These Grocery Stores Will Give You a Free Turkey for Thanksgiving

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Looking for ways to save on Thanksgiving dinner? Several grocery stores are offering free turkey promotions to help customers stretch their holiday budgets. While each store has specific requirements, a little planning can get you a free bird with your usual grocery haul. Check out these stores with 2024 free turkey deals to see if your favorite grocer is participating.

1. Acme Markets

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Acme shoppers can score a free turkey by spending $300 through Nov. 28. Clip the free turkey coupon from the Acme website and spend $300 on qualifying purchases. Once you meet the spending requirement, you can claim a free turkey at participating locations. Another life hack? Stop spending too much money on these 5 dumb things.

2. Foodtown

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Foodtown is offering a free 10- to 20-pound turkey when you spend $400 using your Club Card before Thanksgiving. Prefer something else? Foodtown also lets you choose a ham, turkey breast, family-size Stouffer’s lasagna, or a $10 gift card if you don’t want a whole turkey.

3. Giant

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Earn 400 Giant Choice Reward points by Nov. 28 to get a certificate for a free turkey up to 20 pounds. For those looking for alternatives, Giant also offers a family-size Stouffer’s lasagna or a tofurky roast as an option. You can even donate your free turkey to a local food bank through Giant’s program, redeemable from Nov. 15 onward. Want more money-saving secrets like this? Here are eight more you should try.

4. Hy-Vee

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At Hy-Vee, purchasing a Hormel Cure 81 ham or a Honeysuckle turkey earns you a free Honeysuckle turkey (10-14 pounds). This offer allows you to double up on your holiday essentials without the extra cost. Not sure where to save and splurge this Thanksgiving dinner? Here’s our guide.

5. ShopRite

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ShopRite’s Price Plus Club Card holders can earn points from Oct. 20 through Thanksgiving to redeem for one of 10 free items, including a turkey up to 21 pounds. Other options include chicken, lasagna, a Gardein plant-based roast, tofurky, or ham. Collect enough points, and you can pick up your free item any day up to Thanksgiving.

6. Weis Market

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Weis Market customers can use Weis Reward Points to claim a free Thanksgiving turkey. Earn one point per dollar spent from Oct. 20 through Nov. 28. With 400 points, you can choose a free turkey, tofurky, ham, lasagna, or mac and cheese. If you reach 200 points, you can purchase a Weis turkey for just 39 cents per pound.


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