Walmart’s Thanksgiving Meal for Eight – $20 *Giveaway*
November 20, 2009 by Amanda
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This November, Walmart wants to make sure all Americans have the opportunity to create lasting memories with their families by offering a Thanksgiving Meal for Eight for as low as $20, featuring all of the fixings for an unforgettable Thanksgiving meal.
The meal includes one 12-pound Grade-A turkey, three cans of vegetables, three boxes of stuffing mix, one 5-pound bag of red potatoes, two cans of cranberry sauce, one package of dinner rolls, and a pumpkin roll cake for dessert.
And for those less confident in the kitchen, Food Network star Melissa d’Arabian has created tasty twists on traditional holiday dishes using the ingredients found in the Thanksgiving basket.
I think that this is a fabulous promotion Walmart is doing. So many families (including mine) find it hard to spend a fortune on food for meals yet we still want to have a wonderful and memorable Holiday Season. I can not wait to head to Walmart and pick up my Thanksgiving Basket!
Savings doesn’t have to stop at food. You can save money on other things too, like Holiday Gifts. Like most families we are trying to figure out how to give the kids a fabulous holiday and not spend a fortune! One of the biggest money savers is having kids make their own gifts for family, friends and even their teacher(s).
One idea is making the adorable No-Sew Sachets from FamilyFun. These make great gifts for Grandma, Mom, even your female Teacher. They cna use these cute handmade sachets for their undie drawer, setting out on a table, bathroom. Well anywhere they want to really. We are making these for Sam’s teacher and for Grandma.
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Christmas. Careful thinking about who gets what BEFORE I go to the store is proving that I can save money this year.
I’m making homemade cookies to give as gifts to neighbors and friends instead of buying prepackaged gifts.
We are going to try to limit our Christmas present shopping this year.
This year, to save money, we are making 90% of our ornaments! Not only will they be shatterproof, they are something the whole family can do!
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I’ve made some of the kids’ Christmas gift. I made pillowcase dresses for my daughters which cost $1.50 to make and are so cute. Also made each one a cape for cheap too. Also actually found a couple of their gifts at garage sales.
I am making string angels to giveaway as gifts for christmas.
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To save money this holiday season, we’re making homemade gifts for friends and family. My husband and I are making outside wooden planter benches. Thanks so much.
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We aren’t doing Christmas gift giving– only playing White Elephant with things we already have already the house!
And it’s lots of fun!
We’re baking special cookies and cakes to give as gifts
Trying to search for kids Christmans items early and find them on sale or good prices…Gonna be tight this year as a single father of 4.
To save money this holiday season, I’m only giving small gifts to extended family of approximately $25 each. This prize would sure come in handy. Thanks for the giveaway!
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I started last year by buying at sales for this year. Got a lot of clearance items
I started stocking up on holiday food items several weeks ago as things came on sale so that I wouldn’t have to buy as much at regular price.
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This year I am making each family a gift basket. One family will get an Italian Dinner Gift Basket, one family will get a movie Night Gift Basket, etc…cheaper than individual gifts and something the whole family can enjoy together
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This year we are giving a lot of homemade gifts
CostCo and Potluck this year instead of making everything
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I’ve been planning meals ahead of time to make sure I use up all my left overs.
myself and our 3 daugthers familys are giving 1 x-mas card from All of us–had a family picture made it into a card and we all signed it.
I won’t be using credit cards, thereby saving money on interest and credit card fees.
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To save money this holiday season I only buy what I need that is on sale, using coupons.
I combine coupons and store sales to maximize savings.
On the gift side, we are making more homemade treats to give. We are also rethinking just how many people we are giving gifts to. Interest in giving casual gifts to friends is down this year with many of my friends saying – not this year, its getting out of hand.
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i’m using price comparison sites before shopping .
Stick to my shopping list and don’t buy all those cute I have to buy these too gifts.
i start buying sales 75% to 90% off as soon as one holiday is over for the next an clip coupons an use em when items are on sale an get the coupon doubled or trippled.
I am saving money this holiday season by shopping online and using every coupon code I can find. Its amazing what great discounts you can receive with coupons codes. Thanks for the chance. Love Walmart!!!
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We’re pitching in as a family and all bringing dishes to the holiday meals so that the cost isn’t overwhelming for any of us individually.
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I have taken some people off my holiday shopping list.
I am watching for things on sale.
We do not buy gifts for anyone except our children. At our parents house we play dirty santa, and have loads of fun. This year we have decided to buy a Wii for the household instead of cheaper individual gifts. And as always I will fill the stockings with all kinds of goodies. As far as food, we do go all out, but a menu and shopping list keeps me focused on the necesities.
I came up with a way to make a gift inexpensive and a little more special by creating our own “Pay It Forward Craft Kits” with a letter in each one to give to family and friends. This was not only inexpensive but lots of fun. For example I have a family member that sews quilts so this year I found some great fabric on sale for 99cents a yard so I bought 4 matching color themes and matching thread. Then I copied a quilt pattern from a book a friend had and cut all the pieces of fabric. I put the pattern and all the cut fabric,batten and thread in a box with a Christmas note that read something like this
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“Pay It Forward Craft Box”
I hope you find this as much fun as we did creating it. Enclosed you will find the craft instructions and all the items to create your master piece. The idea behind the “Pay It Forward Craft Box” is to provide you with everything you need to complete the project at no cost to you. This is a gift from us to you so that when the project is finished you can pay it forward by giving it as a gift to a friend , family or someone in need for next years holiday season.
This particular box cost us a total of $10.00 and next year some one will receive a beautiful quilt for the holidays. I also collected Ribbon and Wall Paper during the summer while shopping yard sales. I found a whole box of Wall Paper with about 10 double rolls that had a gold leaf pattern that cost me only $2 and with some red ribbon it made a gorgeous wrapped gift box. I have enough to make tons of fancy packages for the Holidays. My family has made 3 of these craft box’s for gifts so far and we have 12 more to go. It’s really fun for the whole family and won’t break the bank. Thanks for Sharing this fun giveaway
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I’m shopping the sales and using coupons. I’m also giving more homemade baked goods as gifts.
We are going to stick to a budget this year and save money where we can
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I just had to blog about this FANTASTIC giveaway. This would feed my entire family for Thanksgiving with money left over to buy a few craft items to “Pay It Forward”
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I’m trying to knit custom creations for my family and friends
We try to make a lot of our decorations and instead of buying one huge present that is expensive, we are going to buy little ones that don’t cost as much.
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We stopped exchanging gifts. Everyone is happy about that…no shopping headaches or stress.
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i am going to use my scrapbooking supplies to make scrapbooks for individual family members. so i better get started now!
We hold potluck dinners, so everyone can share in the cost of buying and preparing food. We’ve found that it’s actually a lot more fun and less stressful. You never know exactly what someone will bring.
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My tip for saving money this holiday ,is not to impulse spend,I make a list an stick to it,ive had problems in the past with buying more than I need so this year im sticking to the list an NO more!
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we are saving money buy buying more usefull gifts
We are limiting gift buying this year.
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I only shop for merchandise that is on sale, or even better on clearance, and I also try to use store coupons if available.
My husband and I had to make costly purchases this summer (new glasses for me, new suit for him), so we decided those were our Christmas gifts to each other. We will have a few small things in our stockings and that’s it. Nice not to worry about shopping for each other, and we have something we need.
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I am buying in multiple of products when they are on sale with coupons.
This year our finances are stretched because of a job loss, so we are setting a price amount for each gift, and sticking to it! Thanks!
We are saving money this holiday season by eating before we go gift shopping to avoid the temptation to stop at the food court.
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I get great deals on gifts all year long and keep them until the holidays, for example, back in July, I found these really great grill spatulas, that had a tenderizer built on, a bottle opener, etc. for less than a buck. (originally #30) I bought enough for every man in my life, then during the holiday season, I always have a few gifts ready for everyone!
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Well, every year we are asked the same question: is there anything I can bring? Is there anything I can do to help? This year, we have actually answered by saying yes – small things really — like cranberry sauce, olives – but it all adds up.
Baking goodies and putting them in baskets rather then buying gcs
I will be making and baking more handmade items this year and cutting down on the store purchases.
I make a point of thinking about gifts early–like October. Then I can take advantage of the sales as I come to them, and I don’t have to scramble and pay more at the last minute.
I am bargain shopping big time! haha I’m broke as a single mom so it’s super tough with two sons!
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We aren’t giving gifts this Christmas. Only to the children. Thanks.
We won’t be having any Christmas parties this year. Way to much money.
I make a platter of baked goods for several people each year. I’ve cut my list down from 55 to about 12 this year.
At least half of my gifts will be handmade.
My husband and I will not be exchanging gifts, and due to our economic situation, we are severely cutting back. We plan on making a lot of cookies and baked goods to give friends and family, and if I win, I plan on using the money for baking ingredients.
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I have been saving up gift cards for months so that I have to spend as little out-of-pocket money as I can! I’ve also been hitting the clearance racks, discount stores, and thrift shops to find some really good deals.
My sister’s and I are not buying each other gifts any more for Christmas. Instead we picked a date to out out to get all together. That’s how we’re saving money this year.
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Nothing different than we already do. We’re always shopping to save money no matter what it is. I like getting things for free or next to nothing
This year I made my gift lists way in advance and have been picking up one or two items a week. It has also helped that I have watched the ads very closely and have gotten several of the items on sale.
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We will not be buying gifts for the adults in the family. That will cut down the expenses a great deal.
My Mom and I always are the ones that plan the menu on Thanksgiving. This year we trimmed it WAY down. Instead of so many side dishes we are only having the basics – just making a little more of them. And instead of having 10 different desserts we are only having 2!
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I’m saving money this year by making my own Christmas cards and gift tags!
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We are not buying any presents except those for the grandkids.
We save a lot of coupons. It’s really necessary at this point.
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Normally I would buy small gifts for like our landlord, my husband’s co-workers, etc. But for the last few years since money is tight I bake cookies instead. I do chocolate covered pretzels, cookies, and bark as well as pumpkin bread. People respond so favorably and I think they prefer the cookies to whatever dinky little present I would buy.
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We are planning a food-based holiday as opposed to a gift -based holiday.
We have a set amount that we are spending on each person.Over the past year, I have bought items on sale or handmade items from Etsy. I am giving those out as gifts too.
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This year I have decided to make gift baskets full of homemade goodies, recipes with ingredients included for my son who lives in Austin Texas and has his own apartment.
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My best tip is to make a list of the items you want to buy before you go go the store and then when you get there you won’t be as likely to impulse buy and spend more than you planned.
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I am putting limits on each person
This year I am asking everyone to pitch in with food for Thanksgiving- my husband has been unemployed since January and we just can’t afford to do it ourselves.
This holiday season we are really tight on money so I am spending lots of time both bargain shopping and entering contests to win gifts for family too
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At our house we’re busy baking cookies and cakes for holiday gifts.
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Since I have no money anyway I am spending most of my time entering giveaways in the hope that I can win a few things for my grandbabies. All it costs me is time. For our holiday meal everyone is bringing a dish so we don’t have to spend a lot on food. And I am making some cute decorations to make the house look more festive. Then finally I bought a big roll of craft white paper and I am wrapping all the presents in that and adding homemade gift tags to save on wrapping paper. Thank you!
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To save money this holiday season, we have truly stopped going out to eat. No more quick bites at the fast food place, no more stops at the gas station to get a drink-I will bring a large cup of ice water with me when I’m out shopping.
Picked up an extra job in aug so i can buy Christmas gifts. Can;t wait until Christmas is over so I can quit!
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I buy things advertised in Black Friday ads days prior and go in later in the afternoon on Black Friday to get price adjustments. Avoid the crowds and you are sure to get what you want!
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I am following advice and ideas from blogs like this one with neat, cute and easy gifts for family, friends and neighbors! Our extended family draws names so that makes it easy and my husband and I have a budget we can’t go over so that makes it easy not to go to crazy!
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I’m looking at all the sales papers before shopping and then sticking with my list. I won’t buy anything unless it is dirt cheap and have a coupon for it. We also decided this year we will not go out and eat on Thanksgiving like we normally do.
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We are clipping coupons for holiday savings! We got green beans buy one get one, and french fried onions with $1 off!
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I’m making personalized recipe books for my close friends and family members with their favorite foods in them. They are practically free to make and fun, too!
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I’m stocking up on various food items when they’re on sale plus pairing the sale with coupons. It’s worked great so far.
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1. My friends and I decided just to go out for a Christmas dinner/drinks night and not exchange gifts.
2. My sister-in-law and I decided that her siblings and I would do a Secret Santa so you buy for one sibling and their children instead of buying for 4.