Retailers Slash Thanksgiving Meal Costs, From $30 to $200 Bundles

WHO:

Fox News - Target is offering a Thanksgiving meal deal featuring a Butterball turkey and ingredients for sides.

Fox News - The Target meal is designed to serve six people.

Fox Business - Costco is offering a holiday meal bundle designed to serve eight people.

Fox Business - Walmart announced a holiday meal basket it says can feed 10 people.

Fox Business - Fox Business reporter Sophia Compton contributed to the report.

WHAT:

Fox News - Target’s $30 Thanksgiving deal includes a Butterball turkey, russet potatoes, cranberry sauce, and ingredients for green bean casserole.

Fox News - Online reactions to Target’s deal were mixed.

Fox Business - Costco’s online-only Thanksgiving bundle is priced at $199.99, marked down from $269.99 with a $70 manufacturer’s discount, while supplies last.

Fox Business - The Costco bundle contains 12 items totaling approximately 30 pounds: a 5-pound turkey breast; 3 pounds each of mashed potatoes, mac and cheese, sweet corn, green bean casserole, and cornbread stuffing; 2 pounds of candied yams; 12 dinner rolls; 24 ounces of turkey gravy; 20 ounces of cranberry relish; a 2-pound apple cobbler; and a 2-pound pumpkin pie.

Fox Business - Costco’s bundle works out to approximately $25 per person and includes turkey, prepared side dishes, dinner rolls, and two desserts.

Fox Business - Walmart’s $35 meal basket costs approximately $3.50 per person and contains 26 items—18% more items than last year—while costing 12% less than those items did last year.

WHERE:

Fox Business - Costco’s bundle is available exclusively online and ships frozen through FedEx.

WHEN:

Fox Business - The $70 manufacturer’s discount is available through Nov. 30, while supplies last.

Fox Business - Shoppers can preorder the bundle through Nov. 13; deliveries are scheduled between Nov. 4 and Nov. 20.

Fox Business - Costco’s frozen bundle ships with second-day delivery.

WHY:

Fox Business - Costco said the bundle is intended to simplify holiday planning for families.

HOW:

Fox Business - Costco said the turkey is pre-brined and ready to roast, and many prepared sides need only heating or minimal preparation.

Fox Business - Costco described the bundle by saying, “We've made Thanksgiving much easier for you and your family with this bundle.”

(UPDATED October 30, 2026 22:04 UTC)

Target’s thirty-dollar Thanksgiving meal includes turkey and sides, serving six people. Costco offers an online holiday bundle for eight, discounted to about two hundred dollars. Walmart’s thirty-five-dollar basket feeds ten, with twenty-six items and lower prices than last year.