 8-inch.
  • Hollywood Market: $5.99 for 10-inch.
  • Whole Foods Market: $6.99 for 8-inch.
  • Trader Joe's: $4.99 for a frozen 21-ounce pie.

Canned pumpkin

  • A 24-ounce can of Libby's Pumpkin Pie mix is $2.99 at Busch's, you'll pay $5 for two at Hollywood Market.

Whipped topping

  • An 8-ounce container of Cool Whip is 99 cents at Busch's and Hollywood and part of a 10 for $10 deal at Kroger.


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