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$99 for a roasted cooked turkey🙀

homedecor1 — Thu, 14 Jul 2016 00:28:09 GMT

I was flicking the Christmas in July on HSN I almost choked when they were selling a 11 lb roasted turkey for $119 but today $99!!!!!

I am always shocked when I see the prices on shopping channels for pre-made frozen food.

i guess since i like to cook I wouldn't imagine paying that for turkey (and they offered a 8 lb ham for the same price) I'd go out to a nice restaurant for that $.

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Sooner — Thu, 14 Jul 2016 00:37:43 GMT

People pay $400 for a handbag. I don't see the difference.

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QVCkitty1 — Thu, 14 Jul 2016 00:41:32 GMT

@Sooner wrote:
People pay $400 for a handbag. I don't see the difference.

I hope the bag lasts longer than the turkey. LOL.

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KALLIE — Thu, 14 Jul 2016 00:45:05 GMT

@Sooner wrote:
People pay $400 for a handbag. I don't see the difference.

Probably because an expensive handbag lasts for a long time. Food DOESN'T, so there is a BIG difference.

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scotnovel — Thu, 14 Jul 2016 00:45:21 GMT

@Sooner wrote:
People pay $400 for a handbag. I don't see the difference.

The difference is that I can get a fresh roasted turkey at my local grocery store for a fraction of the price being charged here.

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alliswell — Thu, 14 Jul 2016 00:45:39 GMT

@homedecor1 wrote:
I was flicking the Christmas in July on HSN I almost choked when they were selling a 11 lb roasted turkey for $119 but today $99!!!!!

I am always shocked when I see the prices on shopping channels for pre-made frozen food.

i guess since i like to cook I wouldn't imagine paying that for turkey (and they offered a 8 lb ham for the same price) I'd go out to a nice restaurant for that $.

That's unbelievable

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Sooner — Thu, 14 Jul 2016 00:46:02 GMT

@QVCkitty1 wrote:
@Sooner wrote:
People pay $400 for a handbag. I don't see the difference.
I hope the bag lasts longer than the turkey. LOL.

THAT is funny!!!!

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Sooner — Thu, 14 Jul 2016 00:48:28 GMT

@KALLIE wrote:
@Sooner wrote:
People pay $400 for a handbag. I don't see the difference.
Probably because an expensive handbag lasts for a long time. Food DOESN'T, so there is a BIG difference.

BUT, the bag can't make a lasting memory for the whole family at a holiday meal! So I'd be more concerned about that. . . I can assure you that some Thanksgivings I would have HAPPILY paid $200 for a good turkey at the moment. People are laughing and having a good time and asking if the turkey is ready and I'm in the boiling hot kitchen pouring sweat and looking at it and worrying. Yeah, I would have gladly forked over 2 bills for that.

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Chrystaltree2 — Thu, 14 Jul 2016 00:51:39 GMT

You can get get a complete cooked holiday dinner for less than that. I do who would order it 5 months before the holidays. It's only turkey.

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KYToby — Thu, 14 Jul 2016 00:51:55 GMT

Think an iem costs too much? Don't buy ot!

It really is none of your business how others spend their money -- unless you are prepared to open up your purchases for criticism.

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QVCkitty1 — Thu, 14 Jul 2016 00:54:26 GMT

@KYToby wrote:
Think an iem costs too much? Don't buy ot!

It really is none of your business how others spend their money -- unless you are prepared to open up your purchases for criticism.

Why get snarky, she is entitled to her opinion.

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KALLIE — Thu, 14 Jul 2016 00:55:32 GMT

@Sooner wrote:
@KALLIE wrote:
@Sooner wrote:
People pay $400 for a handbag. I don't see the difference.
Probably because an expensive handbag lasts for a long time. Food DOESN'T, so there is a BIG difference.
BUT, the bag can't make a lasting memory for the whole family at a holiday meal! So I'd be more concerned about that. . . I can assure you that some Thanksgivings I would have HAPPILY paid $200 for a good turkey at the moment. People are laughing and having a good time and asking if the turkey is ready and I'm in the boiling hot kitchen pouring sweat and looking at it and worrying. Yeah, I would have gladly forked over 2 bills for that.

You can have a "lasting memory" with turkey as your holiday meal. Buy a fresh turkey for way less and roast it yourself. You don't have to be in the kitchen while the turkey is in the oven. NOT too hard to figure out.

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chessylady — Thu, 14 Jul 2016 00:56:57 GMT

KYtoby, Cranky much?

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Q4u — Thu, 14 Jul 2016 00:59:14 GMT

Ah.... time again for my Ham story.

My last food purchase from QVC. $69 Springfield ham. I bought one a year or so before and it was one of the best hams we've ever had, so I ordered what I thought was about the same ham. When it arrived, it had an opaque wrapping so I couldn't look at the actual ham and didn't unwrap it to do so. Thanksgiving was a few days away and I put it in the fridge until I was ready to heat it. When I took it out of the wrapping the first thing I noticed was how huge the bone was, far larger than those I've seen in my experience. Then there was the fat! It was loaded with fat and that's what made me run out to the grocery store to buy another ham to put with this one because there simply was not enough meat for my dinner. The grocery store had a few left, all under $25 and I could "see" into the wrapper. Beautiful, lots of meat, tasty, not salty, etc.

I served both together but I have to tell you that the one I picked up at the grocery store was far better than the one I got from the Q, what little there was there!! I think charging $69 for that ham was a travesty and I will not do that again!

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bargainsgirl — Thu, 14 Jul 2016 01:58:36 GMT

HAHA must be the same people who buy lobster tails for $199

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DiAnne — Thu, 14 Jul 2016 02:07:04 GMT

I am one of those people who buy Maine lobster tails from Lobstergram. They are delicious!

I would not pay $99 for a roasted turkey but I probably spend almost that much every year for a Honeybaked ham.

My Favorite Breed is Adopted

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Snowpuppy — Thu, 14 Jul 2016 02:15:28 GMT

So Thanksgiving nite, around 11pm...ask me how much I would have paid to let someone else do all the work 😣

WS, Neiman, all charge about the same.

While I do consider it all a labor of love, I am beat when it's done

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alliswell — Thu, 14 Jul 2016 02:55:07 GMT

@KYToby wrote:
Think an iem costs too much? Don't buy ot!

It really is none of your business how others spend their money -- unless you are prepared to open up your purchases for criticism.

@KYToby Please don't assume that we are being critical of how anyone spends their money -- simply expressing amazement at the price of an 11- pound turkey.

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Mothertrucker — Thu, 14 Jul 2016 03:06:58 GMT

Most of us on this particulr board have some interest in cooking..after all, it IS a kitchen board..

We know that cooking a turkey is not really all that tough..I dry brine for a couple days, then stick it in the oven..Frankly, it is the simplest part of a Holiday meal..for ME..I cook..

But i can totally understand how it would be worth it if I did NOT... Just look at how busy resturants are on Thanksgiving ..Many, many folks go out to celebrate either with their families, or because they no longer have much of one..

And while many of us have grocery stores, etc that prepare a holidy meal for a reasonble price, it is not particularly good, nor is it available everywhere..For that reason, I think it is great that it is offered..

Everyone is different..a chaque son gout!

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homedecor1 — Thu, 14 Jul 2016 03:08:49 GMT

I only was surprised it was a turkey! Maybe its just me!

@KYToby: As far as the snarky remark I'm not saying anything about how anyone spends their money!

I was only stating its a "turkey" not a lobster dinner (which I recieved as a bday gift - Lobstergram..delicious!)